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Job description

Join the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in Belfast as a Fire Safety Officer and support the implementation and monitoring of fire safety policies and procedures across the organisation, ensuring compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for Fire Safety Management of a designated portfolio of premises in collaboration with other departments, professions and organisations (internally and externally) to ensure the delivery of a customer focused service.
• To fulfil the role of a competent person with sufficient training, experience, & knowledge to undertake Fire Risk Assessments to identify hazards & risks to relevant persons and prescribing appropriate risk reduction solutions in a fire safety plan.
• To ensure that Action Plans arising out of Fire Risk Assessments are delivered, managed and updated within acceptable timeframes including remedial actions that have been assigned to the Fire Safety Officer and pro-actively pursuing actions.
• To manage and co-ordinate all aspects of the operational delivery of Fire Safety works via contractors in collaboration with other departments, professions and organisations (internally and externally).
• To work collaboratively with team members to achieve Team and departmental objectives and KPIs.
• Where necessary, to provide advice to internal stakeholders on various Fire Safety technical matters including advice on Fire Safety Statutory Obligations, Building Regulations and the application of National and European Technical Standards.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• IT proficiency: Intermediate.
• Construction and / or Fire Safety qualification with a minimum of 1 years post qualification experience.
• Have access to a form of transport which will permit you to carry out the duties of the post.
• As part of the reference checking and vetting process for this position you will be requested to undertake a Basic AccessNI Disclosure. Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.

Further Information

About the role: £19.32 per hour Monday to Friday Hybrid working with regular travel to site 35 days annual leave Temporary, ongoing Public sector Please note closing date for applications is 12 noon on 26th August 2026, however you can apply today to register your interest for upcoming, future NI Housing Executive job vacancies.