Building Safety & Compliance Officer

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

LGPS

Generous holiday allowance

Learning & development

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is seeking a Building Safety & Compliance Officer to lead asbestos and water safety programmes, inspections, and regulatory reporting. You will manage inspection schedules, maintain records, and support investigations to ensure high safety standards across council buildings.

Join the safety and compliance team to drive NBBC's compliance with health and safety legislation, coordinate risk assessments, and deliver proactive improvements for the local community.

Qualifications

• Experience in health and safety inspections.
• Knowledge of current health and safety legislation.
• Experience with asbestos management and related reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate asbestos reinspection programmes.
• Coordinate surveys and assessments and ensure proper recording.
• Keep asbestos register up to date and prepare data for regulator/KPI reporting.
• Carry out asbestos and other inspections as required.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and assist with investigations.

Skills

Health and Safety

Asbestos management

Inspections

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

NEBOSH General certificate

P400 Duty to Manage Asbestos

P405 Duty to Manage Asbestos

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small Council with big values. We are committed to ensuring our services are delivered to the highest possible standard and we put the customer at the forefront of everything we do. By working for us you will become part of the team and will play your part in serving our community., We are currently looking for a Building Safety & Compliance Officer to support our busy safety & compliance team. You will play a key role in ensuring NBBC meets its compliance responsibilities and that our buildings meet the highest safety standards. With a focus on asbestos and water safety you will be responsible for managing programmes of work and inspection schedules. Ensuring actions are followed up and evidenced appropriately. As a Building Safety & Compliance Officer you will take the lead in all aspects of asbestos and water hygiene management. This will include:

• Managing and coordinating our asbestos reinspection programme.
• Implementing and coordinating surveys and assessments ensuring they are recorded appropriately.
• Ensuring our asbestos register is managed effectively and kept up to date.
• Preparing related data for regulator and KPI reporting
• Carrying out asbestos and other inspections as required.
• Ensuring NBBC's compliance with relevant health safety regulations.
• Supporting with investigating incidents and near misses

We are looking for people who have experience within a health and safety environment ideal with some experience dealing with asbestos from either a practical or management perspective.

You should have good knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and be comfortable using Microsoft office packages such as Word and Excel. You will need to be comfortable working as part of a team and using your own initiative whilst having a keen eye for attention to detail. This is a fast paced environment and the ability to balance competing priorities is also essential.

To be successful in this post you should have the following experience:

• Experience of undertaking health and safety related inspections
• Experience of communicating with people at various levels
• Knowledge of, and ability to interpret current health and safety legislation
• Understanding of asbestos management.

You should have (or be willing to work towards) the following qualifications:

• NEBOSH General certificate
• P400 and P405 Duty to Manage Asbestos

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Our Council

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small authority with BIG values. We take pride in serving the residents of our borough and look to provide value for money services. We aim to work to the best of our abilities with honesty, integrity and place particular importance on working together. Situated in the heart of England, Nuneaton and Bedworth shares excellent rail and motorway links to the rest of the country. We offer a wide range of job opportunities from refuse and cleansing roles, which directly serve our local community, to behind the scenes administrative roles; providing essential support to our front line professionals.

Why join us

As an employer, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council offers a wide range of benefits, including flexible working, Local Government Pension Scheme and generous holiday allowance. A wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that are based on our competency framework and paid according to the scoring of the job profile, to ensure that all roles performing the same duties are paid equally. A generous annual leave entitlement. Our employees receive 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service. Plus all bank holidays. A wide range of learning and development opportunities. We recognise our employees as a valuable resource and are therefore committed to the investment of time and financial resources to support the learning and development of our workforce. We offer a wide range of learning prospects, which to name a few include: In-house training sessions, E-learning modules, Leadership and management development programmes and a Post Entry Training scheme Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which provides a secure future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations. To help your pension grow, the Council meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits into the LGPS. Health and Wellbeing initiatives- Including health checks and MOT's. Employees also receive discounted gym and leisure membership. Wider Wallets - all our employees gain access to offers and permanent discounts to everyday savings, ranging from discounts on high street stores to offers on days outs. Travel, car allowances and schemes - mileage allowances are paid for using cars/cycles for Council business. In addition, Level 1 car users are provided with a car park pass. We also operate a Cycle salary sacrifice scheme. Work-life balance -. We have a number of initiatives in place to support flexible working including, flexible working policy, flexitime scheme and family related leave schemes. Armed Force Covenant - We are proud signatories of the Armed Force Covenant and actively work to ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitment as stated in the Covenant. We were recently awarded the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. We have a range of internal processes and policies to support our Armed Forces Communities.

Benefits

• flexible working
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• generous holiday allowance.
• competitive salaries that are based on our competency framework and paid according to the scoring of the job profile, to ensure that all roles performing the same duties are paid equally.
• A generous annual leave entitlement.
• Our employees receive 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service.
• Plus all bank holidays.
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities.
• In-house training sessions
• E-learning modules
• Leadership and management development programmes
• a Post Entry Training scheme Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which provides a secure future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations.
• To help your pension grow, the Council meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits into the LGPS.
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives- Including health checks and MOT's.
• Employees also receive discounted gym and leisure membership.
• Wider Wallets - all our employees gain access to offers and permanent discounts to everyday savings, ranging from discounts on high street stores to offers on days outs.
• Travel, car allowances and schemes - mileage allowances are paid for using cars/cycles for Council business.
• Level 1 car users are provided with a car park pass.
• We also operate a Cycle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Work-life balance -. We have a number of initiatives in place to support flexible working including, flexible working policy, flexitime scheme and family related leave schemes.
• Armed Force Covenant - We are proud signatories of the Armed Force Covenant and actively work to ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitment as stated in the Covenant.
• We were recently awarded the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award.
• We have a range of internal processes and policies to support our Armed Forces Communities.

What we look for

What we look for... We seek candidates that can adapt to change and welcome new challenges. We look for those that share our values and take pride in what they do.