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Role Profile
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone with great interpersonal skills and a thorough knowledge of social welfare advice to join our expanding supervisor team. This could be the perfect opportunity for an experienced adviser to take the next step in their career, and to be part of a dynamic team who think on their feet and are passionate about making a difference in our community.
You will be responsible for the supervision, quality and performance of a team of staff and volunteers. This busy and varied role will rely on your ability to bring out the best in the team as well as to ensure the highest quality of advice across our many and varied projects.
About us
Citizens Advice Barnet is a local charity giving free and confidential advice to everyone who lives, works, or studies in Barnet. We are an independently registered charity, a member of the Citizens Advice network, and a London Legal Support Trust Centre of Excellence. We offer generalist advice on debt, work, benefits, immigration, housing and more and specialist casework on benefits, debt, and immigration. Last year we helped 10,700 people with over 45,000 problems and achieved financial outcomes for clients totally over £6.9 million.
Benefits We Offer:
- Dedicated resources to focus on wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme services and access to free counselling & Mental Health First Aiders
- 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays and additional days over Christmas break
- Option to buy additional leave
- Employer pension contribution
- An organisation that offers Flexible working
- Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
Closing date of applications –Friday 11 September 2026 at 5.00pm
Interviews: We will interview on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the applications earlier if suitable candidates are found. Early applications are encouraged.
Fire Safety Advisor
B&D Reside | £55,000-£65,000 | Hybrid - Barking / Sites / Home | Contract with potential to become permanent
Goodman Masson are delighted to be supporting B&D Reside with the appointment of a Fire Safety Advisor, a newly created position within their Asset Management team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced fire safety professional to join an organisation with a strong commitment to resident safety and play a key role in strengthening fire safety compliance, assurance and risk management across its housing portfolio.
Working closely with the Fire Safety Manager, you will provide specialist technical advice across B&D Reside, supporting the Responsible Person and wider teams to ensure statutory and regulatory obligations are met.
The Opportunity
As Fire Safety Advisor, you will play a key role in ensuring B&D Reside's fire safety programme is delivered effectively, on time and to the required standards.
You will work across Compliance, Repairs, Building Safety, Estates, Health & Safety, Asset Management and Housing Management, providing technical expertise and helping to embed a positive, consistent fire safety culture across the organisation.
The role will have a particular focus on complex and higher-risk residential buildings, fire risk management, technical assurance, regulatory compliance, data governance and continuous improvement.
You will also have the opportunity to influence how B&D Reside manages and improves its fire safety information, systems and processes as the organisation continues to develop its approach to the Golden Thread and building safety information.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Fire Safety Manager in developing and delivering fire safety policies, strategies and annual action plans.
- Undertake fire safety inspections and risk reviews, developing appropriate action plans and remediation requirements.
- Manage and oversee fire risk assessment programmes, ensuring assessments are completed to a high standard and within required timescales.
- Provide expert technical advice on fire safety across B&D Reside's property portfolio.
- Support fire safety improvement projects across Asset Management, Compliance, Repairs and Building Safety.
- Quality assure fire risk assessments, surveys, remedial works and wider fire safety activity.
- Maintain and develop comprehensive fire safety risk registers, ensuring risks, mitigations and actions are properly tracked.
- Investigate fire-related incidents, dangerous occurrences and near misses, identifying lessons learned and improvement opportunities.
- Support the delivery of PCFRAs and PEEPs where required.
- Oversee key fire safety documentation including evacuation plans, fire statements and supporting evidence.
- Work with external consultants and stakeholders on Fire Action Plans and the rollout of the triple pathway evacuation system.
- Provide oversight of Fire Incident Reporting, Fire & Rescue Service compliance and Regulation 38 certification processes.
- Act as an operational interface with relevant regulatory bodies and Fire & Rescue Services.
- Support the management of fire safety requirements across Higher Risk Buildings where required.
- Ensure key building information, including Regulation 38 information, as-built documentation, floor plans, PEEPs, evacuation strategies and fire safety records, is accurate and up to date.
- Act as the data steward for fire safety information, ensuring robust governance, accuracy and data quality.
- Support digital improvement initiatives and the development of effective fire safety information management systems.
- Promote resident engagement and ensure fire safety information is communicated clearly and effectively.
- Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including contractors, consultants, the Council and Fire & Rescue Services.
- Horizon scan for changes in legislation, regulation and best practice, ensuring B&D Reside responds proactively.
- Contribute to committees, senior management meetings and reporting requirements relating to fire safety.
About You
We are looking for an experienced fire safety professional with a strong technical ba