Job Description
The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has an opportunity for a suitably motivated individual to join their Fire Safety Department and to lead and manage the new regional Building Safety Regulator team.
The successful candidates will contribute to the Service fulfilling its statutory duties and achieving its strategic purpose of ‘We make our communities safer’.
As the manager of this new team you will be responsible for developing, implementing and assuring the policies and procedures required to deliver this new legislative requirement.
To achieve this you will need to liaise with senior managers in all Services within the South East as well as within the national BSR team located within the London Fire Brigade.
You will lead a team of 11 Officers and Engineers who collectively will assist the Building Safety Regulator in enforcing the requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022. You will be expected to liaise directly with the Regulator to identify workloads that you will need to allocate to the regional team members. You will also be required to quality assure the work of the regional team and to report to each Service against agreed performance indicators.
As a manager within the Fire Safety department and as required by the national competence framework for fire safety, you will be required to be qualified to L3 Certificate level and work to achieve a L4 Diploma in Fire Safety. You will also be required to maintain competence by undertaking a full range of activities that you are qualified to deliver in accordance with Protection fire safety policy and procedures. This will include reviewing and advising on building consultations & licensing applications, liaising with stakeholders as appropriate and responding to complaints, where needed. This will require the preparation of reports and appropriate documentation related to Fire Safety interactions.
We welcome applications from anyone who meets the essential criteria shown within the accompanying job description.
You will need good verbal and written communication skills together with a commitment to continuous professional development are essential for these roles.
You will need a full UK Drivers License- use of a car provided.
A DBS check is a requirement of the role and this will be funded by ESFRS for the successful applicants
Shortlisting: 15 October 2025
Interviews: 3 November 2025 (times to be confirmed)
Start Date: 01 January 2026 or earlier if mutually achievable
For further information or to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact George O’Reilly George.oreilly@esfrs.org
Our Purpose, Commitments and Values.
Our Purpose and Commitments are at the centre of everything we do. Whether responding to emergencies, working to prevent them happening in the first place or providing support, our firefighters, officers, control room operators, Business and Community safety teams, support staff and volunteers all play their part.
We are proud to serve East Sussex and Brighton and Hove City.
Our purpose
- We make our communities safer
Our Commitments
We will do this by:
- Delivering high performing services
- Educating our communities
- Developing a multi-skilled, safe and valued workforce
- Making effective use of our resources
Our Values
PROUD - We are proud of our Service and enjoy working in a positive environment - by continually improving our services and our organisation.
ACCOUNTABLE - Serving our whole community - by providing a good, cost-effective service.
INTEGRITY - Trust, integrity, initiative and innovation - by being open, honest and encouraging creativity.
RESPECT - respect and dignity for all - by treating members of our community and each other in a way that values their individuality and by challenging discrimination and unsuitable behaviour.
Diversity and Inclusion
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve.
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, (ESFRS), are committed to equality of opportunity for all job applicants and aims to select suitably qualified people based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge, qualifications and training.
For more information please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statement.
Safeguarding
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and suppliers to share this commitment.
ESFRS is a member of the Brighton & Hove and East Sussex Safeguarding Children’s Partnership and Safeguarding Adults Boards.
You can read our safeguarding statement here.
DBS and Non-Police Personnel Vetting
All roles at East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service will be subject to either DBS checks (minimum standard level) or a Police vetting process (the latter for roles based at Joint Headquarters in Lewes). The check will take place for the preferred candidate at the end of the selection process, before a final offer of employment can be made. For more information about DBS and Vetting, please read our DBS and Vetting Policy.
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders
ESFRS are an Equal Opportunities Employer and therefore will consider ex-offenders for employment on their merits, (subject to the necessary DBS & Non-Police Personnel Vetting clearances required for the role). For more information please read our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Statement.
Notes
Please note that recruitment processes may be withdrawn or varied at short notice due to the Services' Organisational Change policy.