James Hutton

Background

About James Hutton

A Tier 3 Fire Risk Assessor and BAFE SP205 Validator. I have 30 years of Fire Sector experience, often working in highly challenging environments. I have worked in a Fire and Rescue Service as a fire safety regulator, the private sector as a Fire Safety compliance manager and as a service provider. I have been awarded Member status for the Institute of Fire Safety Managers. Public safety is of paramount importance to me, it is vital that people are not just safe, they feel safe. My successes are a product of my flexibility and strong personal moral and ethical values. This, coupled with the following skills and attributes, has allowed me to become a successful, honest and dynamic leader: • A Fire Safety specialist with extensive experience as a regulator and compliance manager. • Significant skills in dealing with crisis management, business continuity, fire safety and people management related issues. • Substantial experience in developing and translating organisational objectives into Strategy. • Extensive, Incident Command experience. Which, has resulted in the successful resolution of many significant Fires and Multi-agency operational incidents. • A track record of successfully concluding negotiations, consultation/engagement and conflict resolution. • Technically-savvy with outstanding relationship building, training and presentation skills. • I am a motivated individual with substantial experience in leading large scale change and procurement projects. • I am dedicated and hardworking with an internal drive to deliver excellence. • Customer-oriented with a strong history of leading high-performing teams to meet or exceed objectives. • Politically aware, with significant experience of working with political leaders. • An effective team builder with a passion for team development. • I have a particular interest in Leadership and workforce development. • I very much believe in the Leader/Leader approach. • Excellent problem-solving, I am an advocate for root cause analysis rather than simple problem-solving. • Visible Leader.