Building Safety Officer

Newlon Housing Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in the UK is looking for a dedicated individual to assist in supporting building safety management. Responsibilities include developing safety cases for high risk buildings and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. The ideal candidate will have experience in compliance and health safety in residential settings. Benefits include 27 days holiday, a pension scheme, and an enjoyable working environment.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Non-contributory pension

Excellent benefits

Flexi scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a compliance, health and safety-related, or housing related service for residential buildings.
• Understanding of current housing-related legislation and contract management.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Compliance knowledge

Health and safety-related experience

First class communication skills

Flexibility for site travel

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.