Are you committed to making Greater Manchester a safer place? If so there has never been a better time to join our expanding fire safety teams as a Fire Safety Inspector.
Our core purpose to ensure the safety of the public and firefighters by identifying, investigating and reducing risk. We work with others to identify risks and develop solutions to improve safety through engagement, advice and enforcement The landscape of fire safety regulation is changing, the fire at Grenfell Tower has had far reaching implications and means the way we consider risk in buildings needs to change along with the way we engage with those we regulate. New legislation is on its way and the scale of development in Greater Manchester means we need to increase our engagement with businesses.
About us
This is an exciting time to join our GMFRS Protection Department as we work to improve our service in line with HMICFRS recommendations, find new ways of developing our staff and continue to deliver core fire safety enforcement and business support activities. We are investing in fire safety teams to ensure that we have an agile workforce capable of responding quickly and effectively to risk and that we deliver an effective regulatory function which is accessible, effective, targeted and proportionate.
About the roles
As a competent Fire Safety Inspector your core role will be to inspect premises and provide advice and guidance to responsible persons and take enforcement action where necessary. You will play an integral role in engaging with businesses and developing GMFRS colleagues – this may be through delivering training and presentations, arranging events or working on guidance.
You will work with partners to ensure that fire safety for the public and firefighters is considered through their work – this may be responding to consultations, developing new ways of working or participating in multi-agency initiatives.
These are career graded positions which mean that you can develop in role as a fire safety practitioner in line with the new Competency Framework for Fire Safety Regulators developed by the National Fire Chiefs Council and apply for SFSI role if competences and qualifications meet the role criteria.
About you
The successful candidates will be qualified to a minimum of Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety, possess an understanding of the issues relating to the fire and rescue service and the built environment and be committed to diversity, inclusion and staff engagement. You will also be required to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a high performing team in accordance with GMFRS core values. If you have the right qualifications, excellent communication skills, the ability to think analytically, problem solve and can plan and manage a busy workload then you have the right skills to be part of our team. If you can evidence that you can work as part of a team and in partnership, develop relationships with partners, have a co-operative and flexible approach to work and have identified and delivered service improvements then you have the right experience to apply for our roles as Senior/Fire Safety Inspector.
More about us:-
As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Recourses; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.
We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Find out more about working for us please copy and paste in your browser: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Our Offer & Benefits:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer which includes; Flexible working conditions The ability to accrue 2 flexi days every 4 weeks (up to grade 11) Family friendly policies including parental leave (maternity, shared parental, adoption, maternity support) Ability to buy additional annual leave Generous Annual leave scheme - 25 days + Bank Holidays per annum upon starting, after 5 years service increase to 30 days + BH and after 10 years service increase to 32 days +BH. Local Government Pension Scheme Employer investment in training and development, and professional sponsorship including CPD Corporate travel loans Cycle scheme Discount scheme (MiRewards) on local and national high street brands Health and wellbeing offer - Occupational Health and Employee Assistance programme Modern city centre offices (role specific) Sports and welfare club Commitment to diversity and inclusivity with 4 active staff networks for; "LGBTA", "BAME", "Disability" and "Women"
The GMCA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.
COVID-19:
Please also note, due to COVID-19 and the social distancing guidance, all interviews will be taking place virtually on Microsoft Teams or Skype.
For more guidance and hints and tips for remote interviewing see our website: https://www.greater.jobs/content/10275/our-top-tips-for-video-interviews
If successful on application, the hiring manager will be in contact so that you can both test the technology before the interview. The GMCA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and will require disclosure of all convictions including those considered spent under the Act. The role holder will be subject to an Standard level check by the Disclosure & Barring Service.
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