Building Safety Team Leader

Aster Group Ltd.; Andover; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in the UK is looking for a Building Safety Team Leader to ensure compliance with the Building Safety Act and support a team focused on safety in high-risk buildings. The role involves leading a dedicated team, regularly visiting sites, and collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of building and fire safety, leadership experience, and relevant safety qualifications. This is a hybrid role allowing flexibility while fulfilling key responsibilities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Colleague wellbeing initiatives

Career development opportunities

Defined Contribution Pension

Volunteering hours

Savings on various services

Enhanced leave

Recognition initiatives

Qualifications

• Good understanding of Building and Fire Safety strategies and systems within social housing.
• Health and safety qualification and Fire Door Inspection qualification (or equivalent).
• Understanding of risk and compliance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Building Safety Officers ensuring service delivery.
• Ensure onsite presence in High Risk Buildings.
• Liaise closely with the Service Compliance Team for monitoring checks.

Skills

Building and Fire Safety strategies

Health and safety qualification

Fire Door Inspection qualification

Risk and compliance management

Team leadership

Process management

Job description

In role you'll be ensuring the Building Safety Officers are effectively able to achieve their objectives and assist in ensuring we achieve compliance with all statutory provisions under the Building Safety Act in our Higher Risk Buildings. You'll be representing Aster as the Accountable Person, so your confidence in providing this support will be key to the success of the role.

You will work collaboratively with the wider business regarding building safety compliance, working closely with the Building Safety Manager and other leaders to ensure building safety is promoted.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team of Building Safety Officers carrying out day-to-day activities, ensuring delivery of a customer‑focussed, compliance‑driven service.
• Ensure an onsite presence is provided in our High Risk Buildings, allocating responsibility as required.
• Use Aster's systems to ensure fire safety measures and controls are operated effectively on a daily basis.
• Support the Building Safety Manager with providing assurance to the business on health and safety matters.
• Liaise closely with the Service Compliance Team to ensure all monitoring checks are undertaken and that regular audit reports are provided to the Director and duty holder.

This is a hybrid role, where you can mainly base yourself from home. You will carry out monthly visits to our high risk buildings, mainly in London, but you will be required to travel throughout our operating region as needed.

As travel is required you will hold a full UK driving licence and will have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Our operating region includes London, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.

What's in it for you?

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer gives our colleagues a great day at work and includes:

• Flexible working – where possible we encourage a schedule that suits the individual, the team and business needs.
• Focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan.
• Career and development through our leadership and colleague development frameworks.
• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance.
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to give back.
• Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more.
• Enhanced leave.
• Recognition initiatives for colleagues who go above and beyond.

Qualifications & experience

Are you an experienced Building Safety professional? If so why not join the Aster Group as our Building Safety Team Leader? You will bring the following to the role:

• Good understanding of Building and Fire Safety strategies and systems within social housing.
• Health and safety qualification and Fire Door Inspection qualification (or equivalent).
• Understanding of risk and compliance management.
• Experience leading a highly motivated team executing essential health and safety work.
• Strong process management skills to manage dates and keep accurate records.
• Confidence in approaching complex situations, considering risk and the bigger picture.

All candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group and its subsidiary brands.