Building Safety and Compliance Manager

Norwich City Council; Norwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Generous holiday entitlement (26-33</n

Job summary

Norwich City Council is seeking a Building Safety and Compliance Manager to lead the council's building safety strategies and compliance programmes. You will manage a team to deliver safe, high‑quality, value-for-money services across a diverse property portfolio, ensuring statutory duties are discharged and risks are managed effectively.

The role requires strong leadership in local government environments, collaborating with staff, elected Members and external stakeholders to continuously

Qualifications

• ITE at GIFireE level or higher demonstrates competence across building safety.
• Membership in professional bodies (RICS/CIOB/IFSM) supports compliance leadership.
• Evidence of competence across a full range of compliance areas and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and development of the building safety compliance programmes.
• Collaborate with the Director of Property Services and service management team to align strategies with corporate plans.
• Oversee data quality and reporting across systems for informed decision making.

Skills

Building safety knowledge

Digital building information

Strategy development

Construction & maintenance

M&E project management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Data governance

Policy interpretation

Education

IFE at GIFireE or above

RICS/CIOB/IFSM membership

Compliance/project management skills

Job description

Job Description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within our Property Services team for a Building Safety and Compliance Manager. This senior role will lead and inspire our "big six" compliance areas, ensuring the Council meets all statutory and regulatory requirements across a diverse property portfolio. You will provide expert advice on building safety, while driving forward compliance programmes, managing performance, and leading a high-performing team to deliver safe, high-quality, and value-for-money services. We are seeking an experienced leader with a strong background in local authority or similar environments, who can foster collaboration, manage risk effectively, and deliver continuous improvement across services.

This role will support the Director of Property Services to deliver a range of services, working within the relevant legislative framework and organisational policies.

To provide excellent knowledge, professional advice and experience of building safety, in particular in relation to fire and to lead the Property Services teams in delivering a range of compliance programmes to ensure the council fully discharges its statutory duties.

Key to the role will be the need to manage, inspire and develop the team to provide high quality, value for money services to the residents and effective collective corporate support to the Council to enable the delivery of the Council’s ambitious agenda, through interactions with staff, elected Members and other stakeholders.

Working together to provide ownership of cross-cutting challenges and opportunities, breaking down silos and working across teams to take a ‘whole system’ approach which puts the customer at the heart of things.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver the Corporate Plan and service plan.
• Take a collaborative approach to service delivery across the Council to deliver positive outcomes beyond traditional service boundaries where required and directed by sharing knowledge, experience across the council
• Lead the delivery and development of the team and the staff that deliver these services, as well as external suppliers / contractors
• Work with the Director of Property Service as a member of the service management team to ensure all strategies/plans/activities are aligned with business need and support delivery of the corporate plan
• Responsibility for the completeness, accuracy and integrity of data within and across systems used by the team, reporting and analysing that data to enable informed decisions to be made
• Responsible for providing excellent knowledge, professional advice and experience of building safety, in particular in relation to fire and to lead the Property Services teams in delivering a range of compliance programmes to ensure the council fully discharges its statutory duties
• Demonstrate excellent understanding and knowledge of building safety within large property portfolios

Skills Required

• Excellent understanding and knowledge of building safety within large property portfolios
• Sound understanding of the requirement of digital building information and safety case files
• Strong track record of developing and delivering innovative building safety strategies
• Detailed experience and knowledge of construction, planned works and repairs and maintenance
• Experience in managing planned capital, large complex revenue works and/or M&E projects and term contracts with a value of up to £10m per annum
• Be pragmatic and proactive approach to build strong relationships with key stakeholders, particularly tenants and leaseholders
• Manage and motivate a team of support staff as and when required according to the nature, scale and complexity of the works in hand
• Set objectives and performance measures, monitor performance and provide guidance and support
• Undertake performance management of staff, contractors and consultants
• Provide clear explanations of policies, give professional judgements and make logical decisions relating to services covered by the role

Educational Requirements

• IFE at GIFireE or above, membership of RICS, CIOB or IFSM
• Evidence of competence across a full range of compliance areas and project management skills
• A good standard of general education and evidence of continued professional development is essential

Why work for us

Our council is full of people who have chosen to work in local government because they want to help others and make a difference to their lives or the environment in which local people live.

To find out more about working and living in Norwich Home | Work in Norwich.

The council has a long and proud history of being a council that is keen to push the boundaries of what a district can achieve, to find out more about what it is like to work in local government visit Working in local government - #LocalGov Careers - Youth Employment UK

We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package. Whether you’re looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move – we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.

Norwich City Council offers the opportunity to work with great people who are passionate about promoting Norwich and the services the council provides. We also offer good career prospects with competitive rates of pay, generous holidays and working arrangements to suit all lifestyles.

Equal Opportunities Policy

The council is committed to a policy of equality opportunity in employment, in recruitment and the services we provide. Applications are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post regardless of sex, gender reassignment, race, ethnic origin, disability, age, marital status, domestic responsibilities, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. People with disabilities are guaranteed an interview provided they are suitably qualified and/or experienced.

Candidates will be considered for shortlisting on the factual information on their application form. Therefore it is important to give as much detail as possible including information about experience gained outside employment.

Benefits

• All employees are eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Paid holiday entitlement starts at 26 days per annum and increases with length of service to a maximum of 33 days per annum. This is pro rata for part-time employees
• In addition to the statutory public holidays, we grant an additional statutory day leave at Christmas
• Norwich City Council supports its employees through the provision of occupational health and employee assistance support