Head of Building Safety Remediation

Sovereign Housing Association Limited; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in the UK is seeking an experienced Head of Building Safety Remediations to oversee building safety across their extensive residential portfolio. In this role, you will lead investigations and ensure compliance with safety regulations while also supporting team leadership and development. The position offers a blend of office and home working to promote a positive work-life balance.

Benefits

£450 yearly flexible benefit pot

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (extra day every year up to 30 days)

Generous matched pension scheme up to 12%

Options for private medical insurance

Wellbeing discounts, including gym memberships

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of Building and Fire Safety Regulations in residential buildings.
• Experience managing complex building investigations and remedial works.
• Strong ability to influence and persuade senior management.

Responsibilities

• Leading operational elements of building safety for high rise residential assets.
• Managing design, building pathology, and fire investigations.
• Coaching the Building Safety team to foster high performance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Report writing

Education

Professional Qualification (Chartered member – CIOB/RICS)

Job description

We have an opportunity for an experienced building safety professional to join us as Head of Building Safety Remediations. You'll be based from our head office in Basingstoke, combining office and home working to ensure a positive work/life balance.

It's an exciting time to join us as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 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.

What you'll be doing

Reporting into the Assistant Director - Building Safety Remediation, you'll develop and manage the design, building pathology and fire investigations of SNG's existing building portfolio. Responsibilities include:

• Leading on all operational elements of building safety across SNG's high rise residential asset portfolio.
• Writing the brief for design, building pathology and fire engineering investigations on existing buildings and to procure consultants to carry out the investigations.
• Attaining advice on interim fire strategies agreed because of a change in the fire strategy as well as supporting the customer management team to manage interim fire strategies.
• Ensuring the monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the building safety activities within SNG.
• Leading and coaching the Building Safety team with a focus on articulating a clear vision, providing direction, and fostering a culture of accountability, high performance, and continuous improvement.

What we need from you

You'll have a thorough understanding of the Building Regulations and Fire Safety Regulations in residential buildings, together with evidence of managing complex building investigations and programmes of remedial works in existing buildings with residents in occupation. You'll also:

• Hold a professional Qualification or equivalent commercial /construction experience (Chartered member – CIOB/RICS)
• Have a thorough understanding of the Building Regulations and Fire Safety Regulations in residential buildings.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to influence and persuade senior and executive management.
• Be analytical and experienced with report writing for executive management.

Your Benefits

We have some great benefits at SNG, including:

• £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice
• 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
• 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

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

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