Join our passionate team at Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service as a Fire Safety Inspector, where you'll play a key role in protecting lives and buildings while growing your career in a supportive and flexible environment.

Fire Safety Inspector
Various locations within Nottinghamshire

37 hours per week (Monday – Friday)
Permanent position
Grade 4 - 6 £30,559 - £41,511

Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

Are you passionate about ensuring the safety of the buildings within your community? This role might be for you! We are looking for a Fire Safety Inspector to join our dedicated Protection team.

The role of the Protection team is to direct its inspection and enforcement activities to premises that pose the greatest risk to life, property, and the environment.

As a competent Fire Safety Inspector, you will form part of a team carrying out inspections within a wide range of premises to regulate and enforce statutory fire safety legislation, provide fire safety advice, and evaluate fire safety design submissions.

Key Responsibilities

To undertake inspections of non-complex and complex (depending on progression through the career grade) premises following fire safety legislation
Provide advice and guidance on fire safety and relevant legislation to business owners, internal staff, and the public
Undertake liaison and consultation duties with building control bodies, local authorities, and other regulatory agencies
Prepare fire safety reports and liaise with other regulatory agencies
Take enforcement action where necessary
Undertake investigations involving the preparation of case files, interviewing and cautioning, taking statements, and collecting evidence. May also include presenting evidence at a tribunal/court

Why NFRS?

Agile Working – NFRS has an Agile Working Policy which allows our employees to mix office working with working from home to help provide you with more flexibility
Flexibility – We are family-friendly and are open to considering different working patterns that help you provide a better service to our community while supporting your home life. We also support part-time working
Annual Leave - 26 days of annual leave (rising to 27 upon reaching Grade 5) plus bank holidays and a Christmas concessionary day
Pension – Access to a public service defined benefit pension scheme
Health and Wellbeing - As a Service, we provide a wide range of Health and Wellbeing support to all our employees, which includes access to a Bupa cashback scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme, and a dedicated Occupational Health team who are there to support you Also, all employees receive free access to an on-site gym
Blue Light Card – working for an emergency service, you will have the ability to apply for a Blue Light Card, which enables discounts on shopping and eating out
Development – You will have access to both formal and informal professional development opportunities, which will help you advance your career

Experience/Qualification

Understanding of how to undertake inspections of premises and evaluate risk
Know how to use the MS Office suite of programmes (such as Word & Excel) and be able to write reports
Possess knowledge of Fire Safety Legislation
Be willing to undertake fire safety training.
Demonstrate ethical and values driven behaviour

If you feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for and want to play an integral part in keeping Nottinghamshire communities safe, then we look forward to hearing from you.

How to apply for the role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today, and you will be directed to the company website to submit an application form.

You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please.

Closing date: Sunday 24th August 2025. Any applications received after this will not be considered

Interview date: Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th September 2025

Further Information

We are proud to be an equal opportunities and ‘Disability Confident’ employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. We welcome applications from all parts of our communities and particularly those who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are also proud of being recognised as a ‘Gold’ employer for our Armed Forces Covenant commitments.

NFRS is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and or neglect and operates a safer recruitment process.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.

NFRS are currently trialling an out-of-hours provision during evenings and weekends. Successful candidates may have the opportunity to engage in this trial (dependent on competency), which currently attracts an approx. 10% uplift of pay based on pay point.

Other suitable skills and experience include Fire Risk Assessor, Fire Protection Officer, Building Control Surveyor, Health and Safety Officer, Fire Safety Auditor, Fire Safety Consultant, Enforcement Officer, Fire Investigation Officer, Safety Compliance Officer, Risk Assessment Officer.