Fire Safety Manager

Fire Engineer - Your expertise. Our hotels. A safer future together. 

We have newly created opportunity for a Fire Safety Manager (Engineering). This role will help to shape and strengthen IHG’s approach to fire risk management and join our new Safety & Security team based in Windsor, UK.   

As part of our Global Safety & Security team, within the wider Business Reputation & Responsibility (BRR) function, you’ll partner closely with our EMEAA Safety & Security Directors, Development and Hotel Operations teams. 

In a supportive environment, working alongside our Global Director for Brand Safety Standards, you will partner with colleagues across the globe to influence the global fire strategy and support the implementation of risk-based fire safety controls to ensure consistent delivery of fire safety that protects our guests, colleagues, and properties across diverse markets. 

What you’ll do:

• In this new role, you'll be hands on creating frameworks, training, establishing ways of working and understanding current process, to lead fire safety across the EMEAA region, ensuring it aligns with internal IHG frameworks. 

• Working with internal stakeholders and acting as a business partner to embed practical, consistent fire safety decision-making across the hotel lifecycle – from new builds to refurbishments and conversions. 

• Driving capability building by creating training programmes, tools, and resources that strengthen knowledge and accountability across hotel teams. 

• Develop assurance and compliance processes to help monitor performance, verify standards, and proactively manage risk. 

• Provide expertise during incident investigations, ensuring robust responses and learnings are identified to continuously improve fire safety outcomes. 

• Support due diligence on acquisitions and emerging risk reviews and help embed fire safety at the heart of business decisions. 

What you’ll bring:

• A Degree-level qualification in Fire Safety, Fire Engineering, or related discipline to demonstrate your fire safety competency and expertise.

• Experience of designing and implementing fire safety programmes

• An understanding of risk management, compliance, and assurance frameworks 

• Able to communicate with regional teams and operations, with good presentation skills, able to translate technical information into clear actions and ensure they are rolled out to the relevant team. 

• Pragmatic thinker, able to identify practical engineering solutions and support wider projects with a fire safety focus.

• Experience of working in a multi-region role and/or a property related sector 

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we give you Room to Belong, Room to Grow, and Room to Make a Difference. You’ll join a global family united by our commitment to making every guest and colleague feel safe, secure, and valued – today and in the future.