Bringing substantial experience in fire-related project management, design, servicing, and installation within housing or similar environments, you will be a technically skilled and proactive professional dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of fire safety across Westminster City Council’s housing portfolio.
You will demonstrate deep technical knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, active and passive fire protection systems, and the fire risk assessment process. This will be supported by experience in building surveying, construction management, or building maintenance, ideally within a local authority or social housing context. Your expertise will enable you to oversee complex projects from inception to completion – balancing compliance, value for money, and resident satisfaction.
You will bring proven experience of quality assuring remedial works, working collaboratively with the London Fire Brigade and other key stakeholders to maintain safety and compliance. Your understanding of the Landlord and Tenant Act, including leaseholder obligations and Section 20 consultation requirements, will ensure projects are delivered with legal and procedural precision.
Highly organised and analytical, you will be capable of managing a varied and demanding workload, using compliance software and reporting tools to monitor fire risk and project performance. Your ability to challenge proposals constructively, assess technical solutions, and make evidence-based decisions will be central to achieving high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
You will also be an effective communicator – able to explain complex technical matters clearly to senior leaders, councillors, leaseholders, and residents alike. Strong interpersonal skills will enable you to lead by example, motivate others, and build cohesive, high-performing teams.
Holding a NEBOSH Fire Safety Management Certificate or equivalent Level 3 qualification, along with training in fire doors and fire stopping, you will demonstrate a commitment to professional competence through affiliation with relevant bodies such as IFSM or IFE. Your leadership will be visible, inclusive, and grounded in a genuine passion for protecting people, buildings, and communities.
But most important of all, you will bring integrity, professionalism, and a solutions-focused approach – ensuring Westminster continues to set the standard for excellence in fire safety management.
Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.
The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a Global Majority (GM), people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities' (formally known as B.A.M.E, Black, Asian and multiple ethnic) background and, while the role is open to all applicants, we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.
