Fire Safety Project Officer | Full Time | Merseyside | £47,850

Onward Homes is looking for a Fire Safety Project Officer to join its Landlord Compliance and Delivery team.

This is a permanent role based in Merseyside. The salary is £47,850 per annum. The role sits within the Property function. 

You will manage fire safety work packages across the region. You will also update electronic record systems, support compliance and help reduce risk for customers, colleagues and third parties. 

The role requires attendance at Onward offices 2 days per week. You will also travel across neighbourhoods and buildings in the North West to deliver fire safety project work and represent Onward at Fire and Rescue Service inspections. 

In short, this is a practical fire safety role with project, data, contractor and site work. Not just “update the spreadsheet and hope the building behaves”. Buildings, tragically, remain uncooperative.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Fire Safety works: Deliver fire safety work packages across the region.
• Support compliance: Help make sure Onward meets regulatory duties.
• Commission equipment: Ensure active fire equipment is commissioned correctly.
• Manage testing: Make sure testing and certification are recorded and validated.
• Support handover: Prepare records before handover to the Compliance Team for cyclical maintenance.
• Manage contracts: Oversee fire safety contracts and contractor delivery.
• Monitor progress: Track works, resolve issues and report updates.
• Check quality: Provide on-site quality controls for project work.
• Manage budgets: Support financial management of fire safety projects.
• Maintain data: Keep fire safety compliance data accurate and up to date.
• Record works: Ensure testing, inspection and remedial works are properly logged.
• Measure performance: Use KPIs and management information to track delivery.
• Support reports: Help prepare reports on fire safety contract performance.
• Work with teams: Support repairs, maintenance, contractors and internal colleagues.
• Support procurement: Contribute to landlord compliance and procurement strategy.
• Manage health and safety: Support legal compliance for fire-related activity in the region.
• Deliver training: Help provide fire safety training to colleagues.

About You

Onward Homes is looking for someone with:

• Fire Safety project experience: A track record of managing fire safety investment programmes.
• Programme delivery skills: Experience delivering work packages to a high standard.
• Data skills: Experience using complex data to support decisions.
• Construction knowledge: Knowledge of building construction, standards and planning rules.
• Regulatory knowledge: Understanding of regulatory standards and leasehold law.
• Housing systems knowledge: Knowledge of core housing systems and fire safety management systems.
• Contract knowledge: Understanding of construction contracts and contract administration.
• Financial awareness: Commercial understanding of value for money in construction.
• CDM knowledge: Understanding of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
• Site safety knowledge: Awareness of on-site health and safety.
• Communication skills: Strong written and verbal communication.
• Stakeholder skills: Experience managing internal and external relationships.
• IT skills: Intermediate Microsoft Office skills would be useful.

What Onward Homes Offers

Onward Homes offers:

• Salary: £47,850 per annum.
• Annual leave: 32 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, giving 40 days paid holiday each year.
• More leave over time: Option to increase leave with service or through holiday purchase.
• Pension: Immediate entry to the pension scheme, with matched contributions up to 10%.
• Flexible working: A flexible working environment with family-friendly policies.
• Health cash plan: Financial support for health costs, with an option to extend to your family.
• Health cover: Dental, optical, physiotherapy and 24-hour private GP access.
• Paid leave: Paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Learning support: Up to £150 each year through the Learning for Life scheme.
• Discounts: Access to discounts and cashback offers.
• Cycle to Work: Cycle to Work scheme access.
• Career development: Support with training and qualifications. 

About Onward Homes

Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the North West.

It owns and manages around 35,000 homes across the region. It is also committed to building 500 new homes each year. 

Onward aims to provide good homes and create positive spaces for customers. It also wants to create a positive workplace where colleagues can reach their potential.

How to Apply

Apply through the Onward Homes careers website by 29 May 2026. 

If you have questions about the role or the recruitment process, contact:

HumanResourcesTeam@onward.co.uk

Onward Homes welcomes diverse applicants and aims to make its recruitment process inclusive. Reasonable adjustments are available for candidates who need support.

Application Tips

For this Fire Safety role, focus on your project delivery, contractor management and compliance experience. Give clear examples of fire safety work packages you have managed. Mention your work with active fire equipment, certification, data systems, KPIs, CDM 2015 and site health and safety. Keep your application clear, practical and evidence-led. The hiring team needs proof, not a three-act drama about “driving excellence”.