Fire Safety Officer

Clarion Housing Group•Nashua, NH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Fire Safety Officer to play a key role in ensuring fire safety compliance across a diverse portfolio of properties and tenures. Working within a specialist technical fire team, this role provides expert guidance, advice, and oversight across the organisation. It supports strong governance and ensures compliance with legislation. It also promotes effective risk management and adherence to fire safety standards and frameworks. As a trusted subject matter expert, the Fire Safety Officer delivers clear, evidence-based assurance to the business. The role provides independent oversight and challenge where needed to support high standards in operational delivery. It also contributes to the development of future fire safety systems and standards, helping to strengthen capability across the organisation. This is a highly autonomous role that requires strong technical expertise and sound judgement. It plays an important part in ensuring the organisation meets its legal, moral, and financial responsibilities. The role also supports compliance with fire and building safety legislation and helps manage risk across a complex property portfolio.

Requirements

Level 3 Fire Safety qualification and a NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate (or equivalent).
Effective communicator who can engage confidently at all levels.
Experience of maintaining accurate, audit-ready compliance records.
Full UK driving licence.
Willingness to travel nationwide.
Must be eligible to work in the UK.
Required to reside in England or Wales for the duration of employment.

Responsibilities

Ensuring fire safety compliance across a diverse portfolio of properties and tenures.
Providing expert guidance, advice, and oversight across the organisation.
Supporting strong governance and ensuring compliance with legislation.
Promoting effective risk management and adherence to fire safety standards and frameworks.
Delivering clear, evidence-based assurance to the business.
Providing independent oversight and challenge where needed to support high standards in operational delivery.
Contributing to the development of future fire safety systems and standards, helping to strengthen capability across the organisation.
Ensuring the organisation meets its legal, moral, and financial responsibilities.
Supporting compliance with fire and building safety legislation.
Managing risk across a complex property portfolio.