Fire Safety Inspector
Career Graded Post: Grade 4 – 6
£30,559 - £41,511
37 hours (Monday – Friday)
Permanent
Various Locations within Nottinghamshire
Are you passionate about ensuring the safety of the buildings within your community? This role might be for you! We are looking for Fire Safety Inspector to join our dedicated Protection team.
The role of the Protection team is to direct its inspection and enforcement activities to premises that pose the greatest risk to life, property and the environment.
As a competent Fire Safety Inspector, you will form part of a team carrying out inspections within a wide range of premises to regulate and enforce statutory fire safety legislation, provide a fire safety advice and evaluate fire safety design submissions.
If you are a team player with a strong ability to communicate and a drive to make your community a safer place for everyone, then please apply below!
Key Responsibilities
- To undertake inspections of non-complex and complex (depending on progression through the career grade) on premises in accordance with fire safety legislation.
- Provide advice and guidance on fire safety and relevant legislation to business owners, internal staff and the public.
- Undertake liaison and consultation duties with building control bodies, local authorities, and other regulatory agencies.
- Prepare fire safety reports and liaise with other regulatory agencies.
- Take enforcement action where necessary.
- Undertake investigations involving preparation of case files, interviewing and cautioning, taking statements and collecting evidence. May also include presenting evidence at tribunal/court.
Experience/Qualification
- Understanding of how to undertake inspections of premises and evaluate risk.
- Know how to use the MS Office suite of programmes (such as Word & Excel) and be able to write reports.
- Possess knowledge of Fire Safety Legislation.
- Be willing to undertake fire safety training.
- Demonstrate ethical and values driven behaviour.
Why NFRS?
- Agile Working – NFRS has an Agile Working Policy which gives our employees the opportunity to mix office working with working from home to help provide you with more flexibility.
- Flexibility – We are family friendly and are open to considering different working patterns which help you provide a better service to our community while supporting your home life. We also support part time working.
- Annual Leave - 26 days of annual leave (rising to 27 upon reaching Grade 5) plus bank holidays and a Christmas concessionary day.
- Pension – Access to a public service defined benefit pension scheme.
- Health and Wellbeing - As a Service we provide a wide range of Health and Wellbeing support to all our employees which includes access to a Bupa cashback scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated Occupational Health team who are there to support you. Also, all employees receive free access to an on-site gym.
- Blue Light Card – working for an emergency service you will have the ability to apply for a Blue Light Card which enables discounts on shopping and eating out.
- Development – You will have access to both formal and informal professional development opportunities which will help you advance your career.
If you feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for and want to play an integral part in keeping Nottinghamshire communities safe, then we look forward to hearing from you.
Further Information
We are proud to be an equal opportunities’ and ‘Disability Confident’ employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. We welcome applications from all parts of our communities and particularly those who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are also proud of being recognised as a ‘Gold’ employer for our Armed Forces Covenant commitments.
NFRS is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and or neglect and operates a safer recruitment process.
The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
NFRS are currently trialling an out of hours provision during evenings and weekends. Successful candidates may have the opportunity to engage in this trial (dependent on competency) which currently attracts an approx. 10% uplift of pay based on pay point.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted in place of application forms.
Closing date: Sunday 24th August 2025. Any applications received after this will not be considered.
Interview date: Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th September 2025.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,559.00-£41,511.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: In person