South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
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District Manager – Building Regulations and Complex Buildings


Contract: Permanent

Salary: Grade 9 (£42,708 – £45,718)


Hours: Full Time - 37 Hours per week (Flexi Time)

Work Pattern: Monday to Friday


Location: To be confirmed on appointment


An opportunity has arisen within our Business Fire Safety team for a District Manager to work with the Building Regulations and Complex Building team.

The overall purpose of the role will be to provide management support, leadership and guidance to the Building Regulations and Complex Buildings team.  The team is responsible for overseeing complex building regulations and fire engineering submissions for premises within South Yorkshire.  As well as overseeing and undertaking fire safety work in high rise residential buildings on behalf of the Building Safety Regulator. Your main responsibility will be to ensure the achievement of the strategic objectives of the Department and the discharge of its statutory duties.

To be considered for this role you will have previous experience and an understanding of how fire engineered buildings are managed and maintained.  Be able to interpret and apply prescriptive and performance based fire safety techniques when carrying out auditing, risk assessing general fire safety matters or assessing fire strategies for buildings.

The successful candidate must be able to communicate complex, technical information clearly and unambiguously to a range of audiences, whether it be fire engineering peers, members of the public or Fire Authority, as well as providing mentoring and support to both fire safety and operational staff.

You must possess or be willing to work towards the Level 6 Degree in Fire Engineering (or equivalent), the CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership (or equivalent) as well as the BTEC Diploma in Advanced Investigative Practice Level 7.

The key duties will include providing management, support and leadership to the Building Regulations and Complex Buildings Team to ensure that departmental targets are met, in accordance with SYFR organisational priorities.  The successful candidate will support and advise peers and partners in all matters relating to fire safety, as well representing SYFR at fire engineering groups and external technical committees.  A full outline of duties can be found in the job description.

For more information about the role contact Amy Jenkinson on 07768 878588.

An application form for the role can be found here or by contacting our Recruitment Team at recruitment@syfire.gov.uk

Closing date for applications is 1700hrs hours on 20 December 2024. 

Interviews will be held week commencing 6 January 2025. 

New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. We offer 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays.  Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days.  We also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme.

Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.

We are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We warmly welcome applications from individuals who identify with underrepresented groups within our workforce, including individuals from Minority Ethnic backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (LGBT+), and individuals with disabilities. In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours. We believe that a diverse workforce leads to innovation, creativity, and better decision-making, and we are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and a minimum of a standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check which includes current and spent criminal records information. Enhanced checks with barred lists will be carried out for roles that undertake ‘regulated activity’ which is a term related to working with children or vulnerable adults.

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People.  All staff are expected to share this commitment.

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This content was last updated on November 21st, 2024