Fire Safety Inspector

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

Fire Safety Inspector
Various Locations within Nottinghamshire

• 37 hours (Monday–Friday)
• Fixed-term contract of 24 months
• Career Graded Post: Grade 4 – 5 £30,559 - £36,124

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

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.

If you are a team player with a strong ability to communicate and a drive to make your community a safer place for everyone, then please apply below!

Key Responsibilities

• To undertake inspections of non-complex and complex (depending on progression through the career grade) premises in accordance with fire safety legislation
• Provide advice and guidance on fire safety and relevant legislation to business owners, internal staff, and the public
• Prepare fire safety reports and liaise with other regulatory agencies

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 14th September 2025 

Interview date: 29th & 30th September 2025

Further Information

We are proud to be an equal opportunity 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.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted in place of application forms.

Other suitable skills and experience include Fire Safety Advisor, Fire Protection Officer, Fire Risk Assessor, Building Inspector, Compliance Officer, Health & Safety Officer, Enforcement Officer, Risk Manager, Environmental Health Officer, Regulatory Compliance Inspector.