Building Safety Officer

Sovereign Housing Association Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing association in London is seeking a Building Safety Officer for a 1-year contract. The role involves ensuring compliance with building safety regulations and managing safety risks for high-risk properties. The ideal candidate should have knowledge of building safety, fire safety, and relevant legislation, as well as qualifications such as the NEBOSH Fire Certificate. This position offers a range of benefits including generous holiday, pension scheme, and wellness days.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Wellness days

Matched pension scheme up to 12%

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience with building safety regulations and compliance.
• Knowledge of building construction methods.
• Ability to assess building safety risks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to building safety requirements for high-risk properties.
• Assess and manage building safety risks effectively.
• Develop and maintain building safety cases.

Skills

Building safety knowledge

Fire safety knowledge

Health and safety legislation knowledge

Relationship management

Education

NEBOSH Fire Certificate or equivalent

Diploma in Building Safety

Job description

SNG provides over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose, to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations. We have an opportunity for a Building Safety Officer to join us on a 1-year fixed term contract, this role is based from our Wembley office.

The Building Safety Officer will work collaboratively with peers, supporting the Building Safety Managers, to provide a consistent approach to building safety management of applicable buildings to ensure SNG are fulfilling all landlord obligations.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that SNG are adhering to all building safety requirements for our high-risk properties.
• Assessing building safety risks, taking all reasonable steps to prevent the occurrence of a major incident in the building because of these risks.
• Ensuring that buildings are compliant with all building safety compliance regulation / legislations.
• Maintaining effective relationships both internally and externally with customers and third parties.
• Organising proactive engagement events, fostering a trustworthy relationship with our customers, involving key stakeholders and taking appropriate follow-up action where required.
• Developing building safety cases and ensure they remain up to date. Any risks or gaps identified to have the appropriate mitigation in place and managed on an ongoing basis.
• Collating and maintaining information on vulnerable customers living in high-risk buildings and ensure this information is readily available in the event of an emergency.

What we need from you

• Knowledge and experience of building safety, fire safety, building regulations, health and safety legislation.
• Wide knowledge base within residential property and related safety / compliance areas.
• Understanding of building construction methods and passive/active fire protection.
• Qualifications or studying towards : NEBOSH Fire Certificate, Diploma in Building Safety or equivalent.

What can SNG offer you?

We have some great benefits at SNG, including:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3x paid wellness days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you!