Full Information About the Post

Ref: 604748

Part-time: 16 Hours/2 days per week
Salary Range: £32,709 to £40,560 (Pro-rata - £14,144 to £17,539)
Location: Holyrood, Edinburgh

Closing date: 5pm on 20 July 2018

About the Post

 

• Building Management: Hard Services and Project Delivery
• Service Delivery: Soft Services, food services, mail services and helpdesk
• Health and safety, fire safety and environmental management 

The post is based within the Health and Safety, Fire Safety and Environmental Management team which is responsible for ensuring a safe and secure environment for Members and their staff, parliamentary staff, visitors and the public. 

Duties

Reporting to the Head of Building Management your main duties will include:

• provision of a professional fire safety advisory service to the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body, the Clerk/Chief Executive, Assistant Clerk/Chief Executives, Group Heads and other occupants of the campus (including elected members and other employers)

• carrying out statutory Fire Risk Assessments, reviewing fire evacuation, fire alarm tactical management, fire incident review procedures and managing down false alarm activations

• ensuring all fire safety training is delivered to a high standard, including contract management of fire safety training delivery

• management of the fire alerting system for deaf and hard of hearing people

• providing Facilities Management support to the Parliament’s Emergency Response Team and contributing to Incident Management planning and execution

• maintenance and development of Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)

• maintaining and developing relationships with relevant enforcing authorities and other stakeholders as appropriate

• supporting the Parliament’s Business Continuity Manager in defining, developing and maintaining the FM Office’s contribution to the Parliament’s Business Continuity Plan

• contributing towards the development and maintenance of the FM Office’s risk management framework, consolidating identified risks and designing appropriate responses to effectively mitigate, manage or transfer

 Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required

You will be an experienced and qualified fire safety professional and, as a minimum, must have graduate membership of The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), or equivalent. You will have successfully attended “long fire prevention course/related modules” at the Fire Service College or similar and will be an experienced Fire Risk Assessor. Ideally, you will have a recognised health & safety management qualification (e.g. NEBOSH National Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health) and be able to demonstrate proven relevant experience.

You will also need excellent training skills, including the ability to develop, design and deliver relevant training for all levels within the organisation, along with good contract and project management skills/experience. You will also be able to evidence an understanding of Incident Management, Business Continuity and Risk Management practises.

You must also be able to demonstrate:

A understanding of current fire safety legislation:

• Scottish building standards in relation to premises formerly designated as Crown property and complex fire engineered designs
• An understanding of relevant fire safety guidance, British Standards and good practice in relation to premises used as Offices, Places of Assembly, Places of Entertainment and for high profile parliamentary events

 An ability to promote the values of good fire safety awareness and culture:

• Working with a range of stakeholders (including MSPs) throughout the campus
• The ability to carry this out in a non-prescriptive manner, but having the confidence and experience to apply measures firmly/fairly when necessary

 Experience of incident management:

• Fire & Rescue Service officer at the level of Group Manager or similar, for example

 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills:

• The ability and personal qualities to work with, advise and influence at all levels within the organisation
• The ability to deliver training and effectively engage with stakeholders
• IT skills (e.g. MS Word, Excel, SharePoint) to allow the production of professional reports/papers/proposals to senior management

 Strong teamworking skills:

• The ability to ensure joint working across teams
• The ability to deliver to a high standard with minimum supervision  

Organisational and management skills

• Strong personal organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
• The ability to manage projects
• Contract management skills
• The ability to devise, monitor and manage effective processes  

Please demonstrate evidence of these qualities in your application.

How to apply 

To apply, please send your application demonstrating your Skills, Qualifications and Experience to jobs@parliament.scot by 5pm on 20 July 2018.

Benefits 

We offer a great range of benefits including 41.5 days’ leave – pro rata (including public holidays), the opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangement and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.

Salary

The salary range for this post is shown below: 

Minimum	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3 ( max)
£14,144	£15,162	£16,179	£17,539

You will progress at the rate of one scale point per year provided you are performing your duties to the required standard. Your progression date will be the anniversary of taking up the appointment in the grade. You will be paid monthly in arrears by Bank Credit Transfer directly into your bank or building society account on the last banking day of the month.