Fire Risk Assessment Validator

Job Title: Fire Risk Assessment Validator Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £50,080.35 per annum (£55,293.71 is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role) Working Hours: 35 Hours per week Working Pattern: Monday-Friday/Hybrid Location: Liverpool/National If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description. Please note that whilst we will accept applications on the basis of any form of valid legal permission to work in the UK, we will be surrendering the Riverside Sponsorship licence, so for the avoidance of doubt, we are unable to apply for any further sponsorships whether on behalf of existing colleagues or candidates. The difference you’ll make as a Fire Risk Assessment Validator You will implement robust quality control and validation for our in-house fire risk assessment department for low/medium risk buildings and outsourced high-risk buildings and build confidence in the quality of the services being provided. Ensure all fire risk assessment for life safety, are suitable and sufficient, consistently completed to a high standard and compliant with the requirements of the legislation and guidance and are certified by a competent person. Act as the lead named person with responsibility and delegated authority to validate documented fire risk assessments on behalf of The Riverside Group and in accordance with our BAFE SP-205 Fire Risk Assessment Scheme. This position reports to the Validation Manager. About you We are looking for someone with: • Ability to meet the nationally recognized Competency Criteria for Fire Risk Assessors from the Fire Sector Federation or similar and meet the requirements of an FRA validator. • Extensive experience of undertaking fire risk assessments, with experience in residential fire risk assessments and experience validating FRAs. • Knowledge and experience in the application of quality assessment frameworks and techniques including BS8674:2025 Competence of Assessors. • Experience of working as a fire risk assessor for residential housing and care and support schemes and evidence of applying BS9792:2025 and PAS 79-1.principles. • Ability to carry out site visits and physical inspections of work, including accessing loft spaces by means of ladders. Why Riverside? At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives. We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us. Working with us, you’ll enjoy: • Competitive pay & generous pension • 28 days holidays plus bank holidays • Flexible working options available • Investment in your learning, personal development and technology • A wide range of benefits Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside: We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues. Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview. Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria on the job description, at Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience. Role Profile • Deputize as the lead named person with responsibility and delegated authority to validate documented fire risk assessments on behalf of The Riverside Group. • Support the implementation and review of an effective Fire Risk Assessment Validation process of all fire risk assessments completed in-house and by contractors including Managed Agents. • Undertake fire risk assessment validations for internal and external FRA’s and provide feedback from the validation process to the relevant persons, agreeing changes to the assessment report where required. • Support the timely program of desktop validations and on-site audit of risk assessment work carried out by each risk assessor when first employed and then repeated annually. The on-site audit shall comprise either an observed assessment of a premises undergoing assessment, or a review of a site previously assessed, witnessed assessments and post FRA site reviews. • Support the implementation of procedures for inherently low risk premises (i.e. identical premises and the assessments are carried out by the same assessor) for an alternative approach to validating every report. All premises which are medium or high risk must be subject to validation. • Maintain a record of your validation process for each fire risk assessment report. The records shall contain, as a minimum, the unique identifier of the assessment; the name of the premises; the name of the assessor; then name of the validator; the date of the assessment; the date of the validation; brief details of any significant errors and omissions...