Senior Fire Safety Manager (Engineering)

Hotel Brand:
Location: United Kingdom, Windsor
United Kingdom, Burton-On-Trent

Hotel: Corp Windsor, Windsor One, Arthur Road, IHG Hotels & Resorts, SL4 1RS

Job number: 151010

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Fire Safety Strategy - Your expertise. Our hotels. A safer future together.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Fire Safety Manager (Engineering). This role will take a lead in shaping and strengthening IHG’s global fire safety approach, ensuring our hotels remain safe, resilient, and future-ready.

As part of our Global Safety & Security team, within the wider Business Reputation & Responsibility (BRR) function, you’ll be our lead fire strategy expert, partnering closely with our Safety & Security Directors, Hotel Operations teams, and senior business leaders across the EMEAA region. Working alongside our Global Director for Brand Safety Standards, and colleagues in the Americas and Greater China, you’ll influence the global fire strategy, support the implementation of risk-based fire safety controls and ensure consistent delivery of world-class fire safety that protects our guests, colleagues, and properties across diverse global markets.

What you’ll do:

Be the lead on fire safety for BRR across the region, ensuring it aligns with global frameworks while addressing local property market needs.

Partner with Safety & Security Directors and Hotel Operations leadership to embed practical, consistent fire safety decision-making across the hotel lifecycle – from new builds to refurbishments and conversions.

Act as a trusted business partner to cross-functional leaders, including Hotel Lifecycle & Growth, Operations, and Executive Leadership, bringing expert insight and pragmatic solutions.

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

Lead assurance and compliance processes to monitor performance, verify standards, and proactively manage risk.

Provide expert guidance during incident investigations, ensuring robust responses and learnings to continuously improve fire safety outcomes.

Manage external consultants and partners, ensuring specialist services deliver value and align with IHG’s strategic objectives.

Contribute to business-critical projects, including due diligence on acquisitions and emerging risk reviews, embedding fire safety at the heart of business decisions.

What you’ll bring:

Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in Fire Safety, Fire Engineering, or related discipline, with recognised professional fire safety certifications.

Demonstrable expertise in fire strategy within a global property or hospitality environment.

Strong track record of designing, implementing, and leading fire safety programmes in a multi-stakeholder, international business.

Deep knowledge of risk management, compliance, and assurance frameworks.

Proven ability to translate technical expertise into clear, actionable strategies for diverse audiences.

Exceptional communication, influencing, and business partnering skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders and external experts.

Analytical mindset, able to use insights and data to shape decisions and drive continuous improvement.

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.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now.

Closing date for applications 17th October 2025

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Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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