Fire Technical Maintenance Manager

We’re looking for a Fire Maintenance Manager to take ownership of fire safety performance across our nationwide retail estate. You’ll play a key role in keeping our customers, colleagues and stores safe - driving fire maintenance, compliance, continuous improvement and exceptional operational standards.

Working closely with our Head of Fire Engineering, you’ll turn technical expertise into clear action, support our field teams, and lead improvements that enhance safety, efficiency and value for money.

The hiring manager for this vacancy is Daniel Villiers.

You will be responsible for:

Key day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

Supporting the delivery and management of fire risk assessments, working closely with internal teams and external contractors to ensure actions are identified, prioritised and progressed effectively.
Reviewing and challenging contractor recommendations, assessing the viability of proposed remedial works and ensuring all solutions align with Tesco’s Fire Strategy and store operating models.
Taking an active role in the management of fire impairments, including coordinating responses, managing risk, and supporting senior-level escalations where required across the UK estate.
Acting as a central point of contact for fire safety enforcement notifications, working collaboratively with Tesco’s internal Legal team to ensure appropriate, timely and compliant responses.
Serving as the maintenance lead for fire investigations, liaising with local authorities, internal stakeholders and technical teams to support investigations and implement learnings.
Building strong relationships with key stakeholders, including stores, maintenance teams, contractors, enforcement bodies and legal partners, to ensure fire safety risks are clearly understood and well managed.

As the role develops, there will be scope to shape processes, influence strategy and contribute to continuous improvement in how fire safety risks are managed across Tesco.

You will need:

Advanced technical knowledge of fire protection assets and fire safety legislation
Significant technical and maintenance engineering experience
Experience working in a remote/site‑based engineering environment of similar scale
Fire NEBOSH
Engineering qualification (Level 3, HNC or above / time‑served)
Experience with lean methodologies, RCA and planned maintenance techniques
Professional registration or Membership

British Standards knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.

BS 5839 (Fire detection & alarm systems)
BS 9999 (Fire safety in buildings)
BS EN 12845 (Sprinkler systems)
Fire strategy design and review
Contractor management and compliance auditing

Technical & Legal knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.

UK Fire Safety Legislation, including:
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Building Regulations (Approved Document B)

What's in it for you:

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Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility