Enforcement Manager

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has an exciting opportunity available for a Enforcement Manager to join our team in Maidstone. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a base salary of £47,076 - £52,397 per annum depending upon experience. This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week in the office (with travel countrywide, based on needs). Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway. About the Enforcement Manager role: As our Enforcement Manager, you will advise and support Fire Risk Inspection Managers and Inspectors countywide to ensure consistency in all day-to-day enforcement processes, including the management of the Enforcement Co-ordinators. Benefits * Blue Light Card discount scheme * A range of family friendly policies including promoting work-life balance * Access to health and wellbeing services and advice * Access LinkedIn Learning online training * Free parking * Above all you’ll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community What you'll do as our Enforcement Manager: * Plan, organise, lead and manage regulatory investigations in accordance with best practice and regulatory standards * Regularly review service guidance, standards and performance to assure the effectiveness; within the context of enforcement practice and compliance to meet requirements of current regulation guidelines, industry and legal standards * Quality assure the management all enforcement cases * Provide ongoing support, coaching and mentoring to upskill/ develop all Fire Safety Inspectors and managers to take ownership of cases that will require judicial intervention to achieve compliance * Take the lead role in the day-to-day management of the Duty Fire Safety Manager rota What you'll bring: * In depth knowledge of fire safety legislation, risk assessment auditing and fire safety solutions. * Theoretical and practical knowledge of fire safety building regulations and guidance, including BS9999, smoke control, and sprinklers. * Ability to communicate issues, principles and ideas to a wide range of internal and external customers. * Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (or equivalent) acquired through a competency based framework for Business Fire Safety regulators. * Experience In leading formal fire safety related inspections, audits, and investigations including complex or high risk premises. Please complete an online application and CV by midnight on 29 October 2024. Interviews will take place on week commencing 11 November 2024. If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Enforcement Manager please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you! We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don’t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer. Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees, and volunteers are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and supporting children, young people, and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people, and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks. As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work