Head of Health and Fire Safety


Company:	City of London Corporation
Salary:	£77400-87880 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, EC2V 7HH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Aug 2026
Closing date:	17 Sept 2026

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Summary

City of London Corporation

We are looking for an influential and forward-thinking leader to set the direction for health and fire safety across Community and Children’s Services. As a senior competent person and Head of Profession, you will provide trusted advice, strengthen assurance and lead a culture in which safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement are central to every service. This high-profile opportunity to make a lasting difference for residents, service users, colleagues and partners across a diverse, complex organisation, helping to shape safer homes, services and workplaces

What you will do

Develop and deliver an ambitious health, fire safety and wellbeing strategy and improvement plan.

Provide authoritative advice and assurance to residents, colleagues, senior leaders and Members.

Strengthen risk management, governance, incident reporting and legal compliance across housing and other services.

Influence stakeholders, regulators, partners and suppliers on complex safety matters.

Lead, develop and champion the Health and Fire Safety Team and wider professional community.

Use insight, performance information and audits to drive improvement and embed a positive safety culture.

Manage the service budget, contribute to emergency arrangements and take decisive action where there is an imminent risk to life.

About you

You will be a credible senior leader with the judgement, confidence and communication skills to turn complex requirements into practical action. You will bring:

Essential qualifications and expertise

A relevant degree or substantial equivalent senior-level experience.

A recognised occupational health and safety qualification, such as the NEBOSH National General Certificate, with appropriate fire safety expertise.

Strong knowledge of health and fire safety legislation, risk management and assurance in complex, multi-site services.

Evidence of continuing professional development.

What you will bring

A successful record of leading health, fire safety or comparable risk-based services in a large, complex organisation.

Experience of shaping strategy, leading organisational change and improving services .

Strong people, programme, performance and budget management skills.

The ability to influence, negotiate and build trusted relationships at every level.

Excellent judgement and communication, with the ability to present complex information clearly to a variety of audiences.

A collaborative, customer-focused approach and the confidence to challenge constructively and act decisively.

Closing date: 23:59pm on Monday 21st September 2026

Provisional interview date: 9th & 15th October 2026

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