Interim Fire Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be specifically responsible for the strategic planning and operational delivery of safe, effective and high quality fire safety services and advice relating to our fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme.

The post holders key responsibilities will be specifically related to the fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme to: -

• To evaluate the fire safety requirements arising from our fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme , making recommendations on appropriate mitigations (eg changes to systems, training, policies, procedures and practices), which ensure that the Trust maintains a safe and suitable environment for staff and patients at all times.
• Lead the strategic planning and implementation of all fire policies, processes and procedures as they relate to our fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme and work with Service Directors and senior management to ensure continuous improvement. Establish and embed robust systems and practices to ensure, compliance with statutory requirements and internal fire standards.
• Establish across the Trust a system to monitor the mitigations to ensure compliance and performance is tested and scrutinised.
• Ensure the timely provision of assurance, performance metrics and compliance reports to Executive Directors, Directorate Senior Leaders, Trust Committees and Directorate Governance meetings.
• Ensure, all fire risk assessments/audits completed in accordance with the annual plan are reviewed and revised accordingly as a result of fire compartmentalisation and fire damper surveys and actions clearly allocated, monitored and completed, providing assurance reports to relevant governance and business meetings.
• Support Service Directors, Senior Corporate Managers and Fire Safety Management System (FSMS) leads to fulfil their responsibilities within the FSMS and Emergency Preparedness by ensuring processes are in place to mitigate the risks in all areas and locations where staff work.
• Contribute to the continuous review and refinement of policies and procedures relevant to specific areas of fire safety and non-clinical risk management and ensuring all related fire Safety legislative changes are incorporated and are meeting the relevant CQC essential standards and all future regulatory assessment/investigation approaches and also all policies remain in date and current.
• Deputise in the absence of the Head of Risk and Assurance.
• Deliver professional and reliable advice at strategic and operational level and support Senior Managers with their interpretation and application of Trust H&S Policies and strategies and support Directorates in understanding changes to policy and their implementation at the operational level.
• Provide expert, professional guidance and support in the development of specific Trustwide health, safety and fire procedures, new policies and strategies for the identification, evaluation and control of non-clinical risks
• Act as the interface with relevant enforcing agencies (eg Health and Safety Executive, London Fire Brigade and CQC) in managing planned and unannounced inspections of the Trust; reporting on the outcome at an inspection and overseeing the production of required action plans.
• Provide assurance reports to Board level and specialist Trustwide safety and risk committees as they relate to our fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme
• Contribute as necessary to fire risk reports to the Trust Board or Board Committees, to provide an overview and assurance of of the fire safety risks, assessments, mitigations and programme delivery in relation to the fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme
• Act as a Trust competent fire person on allocated Trustwide the Strategic Fire Oversight Group and other risk management Committees and working groups as required.
• Undertake on behalf of the Trust complex fire risk assessments as they relate to our fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme where competing risks have to be balanced.
• Work collaboratively with the Estates and Facilities Compliance Department to provide timely and accurate reports and work in close liaison with the Head of Capital Projects, to ensure that Trustwide statutory compliance is delivered and monitored.
• Provide the lead competent fire advice to the Trustwide fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme
• Lead on the planning and evaluation of specific Trustwide or localised fire safety training programmes necessary as mitigation under the fire compartmentalisation and fire damper recovery programme
• Manage, coordinate and monitor expenditure in line within a delegated budget and undertake duties as required within delegated authorised signatory level, complying with standing financial instructions and standards of business conduct.
• Act as a Trust competent person and subject matter expert in respect of fire safety, continuously maintaining a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of current, revised and evolving health & safety legislation, approved codes of practice and best practice procedures.
• Undertake other duties relevant to the provision of a comprehensive risk management service commensurate with the grade.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oMasters Degree Level Qualification or Equivalent experience in Fire Safety
• oExtensive experience of fire safety engineering and safety management
• oMember of a relevant professional body (e.g., the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE); Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (IFPO)(
• oComprehensive knowledge of UK Fire Safety legislation, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) order 2005. Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05-01 Firecode 2015

Desirable

• oExtensive experience of fire safety provision in a large complex organisation
• oExperience of managing large projects
• oExperience of report writing for senior managers and Board sub-committees such as Audit and Risk

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of managing large projects
• oExtensive experience of fire safety provision in a large complex organisation
• oExperience of report writing for senior managers and Board sub-committees such as Audit and Risk

Desirable

• oExperience of delivering and receiving challenging information, that is often complex and highly specialist, and working with groups of staff at all levels to develop their understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley

South London & Maudsley Bethlem Royal Hospital Monks Orchard Road Beckenham BR3 3BX

London

BR3 3BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)