Operational Risk Assessor - Fire

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Operational Risk Assessor - Fire

Job Reference IRC156820

National Trust Place : London and South East and East of England Region

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Summary

We’re looking for a Fire Risk Assessor to join us covering the London & South East and East of England Region. Internally this role is known as: Operational Risk Assessor – Fire.

You'll work mostly within your home London and South East and East of England Re-gion and be responsible for carrying out property-based fire risk assessments. You will hold a full UK driving licence and be willing to travel. This will involve overnight stays as and when required. Your contractual location will be one of our regional hubs.

As this role covers the London and South East region, your contractual place of work will be the nearest National Trust consultancy office to your home. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40–60% of your working week.

What its like to work here

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We've got passionate people in all our teams, and we've got so much more we want to achieve.

What you will be doing

You’ll undertake a variety of fire risk assessments on National Trust complex historic houses and larger National Trust holiday accommodation plus other building types where required.

You’ll be taking existing fire risk assessments and reviewing them against established National Trust policy to produce a revised assessment which identifies specific mitigations.

Professional Indemnity Insurance is provided for employees undertaking this role in connection with National Trust business during the course of their employment.

Who we are looking for

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role. We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Relevant qualification in fire safety & fire risk assessment e.g. Fire Protection Association, NEBOSH, Graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers
• Fire risk management and fire risk assessment expertise
• Recognised listing on a national recognised register for fire risk assessors or have suitable comparable practical experience of fire risk assessing
• Working knowledge of current fire safety legislation, building regulations and technical standards
• Knowledge of working within the Heritage environment
• Knowledge of working within a sleeping risk environment
  

Interviews will be held at Heelis on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th November.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places. Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.

How to apply

Closing Date: 05 November 2024

To apply for this vacancy simply click the 'apply' button in the top right hand side of the page.

If you need any help with your application, i.e. due to technical difficulties, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at recruitmentenquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk

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Equal Opportunities Statement

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here.

Safeguarding Statement

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment process to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position early.