Building Safety Officer

Newlon Housing Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable housing association in London seeks an experienced individual to support the Building Safety Manager. Responsibilities include developing building safety cases, managing records for high-risk buildings, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Candidates should have proven experience in housing-related services and excellent communication skills. Benefits include 27 days holiday, a non-contributory pension, and a flexi scheme.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Non-contributory pension

Flexi scheme

Purpose-built office location

Qualifications

• Proven experience in compliance or health and safety service for residential buildings.
• Substantial knowledge of housing-related legislation and contract management.
• Understanding of working with high rise residential buildings.

Responsibilities

• Support the Building Safety Manager in developing building safety cases and reports.
• Complete a comprehensive digital records system for high risk buildings.
• Ensure investigations and surveys are gathered or created as needed.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

Health and safety experience

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility to travel

Education

Health and Safety qualification

Fire qualification

Job description

About Newlon Housing Trust

Newlon Housing Trust is a successful charitable housing association and one of the major providers of new affordable housing in north and east London.

Role Overview

We have an opportunity for an experienced individual to support the Building Safety Manager in developing building safety cases and reports and ensuring that all of Newlon’s identified high risk buildings are managed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Building Safety Act.

Responsibilities include completing a comprehensive digital records system ensuring all high risk buildings are identified and necessary investigations and surveys are gathered or created.

Required Experience

With proven experience in a compliance, health and safety-related or housing related service for residential buildings, you will be working towards, or willing to join, membership of a relevant professional body and also working towards, or willing, to undertake a Health and Safety and/or Fire qualification.

You will have substantial knowledge of the current housing-related legislation of compliance work streams and contract management, and an understanding of working with high rise residential buildings.

Soft Skills

First class communication skills are a must, along with the flexibility to be able to travel from site to site on a regular basis.

Benefits

In return, you can expect 27 days holiday, a non-contributory pension, excellent benefits and a flexi scheme. You’ll also be working out of purpose-built offices that form part of the award-winning Hale Village regeneration project, and are situated just two minutes’ walk from the major transport interchange at Tottenham Hale.

Application

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website: www.newlon.org.uk/vacancies

Closing date

Closing date: 23:59 on Monday 1 December 2025

Interview

Interviews will be held in-person at our offices in Hale Village on Thursday 11 December 2025

Equal Opportunities

Newlon Housing Trust is a charitable housing association and a committed Equal Opportunities employer.

Agency

No agencies please.