The Role

Unite Students has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fire Safety Manager to join our high-performing Safety team.

Working as part of the wider Safety team, the Fire Safety Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting and providing guidance and assistance to Unite Students in the management of Fire Safety. They will help develop and promote a positive fire safety culture and ensure best practice fire safety management. The person taking up this role will be required to support in Fire Safety matters across all areas of the Business including Operations, Estates, Technical, Projects / Special Projects, Development etc. They will also need to work with L&D to ensure our staff are provided with best-in-class fire safety information to help them carry out their responsibilities.

What You`ll be Doing

• Provide proactive guidance and assistance to support Unite Students in its Fire Safety duties.
• Work closely with the Fire Safety, H&S and wider teams to promote a positive fire safety culture and help ensure best practice in the management of fire safety.
• Championing fire safety best practice in the development, maintenance, and design of fire safety systems, planned preventative maintenance and testing, post-build remediation works and projects.
• Maintaining and continually improving the Fire Prevention Management Programme using data, fire safety campaigns, emerging technologies and effective communication to prevent fire and false alarms
• Supporting the Property Development team and Fire Engineers with insight and best practice at all stages of planning and build.
• Delivering effective advice and support to our Operations, Estates, Technical, Projects, Development and other wider teams to ensure Fire Safety best practice is maintained throughout the organisation.
• Continually developing, improving and implementing all aspects of the Fire Safety Management System and other associated guidance including Unite Students` Keeping uS Safe Guide.
• Supporting the organisation in the adoption of legislative, sector and industry change.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders within the sector and wider industry to ensure Unite Students continue to keep ahead of emerging topics and manage fire safety well. This will include supporting our Operational teams with visits / inspections from Enforcing Authorities.
• Support regional teams with Fire Safety related matters including how to complete Fire Risk Assessment actions.
• Develop and facilitate Fire Safety training as required with the L&D team.
• Support teams with fire / false alarm investigations and management of fire related incidents.

What We`re Looking for in You

• Track record of proactively delivering measurable fire safety improvements.
• Level 4 certificate in Fire Safety or above.
• Associate IFE membership or similar with a Pro-active approach to personal development.
• Knowledge of requirements and best practice approaches to residential fire safety.
• Knowledge of the Building Safety Act.
• Proven ability to influence and engage across a business, with an ability to lead by example
• Comfortable in the use of technology and IT systems including MS Office
• Adaptable, positive and proactive to changing commercial drivers with an ability to continually assess impact on your areas of responsibility

What You`ll Get in Return

• A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
• 25 days` paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
• A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with passion. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.