Active Fire Safety Contracts Manager
23 days ago
London
An exciting interim opportunity has arisen for an Active Fire Safety Contracts Manager with a London-based housing association. This short-term role is critical in ensuring the effective delivery, compliance and performance of active fire safety systems across a diverse housing portfolio. You will take ownership of fire safety contracts, manage specialist contractors and play a key role in maintaining resident safety and statutory compliance. Key duties: • Take day-to-day responsibility for the management of active fire safety contracts, including fire alarms, emergency lighting, sprinklers, smoke control and associated systems • Act as the client lead for fire safety contractors, ensuring works are delivered in line with contract terms, KPIs, budgets and agreed programmes, • Oversee planned and reactive fire safety works from instruction through to completion, ensuring statutory compliance and best practice, • Carry out pre-start meetings, site inspections, audits and post-completion checks to ensure quality, safety and compliance standards are met, • Monitor contractor performance, challenge poor performance and implement improvement actions where required, • Review and approve schedules of work, valuations, invoices and contractor claims in line with delegated authority, • Ensure all works comply with current fire safety legislation, British Standards and housing sector guidance, • Maintain accurate records, update asset and compliance systems and provide regular progress and performance reports, • Work closely with internal teams including compliance, asset management, housing and resident liaison to minimise disruption and ensure clear communication with residents, • Support the organisation in meeting its obligations under the Fire Safety Order, Building Safety Act and wider regulatory requirements, • Assist with audits, inspections and regulatory enquiries relating to fire safety compliance, • Contribute to continuous improvement of fire safety processes, procedures and contract management arrangements Client requirements: • Proven experience managing active fire safety contracts within social housing, local authority or a similar regulated environment, • Strong working knowledge of fire safety legislation, standards and best practice, including active fire systems, • Relevant technical qualification in building services, fire safety, construction or compliance (e.g. HNC/HND or equivalent experience), • Demonstrable experience of contractor management, performance monitoring and budget control, • Ability to interpret technical reports, specifications and fire risk assessment actions TPBN1_UKTJ