Fire Safety Advisor

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, creating a community where colleagues feel respected and valued. We aim to reflect the diversity of our students and communities, and to strengthen our university through collaboration and diverse perspectives, across all roles at the University.

The Higher Education Sector continues to provide a stimulating yet challenging environment as we look to meet the ever-changing demands of a student led and market orientated world. The importance of the University Estate, its Facilities, Teaching and Research has never been higher, given its value in attracting prospective students and providing the best possible experience for our students, researchers, staff and visitors.

Health and Safety Services supports and challenges the University to ensure it is not only complying with legislative standards but striving to be leading on best practice to make the University a healthy and safe place to work, study and visit.

The team offers a range of health and safety services across all of the University’s Estate, Faculties and Services, providing a very diverse range of risks groups to work with including those associated with laboratories, medical facilities, sports facilities, multi-storey accommodation, theatres, restaurants, night clubs, libraries, offices, workshops, refurbishments and the support and maintenance infrastructure necessary to maintain them.

We have a vacancy for a Fire Safety Advisor role.

The role will be responsible for informing the University Fire Safety Strategy and supporting the University to ensure it has discharged its Fire Safety Responsibilities.

You will be working proactively with Faculty and Service colleagues across the whole University on all aspects of fire safety, particularly with respect to equipment, buildings, processes, procedures and legislation, overseeing the fire risk assessment program and systems for remedial actions, delivering fire safety training, supporting and investigating fire related incidents and near-misses, assisting policy and practical guidance development.

Does this sound like you?

Then further information is in the job description, please ensure you provide sufficient information in your covering letter / personal statement that refers directly to the criteria given in the Competency Specification of the job description, as applications are assessed on those criteria.

The position reports into the University’s Lead Health and Safety Advisors and also the Head of Health and Safety Services.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Alan Mountain-Hewett (Head of Health and Safety Services) a.r.mountain-hewett@hull.ac.uk

JR102120 Fire Safety Advisor Job Description.pdf

Interviews are anticipated to be held on 26 or 27 May 2026.