Building Safety Advisor

Thirteen Group; Middlesbrough; Hybrid; GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Thirteen Group as a Building Safety Advisor and take the lead in ensuring compliance with the Building Safety Act. This full-time role allows for flexibility, working primarily from home, while also interacting with a dedicated team at our Middlesbrough office. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge in fire safety and building regulations, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Starting annual leave of 28 days, rising to 31 days

Pension up to 17% contributions

Health and wellbeing support services

Discount and reward platform

Opportunities to buy and sell annual leave

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of regulatory requirements and safety cases.
• Experienced in fire safety and managing multiple building types.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance building safety case processes.
• Lead documentation submissions to regulatory bodies.
• Implement compliance assurance testing for fire safety.

Skills

Knowledge of the Building Safety Act

Fire safety understanding

Compliance monitoring

Education

Professionally qualified in fire safety/building safety

Membership of a professional body like the Institute of Fire Engineers

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Role Overview:

Thirteen Group is on the lookout for a Building Safety Advisor to join our Building Safety Team at Hudson Quay, Middlesbrough. You will take a lead role in ensuring we comply with requirements of the Building Safety Act and associated Regulations and support with developing our building safety cases on our high risk buildings.

This is a roam role, so you’ll work mainly from home and at least one day a week from our fantastic office at Hudson Quay in Middlesbrough. We’ll need you to be flexible around business and team need, so you may need to come into the office more frequently when required.

Thirteen Benefits:

• Salary - £45,758 per annum (pay award pending)
• Annual leave – starting at 28 days and rising to 31 days after three years, a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.
• Pension – up to 17% contributions (flexible contribution rates of up to 7% colleague and up to 10% employer).
• Simply Health – save money on common health expenses and get access to health and wellbeing support services.
• T’dar – our Discount and Reward platform giving you huge savings on everyday brands.
• Opportunities to buy and sell annual leave.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will work closely with internal colleagues to develop and enhance our building safety case process for high risk buildings including ongoing monitoring and updating of system records.
• You will take the lead in developing the fire an emergency fire files for major works within the groups complex building portfolio and monitor progress of works to ensure they are compliant.
• You will lead on developing and implementing a programme of quality compliance assurance testing on various aspects of the groups fire safety management inspection and assessment processes and provide detailed reports.
• You will support the Building Safety team in compiling and submitting documentation as required by the Building Safety Regulator and statutory bodies.
• You will take the lead role on maintaining the competency framework for the Building Safety team

About You:

• You will have a comprehensive knowledge of the Building Safety Act and all relevant regulations associated with building safety including interpretation of Building Regulations, guidance documents and approved codes of practice.
• Knowledge and understanding within a variety of buildings such as high risk, complex, commercial and sheltered ideally within a social housing environment on all aspects of fire safety and building safety
• Professionally qualified in fire safety/building safety related discipline and membership of a relevant professional body such as the Institute of Fire Engineers
• You need to be comfortable and willing to travel across multiple geographical locations and will need a full UK driving license with access to your own vehicle

Why Thirteen Group?

We’re more than just a housing association – we’re a community builder. As the largest housing association in the North East and among the top 25 nationally, we manage over 34,000 properties.

- Join a team that’s local at heart but welcomes talent from everywhere.

- Be part of an organisation that values diversity and inclusivity.

- Be a part of a company that offers tailored support services, going beyond just housing solutions.

Interested?

For more details, please refer to the attached documents.

If you’d like to talk more about the role please contact Michael Vout, Building Safety Operational Manager on 07920 817324 for an informal discussion.

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, please.

Are You Ready for a Rewarding Challenge?

Join us at Thirteen Group and be a part of our vision to improve lives every day. APPLY NOW and start your journey towards making a meaningful impact in our community!

As part of our hiring process, if you’re successful we’ll need to verify your right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not a Skilled Worker Sponsoring Employer at this time.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Analyst, and Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations, Housing Programs, and Housing and Community Development

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