Housing Asset Fire Safety Surveyor

Salary: £41,511 – £44,711 a year plus £963 Essential Car User allowance (subject to criteria) a year
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent

We are looking for someone with extensive experience in building maintenance, particularly focused on fire safety. You will be responsible for managing contracts and projects, overseeing budgets, and ensuring that all technical specifications and reports are accurate and compliant. Your work will involve surveying and inspecting properties, while maintaining strict adherence to fire safety and building regulations.

You will also manage and monitor work programmes, produce detailed technical documentation, and provide expert advice on fire safety matters. Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll be consulting, advising, and negotiating with various stakeholders. You’ll be expected to work independently, while ensuring all tasks are completed on time and to the highest standards.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

You bring a wealth of knowledge in fire safety and building regulations, including expertise in the Regulatory Fire Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Building Safety Regulations. With a strong background in project and contract management, you are comfortable working with budgets, financial analysis, and producing complex project briefs. You also have a sound understanding of health and safety legislation, including CDM, Asbestos Regulations, and COSHH.

Your qualifications include an HNC in Surveying or a related field, along with a NEBOSH Fire Safety certification. You’re capable of managing conflicting deadlines and workloads while attending sites across the UK as needed. If you’re ready to contribute your expertise to a dynamic and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us ensure the safety and quality of our buildings!

This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

Application Process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

– From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
– Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
– Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
– Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
– Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
– Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
– Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
– Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
– Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
– Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

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Closing Date: 22^nd April 2025