An opportunity has arisen within our client’s Business Fire Safety Department for a Business Safety Advisor, based at Sheffield.
Business Safety Advisor
Location: Central Sheffield, S1 (various bases in South Yorkshire may be available)
Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week (Flexi Time)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £26,403 - £28,142 (Grade 4)
The employer is looking for hungry, career-minded people with a passion for their communities to join them in this exciting role.
You must be great with people, confident to learn new things and eager to save lives by helping to enforce laws, which are designed to keep us all safe.
The overall purpose of the role will be to support businesses to understand and comply with their statutory duties relating to fire safety legislation, offering advice and educating those responsible for low risk, simple premises.
To be considered you will require a basic knowledge of the role that the Service has in enforcement within the business community and the importance of providing a professional and quality service.
Applicants must:
*Where possible have experience in working with the public
*Have excellent written and communication skills
*Have the ability to plan, manage and prioritise workloads
*Have a current full driving licence
*Be willing to work towards Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (Fire Auditors)
The key duties will include increasing the presence of the Service in the business community, signposting businesses to further information and/or other relevant enforcing authorities where appropriate, to ensure they fully contributes to the Government’s agenda of supporting economic growth through better regulation at a local level.
To support the Service to enable the safety of the community’s commercial environment (lower risk premises) through work under Fire Safety legislation, to ensure services are delivered consistently and in accordance with Service policies and procedures.
Closing date for applications is 5pm hours on 11 April 2026.
Interviews will be held week commencing 4 May 2026.
Interested?
To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.
New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. The employer offers 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. They also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme.
Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
All applications will be given equal consideration and they particularly welcome applications from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Other (LGBT+) or are disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within their workforce. The employer also offer a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability.
Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.
Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and Disclosure Scotland Criminal Records Check or Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) if applicable.
The employer’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect their commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment.
No agencies please.