B6 Fire Safety officer

Fire Safety Officer (Delivery) - Belfast

Employer: Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Location: Belfast (Hybrid: office, site & home working)
Pay Rate: £19.32 per hour
Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

The Opportunity

Staffline is recruiting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for a Fire Safety Officer (Delivery) to join their Building Safety Management team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a fire safety or construction professional to play a key role in ensuring statutory compliance and delivering fire risk reduction strategies across a large residential property portfolio.

The Role

You will act as a competent fire safety professional, responsible for managing fire safety across a designated portfolio of properties. You will lead on Fire Risk Assessments, oversee delivery of remedial works, and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and standards.

This role offers a mix of technical responsibility, stakeholder engagement, and contractor management, making it ideal for candidates with experience in fire safety, compliance, or building safety within housing or construction environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake and manage Fire Risk Assessments and develop risk-based action plans
• Ensure timely delivery of fire safety remedial works and track progress
• Manage and coordinate contractors delivering fire safety works
• Monitor contractor performance and address non-compliance
• Provide expert technical advice on fire safety legislation, building regulations, and standards
• Engage with internal teams, tenants, and external stakeholders
• Contribute to fire safety training and awareness programmes
• Produce detailed reports, performance data, and recommendations
• Issue and manage works orders, including financial approvals within delegated limits
• Support continuous improvement and compliance across the organisation

About You

• Experience in fire safety, building safety, construction, or compliance
• Knowledge of fire safety legislation and regulatory frameworks
• Experience carrying out Fire Risk Assessments (or working towards competency)
• Proven ability to manage contractors and oversee works delivery
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to analyse data and produce technical reports
• Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Intermediate IT skills

Apply Now

If you are interested and available for this position, please upload your CV to the link or contact [email protected]

To be shortlisted for this role, all applicants MUST meet the essential criteria. Please note that these roles may be filled quickly; however, your CV will be kept on file for future similar roles. Due to the high volume of applications, unsuccessful candidates may not be contacted.

Successful candidates may need to apply for an Access NI Certificate with Staffline regardless of whether you already hold a valid certificate. This will be at a cost of between £16 - £32, depending on the level of clearance required.