Job Description

The vacancy
Full-time, 37 hours per week Permanent
Are you passionate about making homes and communities safer? Join us at bpha as a Fire Safety Project Officer and play a vital role in protecting lives and property through proactive fire safety initiatives.
About the Role
You'll support our designated "competent person" and work closely with the Building Safety Manager, Fire Safety Project Manager, and Fire Safety Officers to ensure our buildings meet all legal fire safety requirements. Your work will directly contribute to safer homes and communities by driving continuous improvement and raising fire safety awareness across our organisation.
What You'll Be Doing
Planning and delivering fire safety projects with clear performance targets
Ensuring all projects meet bpha's standards for cost, time, and quality
Recommending protective and preventative fire safety measures
Advising colleagues, contractors, and partners on fire safety legislation and best practice
Promoting fire safety awareness among residents and recommending risk-reduction strategies
Collaborating across teams to support fire safety across all bpha buildings
We're Looking for Someone Who:
Has strong experience in fire safety enforcement or fire risk assessment, especially in housing
Understands fire safety legislation, codes of practice, and guidance
Has experience managing contracts and understanding construction health and safety
Holds a recognised Fire Risk Assessment qualification
What's in It for You?
Competitive salary
28 days holiday + Bank Holidays (rising to 33 days with service)
Generous pension scheme
Private healthcare and free life assurance
Enhanced family leave
Access to wellbeing tools and a digital gym
Learning and development opportunities
Discounted gym membership and retail discounts
Please note: The successful candidate will be required to complete a basic DBS check.
Closing date: 1st August 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications-so don't wait to apply!
About us
bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge arc, which is committed to providing its customers with high quality, value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing.
We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes - for rent, sheltered, residential care and shared ownership.
We work together with communities - to improve opportunities, independence and quality of life for our residents, and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together, and run and support a wide range of community activities.
All the money we make is used to invest in existing homes, to enable us to build new homes, and to deliver new and improved services.
We own or manage over 19,500 homes and over 500 staff.
Our vision and values
To build communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.
Our values underpin the work that we do and are ingrained in our culture at bpha. We are looking for people who can share these values and translate them into day-to-day practices for the benefit of our communities, customers and fellow colleagues. So that we can realise our vision, together.
We are ambitious
We are better together
We show empathy
We take responsibility
Benefits
We believe that benefits should be more than just perks. For us, they aren't simply little extras added on at the end, they're fundamental parts of what we stand for, from the very beginning. As standard.
That's why at bpha, we reward our employees by making sure we give them a supportive and caring environment, that empowers them to be happy, healthy and inspired, every day.
Money & Time

• Holiday entitlement of 28-33 days a year, plus public holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Competitive pay
• Life assurance cover

Health & Wellbeing

• Private healthcare
• Mental Health First Aid
• Counselling service
• Eye tests
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free annual flu jabs
• Wellbeing activities and events
• Free fruit and refreshments

Recognition

• Long service award
• Annual staff recognition awards
• Discretionary reward scheme

Lifestyle

• Annual volunteering day
• Social events, clubs and activities
• Breakout areas
• Onsite cafe/restaurant at headquarters

Development

• Opportunities for professional training and qualifications
• Workshops and training sessions for new skills
• A fresh and modern eLearning platform