Fire Safety Inspector - Clad Building Team

Fire Safety Inspector - Clad Building Team Details

• Reference: SCC/TP/297627/4604
• Positions: 2
• Salary: £41,585 to £45,135 per annum
• Category: Fire and Rescue
• Contract type: Secondment
• Working hours: 36 hours per week
• Posted on: 25 February 2026
• Directorate: Chief Executive Office
• Location: Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF

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This role has a starting salary of £41,585 per annum, for working 36 hours per week. This is a 12-month fixed term contract / secondment opportunity.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) are looking for people to carry out the role of a Clad Buildings Team Fire Safety Inspector, based out of our Fire Safety Offices. This opportunity in Surrey Fire and Rescue Service welcomes applications from people who have a background and expertise in compliance and regulation as well as meeting the shortlisting criteria.

These roles will be based at Woodhatch Surrey Fire & Rescue Headquarters, Reigate and working at locations across Surrey. Service vehicles are available to complete work.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (prorated for part time staff)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.

About the Role

Are you passionate about making a difference to the communities of Surrey?

As a Clad Buildings Team Fire Safety Inspector your role will be to inspect and audit 11 metre+ residential premises in Surrey that require remediation, work with partners to issue remediation orders in line with the drive to make these buildings 'Sustainably Safe' by 2030 and to ensure compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 on behalf of the fire authority.

You will also support the Protection Teams in Surrey Fire and Rescue to deliver the objectives of the Risk Based Inspection Programme, ensuring the buildings and people that use them safer through education and enforcement

You will be supported by an experienced team, made up of operational and civilian backgrounds and experience. The role will require you to obtain specialist and technical knowledge in fire safety and remediation orders and court process, which will be overseen by a Fire Safety Manager.

This role will involve engaging with various partners and responsible persons to lead and support people to lawfully resolve remediation issues and regulatory fire safety matters, ensuring compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. You will also be responsible for educating businesses and fire teams ensuring shared understanding of risks for clad buildings.

As well as this, you will work independently to manage your calendar with the support of your manager in prioritising workloads. You may also be required to carry out consultations, inspection and audit regimes as part of the risk-based inspection programme. This may include follow up visits and deciding on appropriate enforcement levels based on audit outcomes for other non-clad building types.

A typical day in this important role will see the Business Fire Safety Inspector assessing progress on remediation, fire safety risks and hazards, evaluating measures in place to mitigate clad building risks. Your actions will protect people and premises, whilst influencing and supporting businesses to act on recommendations and, where appropriate, reporting breaches and taking required enforcement actions.

You will need to be flexible, respond positively to change and be prepared for continuous…