Fire Safety Advisor

Hours: Full time or part-time hours considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE / 37.5 hours

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need). 

Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Expected Interview date: TBC

Expected start date: TBC

About the role

The Health and Safety Team support the University of Sussex in delivering a safe working environment for over 2000 staff and 16000 students on the Falmer Campus (over 200 acres) and a range of off-site locations. The Health and Safety Team’s key purpose is to promote and improve the safety standards and culture within the University.

This role seeks an experienced fire safety professional to support the University in ensuring compliance in relation to fire safety management. The role includes providing fire compliance advice and guidance, conducting investigations, undertaking, and reviewing fire risk assessments, undertaking audits/inspections, delivering training, and producing reports, policies and guidance following statutory requirements. This role will have a focus on improving fire safety compliance within the University of Sussex campus and its offsite buildings/ facilities and contributing to an improving fire safety culture.

About you

Ideally, you will have significant qualifications in UK fire safety requirements and have experience of undertaking/reviewing fire risk assessments and advising on fire safety management and compliance to/in a large complex organisation. You will have the skills to manage your own workload and at times, support other colleagues. You will have a measured and ‘coaching’ style with stakeholders and have excellent communication skills.

About our Division

Our HR Division is all about our people. We provide advice and support to Divisions & Schools and our teams are dedicated to working in partnership to achieve positive outcomes for our university, colleagues, and Students alike. Commitment to expanding further into our People Strategy is our focus, and our continued pledge to provide an inclusive and positive working environment will put us at the forefront of becoming an Employer of Choice. We want our people to grow, therefore, we continue to strive for innovative ways in which we can support and develop careers and aspirations.

Why work here…

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme. 

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Please contact Graham Gray, Fire Safety Officer: g.v.gray@sussex.ac.uk for enquiries

For full details please click the 'Apply' button, above.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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