Fire Safety Manager

At Salix Homes, keeping our residents safe is at the heart of everything we do. As our Fire Safety Manager, you'll lead the delivery of our fire safety and compliance strategy across a portfolio of over 8,000 homes in Salford including a growing number of high-rise residential buildings where the stakes are highest.

This is a senior leadership role with real influence. You'll ensure full compliance with fire safety legislation, drive our Fire Risk Assessment programme, and provide clear, confident assurance to our Board and Leadership Team. Working closely with a dedicated team of Property Safety Officers and specialist contractors, you'll set the standard for how statutory inspections, remedial works and compliance activities are planned, delivered and evidenced.

You'll bring deep knowledge of fire safety in multi-occupied residential buildings from fire alarms and sprinklers to dry risers, hydrants, bin chutes and evacuation planning and you'll use it to make a tangible difference to the lives of our residents every day.

As the Fire Safety Manager, you will:

• Lead the organisation's Fire Safety Strategy and compliance programmes.
• Manage the Fire Risk Assessment programme, ensuring actions are prioritised, tracked and completed on time.
• Oversee fire safety compliance across our high-rise residential buildings, in line with the Building Safety Act.
• Lead the implementation of Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (RPEEPs).
• Manage contractors and service providers to deliver statutory compliance to the highest standards.
• Monitor performance, compliance data, budgets and regulatory risk, reporting clearly to senior leaders.
• Provide expert technical advice and assurance reporting to the Board and Leadership Team.
• Lead, develop and inspire a team of Property Safety Officers.

What we're looking for

• A Fire Safety Management qualification, or actively working towards one.
• Professional accreditation with IFSM, IFE or equivalent or a clear commitment to achieving it (we'll support you).
• Proven experience managing fire safety compliance within social housing or a residential property setting.
• Strong contractor and project management skills, with a track record of delivering on time and within budget.
• Confident leadership and stakeholder communication you're as comfortable presenting to a Board as you are coaching your team.
• Familiarity with compliance management systems, data reporting and the Building Safety Regime.
• Full UK driving licence.

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate and proactive fire safety professional to make a significant impact on resident safety while driving continuous improvement and compliance excellence across the organisation.

What we offer as a company

• Annual Salary of £53,460 - £54,495
• Hybrid Working
• Up to 34 day's holiday + bank holidays
• Flexi Time
• Flexible Working and Family friendly policies
• Generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance worth 3 x annual salary
• Health Cash Plan which also provides a range of discounts including discounted gym membership
• An inclusive and positive colleague culture

Salix Homes are proud to have been awarded membership to the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charterand we will constantly strive to improve working conditions for our colleagues.

Salix Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination. Our customers come from all walks of life, and so should we. As we're interested in expanding our workforce diversity, we welcome all applications.

We're proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident scheme, we will therefore invite to interview any disabled candidates who demonstrate the minimum standards for the role. If you wish to be considered under as part of this scheme, please let us know by emailing us .

We want everyone to be able to perform to their best throughout the recruitment process so please let us know if you have any concerns or need any assistance or adjustments at any stage.

Salix Homes, Diamond House,
2 Peel Cross Road, Salford M5 4DT.