
Senior Manager, Safety & Security - Fire Safety, AMER
- USA
- $58,844-120,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Act as subject matter expert for Fire Brand Safety Standards within the Safety & Security (S&S) Team, taking responsibility for actively identifying external insight that could drive review or improvement of IHGs arrangements - such as material changes to local code, peer practices or in relation to major fire safety incidents relevant to the hotel sector.
- Partner with the business and support with the implementation of applicable requirements and risk management practices; ensure compliance with IHG requirements and/ or identify alternative risk management solutions (Alternative means of compliance).
- Proactively support the wider S&S team and BRR community to build capability within the region on fire safety & fire engineering, including the development of relevant tools, resources and training materials.
- Develop and implement robust assurance processes to verify and monitor levels of implementation of applicable fire safety requirements.
- Provide proactive support to identify & respond to fire safety issues, including incident investigation into fire safety events (where required) within the AMER portfolio.
- Work as part of a wider network of Fire Safety Engineers within the S&S Team to establish global ways of working and ensure consistency of approach across the wider IHG business.
- Act as a key interface between BRR and key internal stakeholders, including Hotel Lifecycle Growth (HLG), Operations and Leadership teams on matters of fire safety.
- Support the active management of suppliers of Fire Safety support services, such as fire engineering consultants/ Technical Advisory Organizations.
- There is also an expectation that this role will provide wider project and program support to initiatives covered under the Brand Safety Standards Program which may expand beyond fire safety.
- Bachelor's degree in Fire Safety/ Fire Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
- Five or more years of progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in multiple disciplines/processes related to the position.
- Must be a subject matter expert in Fire Protection & Fire Safety Engineering
- Experience of operating in a 'business partner' role as the primary point of contact on Fire Safety across a substantial geography / portfolio
- Experience in the hotel, hospitality, events, retail or similar 'property heavy' or Real Estate sectors is desirable.
- Deep understanding and proficiency in relation to risk, assurance and other similar concepts
- Able to understand stakeholder challenges from their perspective and engage in 'win-win' conversations
- Experience of Project Management with the ability to define, coordinate and execute projects, manage complex data and identify pragmatic solutions.