Highly motivated and accomplished safety professional with extensive leadership, management, and operational experience
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Highly motivated and accomplished safety professional with extensive leadership, management, and operational experience gained through a distinguished career within the Fleet Air Arm of HM Royal Navy. Experienced in supervising teams and coordinating resources in demanding, high-pressure, and diverse environments both in the UK and overseas.
Assessor with substantial expertise in Domestic Firefighting, Air Crash Rescue, Flight Safety, Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Fire Risk Assessments, Passive Fire Protection, and Fire Door Inspections.
Aid trained, highly adaptable, and committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety compliance and continuous professional development. A proven operations coordinator with strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging effectively with personnel at all levels and from diverse backgrounds. Proficient in the use of IT systems and recognised for delivering effective leadership, problem-solving, and organisational excellence.
Health & Fire Safety Advisor (2023-01 – Present) • Undertake regular site Fire Risk Assessment, Health and Safety Assessment and Passive Fire Inspections.
• Carry out Fire Door Inspections to buildings that are over 11 meters in height within customer portfolio.
• Ensure buildings conform to the latest Fire Related building regulations and technical standards.
• Provide health and safety advice to associates within the organisation to assist their health, safety and wellbeing.
• Working with various organisational departments plan required remediation works on assessed sites to ensure any work is completed to the required standard by competent contractors.
• Provide a practical and methodical approach to solving problems linked to Health, Safety and Fire Safety of sites.
• Provide advice in connection with applications for Building Regulations Approval on Fire Related matters.
• Undertake Health and Safety tasks for Geographical area for team. Including display screen assessments and workplace monitoring.
• Review and validate fire risk assessment reports against relevant industry standards (including BAFE SP205 and PAS 79)
Fire Safety Manager at SOAS University of London (2022-07 – 2022-10) (Agency) • Ensuring site compliance with Fire Legislation, Policy and Guidance.
• Ensuring fire risk assessments are carried out.
• Ensuring the implementation of an effective fire safety management structure.
• Ensuring the compilation and management of fire emergency plans.
• Identify any hazards and fire safety management deficiencies.
• Maintain fire records, documentation and fire emergency plans.
• Advise on improvements to control measures in reducing the risk of fire.
• Interpret fire safety legislation and its requirements.
Point at UK Ministry Of Defence (2021-01 – 2022-05) • Ensuring site compliance with Fire Legislation, Policy and Guidance.
• Manage and maintain the unit Fire Safety Management Plan.
• Assist with mitigation and communication of outstanding fire risks.
• Manage and maintain unit fire orders and wider unit fire policies including management of unit training programmes.
Coordinator at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (2020-04 – 2021-01) • Team leader.
• Coordinate staff and transport operations.
• Oversee mobile combi-lift crane lifting and transport operations.
• Equipment operator: Manitou, Forklift and MEWP in blade transport operations.
• Crane slinger / banksman.
• Fire Warden.
Operative at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (2019-01 – 2020-04) • Operate a 40 ton mobile combi-lift crane, to transport wind turbine blades on site.
• Working to strict schedules and in accordance with company guidelines. prepare blades for shipping.
• Operate equipment, i.e Manitou, forklift and MEWP in blade transport operations.
• Crane Slinger / Banksman.
• Fire warden.
Operative at SSE Enterprise (2018-10 – 2019-01) • Install and maintain traffic and street lights within the Hampshire area.
• Drive a 12 ton truck to transport and install electrical columns.
• Digging / excavation to repair or install underground cables.
• Yard banksman.
Airman at HM Royal Navy (2008-10 – 2016-03) • An Air Crash Rescue Fire-fighter, responsible for Aviation Operations, the training and enforcing of fire safety measures and the maintenance of portable fire extinguishers.
• Air Crash Rescue Fire-fighter, working on both Aircraft Carriers and Naval Air Stations; providing Air Side Operations support, remaining flexible and adaptable to any occurrence, in diverse and arduous environments.
• Conducted weekly site visits, to ensure that all fire safety guidelines were adhered to, that fire safety equipment was not being used inappropriately and were kept in good working order.
• Assisted in the training of staff and visitors on the Air Station, so they were kept up to date on the principles of Fire Safety at work and could react in the correct manner in an emergency.
• Managed and maintained 4600 fire extinguishers on the Air Station; ordering replacements for decommissioned extinguishers, maintaining the fire extinguisher database and submitting monthly reports on buildings serviced, faults and rectifications.
• Driver of various vehicles, both on and off the airfield in the execution of duties. These included a forklift / JCB, an all-wheel tractor for moving aircraft on the airfield, 4x4 and mini bus for site visits, class B+E for exercises and a class C Navy display truck, as a recruiting officer for the Navy at various events around the country.
IGCSE in Human & Social Biology
