Building Safety Team Leader

Tulip; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing safety management firm is seeking a Building Safety Team Leader to join its team. This hybrid role requires a good understanding of Building and Fire Safety strategies and the ability to lead a motivated team necessary for ensuring health and safety in customer environments. The successful candidate will conduct monthly visits to high-risk buildings, requiring travel across various operating regions, and must possess health and safety and Fire Door Inspection qualifications.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of Building and Fire Safety strategy/systems within social housing.
• Ability to lead a highly motivated team.
• Experience of Risk and Compliance Management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure onsite presence in Higher Risk Buildings.
• Support the Building Safety Manager with health and safety assurance.
• Liaise with the Servicing Compliance Team for monitoring checks.

Skills

Building Safety strategy

Fire Safety strategy

Risk Management

Compliance Management

Team leadership

Data management

Education

Health and Safety qualification

Fire Door Inspection qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure an onsite presence is provided in Higher Risk Buildings, allocating responsibility as required.
• Ensure fire safety measures and controls are operating effectively on a daily basis.
• Support the Building Safety Manager with providing assurance to the business on health and safety matters, providing robust management information and assurance where needed.
• Liaise closely with the Servicing Compliance Team to ensure daily, weekly, monthly and yearly monitoring checks are being undertaken and provide regular audit reports.
• Support the Property Services Team in ensuring effective operation of mechanical plant and equipment.
• Liaise with the Customer Voice team to develop, deliver and review the residents' engagement strategy and communications plan for building safety.
• Ensure all checks to life safety equipment are performed in line with the Fire Safety Act and Building Safety Act.
• Respond as required to emergency situations, working flexibly to meet customer demand and seek solutions to reinstate services and minimise inconvenience to some of our most vulnerable customers.
• Involve residents in service monitoring and be proactive in anticipating and resolving issues.
• Work with front-line colleagues to deliver training and familiarisation of building safety awareness and terminology.
• Ensure that building safety cases are kept up to date.
• Be the main point of contact for building safety matters for residents (customers) and third-party stakeholders, attending building safety related customer meetings, developing relationships with local stakeholders, fire and rescue services and third-party building owners and their managing agents.
• Implement effective escalation and mandatory incident management and reporting processes.
• Take ownership of any problems or complaints that may arise in relation to building safety, actively seeking solutions to problems to achieve a satisfactory outcome.

A Building Safety Team Leader is required to join our clients growing team on a full time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will bring a good understanding of Building and Fire Safety strategies and lead a highly motivated team to carry out work which is essential for the health and safety of their customers. Ideally, you will have a health and safety qualification as well as a Fire Door Inspection qualification with an understanding of risk and compliance management.

This is a hybrid role; you will mainly be based from home however will be required to carry out monthly visits to high-risk buildings which are mainly in the London area. You may also be required to travel throughout the following operating regions as required: Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of Building and Fire Safety strategy/systems within social housing.
• Ability to lead a highly motivated team carrying out work which is essential to the health and safety of our customers.
• Experience of Risk and Compliance Management.
• Fire Door inspection qualification desirable.
• Health and Safety qualification desirable.
• Ability to manage data and keep accurate timely records of activities and outcomes.