Job Title: UK&I Technical Lead - Fire Management
Location: Hybrid - Ideally located in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Hertfordshire areas
Salary: Competitive
Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 07:00 - 17:30 - 37.5 hours per week
Business Overview
OCS are a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.
Role Overview
We are currently recruiting for a Technical Lead – Fire Management to provide expert advice and guidance to the OCS UK&I Business including Operational Directors, Senior Managers & Operational Management teams on effective and robust Fire Safety Management.
This is a Senior role within the OCS UK&I business and will report directly into the OCS UK&I Technical Director. The role includes developing and being the ‘owner’ of the OCS UK&I Fire Management policy, procedures and accompanying processes including premises fire strategy, fire risk assessment, fire PPMs and log books, ensuring these remain effective and fit for purpose through regular reviews. Undertake monitoring and over-sight activities to ensure the business operates within the relevant legislation, guidance and industry best practice to ensure that all aspects of fire safety management effective and compliant.
Key Responsibilities:
Functional
- To undertake the subject matter expert lead for OCS UK&I on fire safety management including premises fire strategy, fire risk assessment, fire PPMs (statutory & mandatory) and log books
- Provide clear direction and expert advice and guidance to the OCS UK&I Business including Operational Directors, Senior Managers & Operational Management teams on effective and robust Fire Safety Management
- Advising all stakeholders within the company on all matters relating to UK and Ireland fire safety legislation, the Building Safety Act, fire strategies, fire risk assessments and fire safety management arrangements.
- Provide advice to operational teams on delivery of services relating to fire separation/ compartmentation, engineered solutions and reduction of fire risk through enhanced PPM delivery.
- To work collaboratively and constructively with other members of the OCS UK&I Technical Team and wider OCS UK&I QHSE Team to ensure a consistent and seamless delivery of support across OCS.
- Own and manage the OCS UK&I Fire Safety Management policy, procedures and accompanying processes ensuring these remain effective and fit for purpose through regular reviews
- Deliver a continued program of awareness training to relevant Management Teams on the implementation and adherence to the OCS UK&I Fire Safety Management policy.
- Set the minimum standards within the OCS UK&I Fire Safety Management policy for competency levels for those tasked with fire safety management or monitoring tasks.
- Working with the OCS QHSE Training team to ensure relevant training courses are suitable and made available.
- On-going coaching and mentoring of OCS Operational Management Teams
- Advising Clients on their responsibilities
- Undertake a program of monitoring and oversight UK&I wide through site visits ensuring the OCS UK&I Fire Safety Management policy and procedures are understood and embedded at site level & correct process and frequencies are maintained of fire safety management activities and document retention.
- Complete a program of fire safety management audits, identifying both good practice and gap analysis, implementing subsequent remediation plans to drive continual improvements.
- Liaising with and supporting operational compliance teams to achieve the highest standards in line with legislation and industry best practice.
- Liaise with and collaborate with other stakeholders in maintaining all current and future accreditations.
- Lead thorough investigations for fire incidents, identifying root and underlying causes with rectification plans.
- Attend Client liaison meetings and representing OCS UK&I as the Fire Safety Management subject matter expert for the business.
- Advising the business on Duty Holding, Responsible Persons and Fire Appointed Persons and Competent Persons competency and appointments in writing.
- Assist the business in assessing competency and performance of fire safety management sub-contractors.
- Assist with OCS representation at Fire Safety Groups.
- Production and delivery of monthly reports to Senior Executives.
- Lead on embedding the OCS UK&I fire safety Management policy, procedures and accompanying processes within any new business or contract ensuring simplicity of access, full understanding and implementation through effective delivery programs.
- To build effective working relationships with key stakeholders
- To keep up to date with new legislation and industry practices to enable robust guidance afforded to the business.
General
- Assist with OCS Apprenticeship schemes where required on request by the UK&I Technical Director
- Avoid conflict of interests between personal interests and the interests of the UK & Ireland group.
- Exercise independent judgment, reasonable care, skill and diligence when carrying out their duties.
- Act in good faith and promote the long-term success of each company within the UK & Ireland group for the benefit of all members and wider stakeholders.
- Adhere to and promote the UK & Ireland group’s policies on equality & diversity, information security, health and safety and data protection in the performance of their duties.
- Support and promote the UK & Ireland group’s sustainability plans and policies, including the Carbon Management
- Plan, and carry out duties in a resource effective way, recognizing the shared responsibility of minimizing negative environmental impacts wherever possible
About You:
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
Essential
- Relevant industry recognised Diploma/ degree qualification in fire safety management.
- Member of recognised fire safety professional body such as Institute of Fire Engineers and maintain CPD.
- Expert knowledge of fire safety legislation, relevant HTMs, JSP’s and British Standards
- Experienced in drafting fire strategies and buildings fire engineering controls.
- Knowledge of CAFM systems, including all fire related management PPMs
- Experience in investigating significant events and in dealing with enforcement agencies.
- Hands-on delivery
- Able to operate and communicate competently at all levels, both internally and externally.
- The ability to demonstrate proactive customer relationship management and effective relationship building
- Behave in an ethical and sustainable way
- Full UK driver’s license
Desirable Experience:
- MSc/BSc Fire Engineering/Fire Safety Engineering (Desirable but not essential)
- CEng or Eng or working towards (Desirable but not essential)
- Be committed to performance excellence.
- A working knowledge of environmental law is preferred.
- Sound knowledge of Health and Safety compliance and statutory requirements placed on the business.
- Seek to be motivational and encouraging.
- Have open and transparent communications.
- Create constructive and respectful relationships.
- Recognise that diversity and difference are assets.
- Demonstrate a consistently positive attitude to work.
- Seek to ensure all staff are treated fairly.
Core Expectations
- Show flexibility in working arrangements to ensure that a high level of service is delivered.
- Self-motivated and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Have a positive and focused attitude when dealing with all colleagues
- Be able to take personal responsibility
- Have a flexible and positive attitude towards work
- Be keen to continuously improve own learning and development
- Support and embed the UK & Ireland group’s corporate values.
Benefits
- Informal hybrid / flexible working arrangements
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free fruit in our offices
- Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
- Wide range of retail discounts
- Regular social and charity events held in our offices
- Get involved in charity events in the local community
Wellbeing
- Discounted gym membership
- Eye test £25 voucher and up to £100 towards glasses
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice
- Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
Career development and recognition
- Immediate access to our internal Learning and Development platform
- Required professional membership fees paid for
- Opportunity to win monthly Superstar Awards
- Long service awards