Safety and Compliance Officer (Mechanical & Electrical)

SNG (Formerly Sovereign); Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based housing provider is seeking a Safety & Compliance Officer in Basingstoke. This role involves ensuring safety compliance, managing safety matters, and promoting a collaborative culture. Candidates should have electrical and gas management expertise, relevant qualifications, and strong communication skills. The position offers flexible working to support a balanced lifestyle.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Buy/sell up to 5 days holiday

Company pension scheme matched up to 12%

Flexible working options

Private medical insurance options

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of electrical and/or gas management.
• Up-to-date knowledge of safety legislation.
• Experience working to deadlines and achieving targets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outcomes for customers safely and timely.
• Promote a positive culture of building safety compliance.
• Act as a subject matter expert and advise on policies.

Skills

Risk assessing

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Legislation knowledge

Education

Level 3 award in electrical installations BS 7671:2008

City and Guilds 2391 or equivalent

City and Guilds certificate in gas service

Job description

Are you a safety and compliance specialist with a background in working in the mechanical & electrical sector? We have a fantastic permanent opportunity as a Safety & Compliance Officer, within our Building Safety Team. You'll support the Safety and Compliance Specialist and wider Building Safety Compliance Team on all electrical, gas, oil and solid fuel safety matters on behalf of SNG.

You'll ensure all remedial activities are identified, recorded, actioned, and closed in line with SNG's internal policies and regulatory requirements. Using your in-depth practical knowledge of risk assessing, you'll mitigate risks through ensuring that high data is maintained and monitored for both contractors and internal delivery teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering the right outcome for our customers in a safe and timely way
• Promoting a positive collaborative culture of building safety compliance
• Taking personal responsibility for escalating any concerns to the appropriate member of the Building Safety Compliance team for consideration and/or investigation
• Acting as a building safety and compliance subject matter expert and helping define data requirements, policies and standards, whilst advising in their implementation
• Keeping up to date with relevant legislation relating to data set reviews and identifying implications and recommending subsequent actions
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of electrical and/or gas, oil and solid fuel management in the Housing Sector
• Up-to-date knowledge of electrical, gas, oil and solid fuel safety legislation
• Experience of working to deadlines and achieving targets through own work and work driven through teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Qualification - Electrical: Level 3 award in the requirements of electrical installations BS 7671:2008 + City and Guilds 2391 or equivalent test and inspection
• AND/OR Gas: City and Guilds certificate in gas service and/or NVQ Level 3 gas service and maintenance

You'll be based from either of our offices in Basingstoke or Hurn with the opportunity to combine office and home working to ensure a positive work/life balance.

About SNG: It's an exciting time to be a part of the team 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 is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.

We have some fantastic benefits on offer at SNG, including:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Opportunity to buy / sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover