Fire Safety Officer

Salary

• Permanent, 37HRS, FRWK 16, £36,079 - £37,950, FTE
• Contractual hours
• 37
• Basis
• Full-Time
• Region
• Nottingham
• Package
• Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4%), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan

Date posted

02/10/2026

Job reference

REQ004779

Fire Safety Officer – Val Roberts House, Nottingham, NG7 6NX, Permanent, 37HRS, FRWK 16, £36,079 - £37,950, FTE

Are you passionate about building safety, compliance, and protecting people in their homes? We're looking for a dedicated Fire Safety Officer to join our Property Services team and play a vital role in delivering a robust fire safety programme across our diverse housing portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive professional who enjoys working with people, managing compliance programmes, and ensuring the highest standards of safety are maintained for residents, colleagues, and visitors.

About the Role

As Fire Safety Officer, you will coordinate and monitor our fire safety compliance activities, ensuring we meet all statutory obligations and regulatory requirements. You'll work closely with contractors, consultants, managers, and operational teams to manage:

Fire Risk Assessment programmes

Fire safety inspections

Fire door inspections

Fire equipment servicing

Remedial works and action plans

Compliance reporting and performance monitoring

You'll be at the heart of our compliance operation, helping to ensure our homes remain safe while supporting continuous improvement across the organization

What You'll Be Doing

Coordinating Fire Risk Assessments across our property portfolio.

Tracking and monitoring compliance deadlines and remedial actions.

Liaising with contractors and specialist consultants.

Maintaining accurate compliance records and reporting systems.

Producing performance reports and management information.

Supporting audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews.

Working collaboratively with Housing, Health & Safety, Property Services, and external stakeholders.

Identifying and escalating compliance risks and supporting solutions

What We're Looking For

We're seeking someone who combines strong organisational skills with a genuine commitment to safety and compliance.

You'll ideally have:

Experience within social housing, property services, compliance, fire safety or a similar regulated environment.

Experience managing workloads, action plans, compliance records, and contractor performance.

Excellent communication

Strong IT skills, including Excel and compliance management systems.

An understanding of building maintenance and construction terminology.

Knowledge of fire safety legislation and compliance requirements.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Desirable Qualifications

Fire safety qualification or relevant industry certification.

IOSH, NEBOSH, SMSTS or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.

Experience working within social housing or residential property management.

Why Join Us?

We invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.

Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.

Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.

Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.

32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service.

Paid DBS and Update Service.

Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.

Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.

* Framework is incredibly proud to hold Investors in People (IIP) Gold accreditation. This accreditation recognises our continued commitment to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.