Fire Compliance Manager

£42,000 - £47,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6A)

Manchester city centre - we're now working in a hybrid way with colleagues splitting their time between home and the office

We're looking for a fire compliance manager to join our property team. As owners of one of the UK's largest commercial property portfolios, we've got a big job on our hands transforming the Co-op estate to make it fit for the future. Our commercial property team have an important role to play in driving our growth by making sure we get great value from the money we invest into our stores, funeral homes, and depots.

It's an important job, but one that comes with a big opportunity to have a positive impact to the way we do business for our customers, colleagues, and members. If you can bring us the combination of specialist knowledge and the people skills, we're after, we can offer you the chance to build a career with a business that puts people at the heart of its strategy.

• lead the fire risk management compliance category to make sure our properties are fully compliant, taking responsibility for the end to end process for fire risk management across our estate
• manage and maintain our CAFM and compliance management systems, keeping dashboards and trackers updated
• provide technical and delivery management support across multiple delivery workstreams such as facilities management, construction, and capital delivery
• support internal technical investigations and assessments when incidents arise
• maintain and validate internal fire related compliance policies and procedures
• provide technical support and expertise at compliance working group meetings, as well as attending technical review meetings
• partner closely with our contractors, Co-op contract managers, internal supply chain teams, and internal risk teams in a collaborative way
• deliver the requirements of Co-op's Compliance Management Procedures and Third Party Supplier Management standard

• previous experience of managing fire compliance or fire safety and/ or a fire related qualification which could be from; Institute of Fire Engineers IFE- level 3 qualification, or NEBOSH Fire Certificate/ Fire Protection Association- level 3 or equivalent
• strong Microsoft Excel skills and data interpretation with the ability to write reports
• experience of presenting data and insight to both technical and non-technical audiences in a compelling way
• the ability to prioritise and work in a fast-paced environment whilst delivering high quality work
• excellent relationship building skills with the confidence to challenge and drive improvement

Why Co-op?

Here you'll do work that matters. We're a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you'll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You'll also get a package that includes:

• competitive salary
• coaching, training and support to help you develop
• pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• annual incentive scheme
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
• discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.