Fire Safety Technical Specialist

With a strong background in Fire Safety Management , you’ll be able to demonstrate extensive and practical Fire Safety Knowledge along with exceptional mentoring skills and a collaborative approach to your work. You’ll be comfortable making decisions within authority levels and have experience imparting technical knowledge to others in an engaging manner. You’re open to development opportunities and bring a positive, can-do attitude.

The role will also require you to be / have:

Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) and/or Member of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers (MIFSM). Additionally, Membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (certIOSH/ CMIOSH) is desirable

A fire safety qualification (minimum Level 4 Diploma or equivalent)

Recent relevant, fire and building related legislative and industry standard awareness

Experience completing complex fire risk assessments in a variety of types of premises and occupations. Additionally experience of risk assessments of potentially explosive atmospheres would be desirable

Proven fire risk assessment consultancy experience, ideally in line with UKAS FRA accreditation

Project management experience

Excellent written and verbal communication along with strong mentoring, coaching, and influencing abilities

Effective time management, development and presentation skills

Due to the nature of the role, travel across the UK will be required, to attend client visits with our H&S Consultants – therefore it is essential you also have a full UK driving licence.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Salary of £60,000 to £70,000

Company car or car allowance

Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)

Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution

25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme

A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities

Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets

£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs

Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more

Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance

Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year

Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme

Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary

Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services organisations, and for over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us, so we’re proud to be recognised as “a great place to work”.

Our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction, but it also marked us as the first UK based company to earn a Gallup Exceptional Workplace award for ten consecutive years. We’ve also been consistently recognised by Glassdoor. We appeared in the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK list in 2023, 2024 and 2026 — and in 2026, we were the highest ranked insurance business in the UK, highlighting our strong employee experience and the positive feedback our people share on the platform.

Additionally, we were named in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of “Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK”, and we’ve been certified as a UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

We offer a supportive and empowering culture where people are inspired to perform, given opportunities to grow, and recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable—so we’re successful now and in the future.