Fire Safety Advisor

Chichester College Group have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Fire Safety Advisor. You will join us on full time, 1 year fixed term basis. In return, we will offer a competitive salary of £44,643 - £48,325 per annum (inclusive of £5,000 Market Forces supplement ).

The Fire Safety Advisor role:

Chichester College Group is seeking an experienced and proactive Fire Safety Advisor to take a lead role in all aspects of fire safety across our multiple sites.

This is a key position with responsibility for ensuring the highest standards of fire safety for our learners, staff, and visitors. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident, knowledgeable fire safety professional who enjoys working collaboratively and influencing at all levels.

You will lead on all aspects of fire safety management, providing expert advice across diverse sites. The role includes completing and reviewing fire risk assessments, overseeing and driving the completion of identified actions and ensuring robust fire safety arrangements are embedded and maintained across all sites.

Key Responsibilities of our Fire Safety Advisor:

• Providing expert guidance, ensuring regulatory compliance promoting a positive fire safety culture.
• Carrying out fire risk assessments across all sites (including the review of existing site assessments) and monitoring of actions identified to ensure their compliance by responsible personnel / departments.
• Comprehensive review of the Group s existing fire safety policy including, where appropriate, any alterations to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements.
• The development and implementation of emergency evacuation processes across all sites ensuring that the individual risk factors and environments of the sites are taken into consideration. To work with the relevant departments including Estates and Facilities to ensure a successful rollout.
• Identifying gaps in fire safety training and develop relevant and suitable training strategies and implement these throughout the Group s sites including, where required, the introduction of external training for specialist activities through suitable providers.
• Carrying out regular fire safety inspections and document findings.

Our ideal Fire Safety Advisor should have the following skills and experience:

• Fire Safety qualification, level 4 or higher e.g. Diploma in Fire Safety
• Membership of relevant professional body e.g. IFE, IFSM
• Conducting complex fire risk assessments in an operational multi-site organisation
• Producing effective detailed reports relating to fire safety
• Expert knowledge of current fire safety legislation, technical standards & best practice to ensure compliance

Working in a vibrant and inclusive further education college is an inspiring experience. Our staff have a relentless focus on delivering outstanding teaching, learning and support, where you'll encounter a diverse student body, a positive atmosphere, ample support services, innovative teaching methods, community engagement and a celebration of individual differences. It's an environment that fosters personal growth and collaboration, to change lives through learning.

Apply now to join a fantastic team!

Closing date: 16 February 2026

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All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks.

The Chichester College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks. We vigorously pursue all references and safeguarding checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with young people.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

We are an equal opportunities employer.