Building Safety Manager

Choice Housing Ireland Limited; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days annual leave

5 days after 5 years

12 public holidays

Hybrid working

Pension contribution 6%

Maternity/Paternity leave

Death in service benefit

Learning and development

Health cash plan

Job summary

Choice Housing Ireland Limited is seeking a Building Safety Manager to lead development and implementation of building safety strategies across high risk residential buildings. Based in Belfast at Maple House, you’ll work with senior leaders, contractors and residents to embed a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

You will oversee safety information, lead safety case reporting, monitor compliance, coordinate improvement programmes and act as a key contact for colleagues, residents and

Qualifications

• Experience in building safety compliance and risk management.
• Proven ability to lead safety strategy in high-risk residential buildings.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with residents, regulators and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of building safety strategies.
• Oversee safety information, safety case reporting and compliance monitoring.
• Coordinate improvement programmes and engage with residents and regulators.

Skills

Building safety

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Job summary

Building Safety Manager
Full-Time | 37 hours p/w
Location: Belfast, initially based at Maple House
Salary: £39,496 - £46,079pa
Job Reference: BSM/1026

Choice Housing is seeking a Building Safety Manager to play a pivotal role in the future of residential building safety. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development and implementation of building safety strategies across our high risk residential buildings, helping to ensure residents live in safe, well managed homes while preparing the organisation for evolving regulatory requirements. Based within our Property Services team, you’ll become the organisation's lead specialist on building safety, working closely with senior leaders, technical experts, contractors and residents to embed a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

This varied and influential role combines strategic planning, compliance management, property inspection, project oversight and resident engagement. You’ll oversee critical safety information, lead on safety case reporting, monitor compliance activities, coordinate improvement programmes and become a key point of contact for colleagues, residents and regulators.

Why join Choice?

• A unique opportunity to lead a specialist and evolving area of housing and property management.
• The chance to influence strategy and shape best practice across the organisation.
• Meaningful work that has a direct impact on resident safety and confidence.
• A collaborative environment where you’ll work alongside experienced property, fire safety and compliance professionals.
• Opportunities for professional development in a growing and increasingly important field

Our employees have access to a range of benefits: -

• 22 days annual leave plus an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service, and 12 public holidays,
• Flexible working hours including up to 2 days flexi leave per month,
• Hybrid working,
• Essential car user allowance,
• 6% pension contribution,
• Paid maternity and paternity leave,
• Death in service benefit x3 annual salary,
• Bereavement leave,
• Learning and Development opportunities to include paid courses relevant to your role,
• Health cash plan to include a range of benefits including dental, optical and medical treatments, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, complementary & alternative therapies and yearly health screening.

Please be advised that failure to clearly state or reflect the essential criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK, applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.

Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of essential qualifications and provide documentary evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

We are committed to adhering to the Access NI Code of Practice/Service Level of Agreement in relation to requesting disclosure checks and processing information in accordance with the code. All applicants are subject to an Access NI check. Choice has a policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offender, and is available upon request (email: [e-mail])

The Association reserves the right to create a reserve list following the interview process.

The panel may enhance the criteria to facilitate shortlisting of the post.

“The Choice Housing Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer”