Job Description
Title: Fire Officer (Fire Risk Assessor) – FRA Team, South
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours
Salary: £51,000 - £60,000 depending on experience and qualifications plus £1,300 essential car user allowance*
Grade: 8
Reporting Office: London, Stratford
Working Location: Across L&Q South region including South West London
Persona: Agile Worker: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working). Combined Site and Home Working
Closing Date: 29th April 2026 at 11pm
Interview Dates: 6th May 2026 via MS Teams
Please click here to view the profile : Role Profile - Fire Officer.docx
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
*Previous Applicants May Not Apply* (if prior applications were regretted within 12 weeks)
Join our Fire Safety Team at L&Q:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Fire Officer to join our dedicated Fire Safety Team within Property Services at L&Q.
Reporting to the Senior Fire Officer, you’ll provide a specialist fire safety management and risk assessment service across L&Q’s residential portfolio. This is a truly rewarding role where your expertise will help keep residents safe and make a real, positive impact on the communities we support.
Fire safety is a top priority at L&Q. In this role, you’ll carry out professional, suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) in line with all relevant statutory requirements. These assessments will be completed as part of a planned programme, as well as in response to incidents, ensuring our homes remain safe, compliant and well‑managed.
This is an excellent opportunity for a knowledgeable and committed fire safety professional who is passionate about high standards, prides themselves on attention to detail, and is motivated by protecting people and properties.
If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!
Your impact in the role:
The role is responsible for managing and delivering a programme of Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) across a diverse residential portfolio, ensuring assessments are suitable, sufficient, and aligned with current legislation and British Standards. You will undertake site inspections, produce high‑quality FRA reports, and clearly identify risk ratings, control measures, and remedial actions. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, you will help ensure that fire risks are effectively managed, residents are protected, and statutory compliance is maintained across the organisation.
What you'll bring:
- Candidates will need to have a valid driving licence and access to a car
- Already have obtained or be willing to work towards a Professional Fire Accreditation.
- Level 3/4 Certificate in Fire Risk Assessment and Fire Safety Management
- Knowledge and Experience working with Fire Safety legislation and regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Extensive experience of undertaking FRA’s in the residential sector
- Understanding of fire compliance within a housing association or local authority
- Knowledge of Approved Documents and Industry Guidance
- Ability to be able to work as part of a team both in the office and dispersed
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be able to tailor communication for various internal and external stakeholders
- Use of MS packages, training would be given on the trust bespoke systems
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.
When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.
Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!
*ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.
