Safety Manager (Buildings)

Orbit Group; Binley Woods CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major housing organization in the UK is seeking a Building Safety Role to lead the dynamic safety strategy for their extensive properties. Ideal candidates will possess a related degree, relevant health and safety qualifications, and experience in managing building safety standards. This role emphasizes collaboration with various stakeholders and accountability for safety objectives. The organization promotes flexible working opportunities and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Professional qualifications support

Wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a property related subject, have a relevant professional qualification or be qualified by experience.
• National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent).
• Sound technical knowledge of fire safety, asbestos, building services including heating, ventilation, and electrical services.
• People management and development experience.

Responsibilities

• Apply principles of BS9997 across all activities on building safety.
• Build and manage a dynamic building safety strategy.
• Accountable for the delivery of project objectives and performance indicators.
• Provide expert advice on emerging legislation.
• Build relationships with contractors and statutory authorities.

Skills

Technical knowledge of fire safety

People management

Risk assessment

Knowledge of asbestos regulations

Education

Degree in property related subject

National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Job description

Overview

At Orbit, we focus on applying the principles of Plan, Do, Check, Act to everything we do. This means that our Property Safety team is at the leading edge of best practice in the Housing Sector. Over the years, we have won numerous national awards, including being the first national Housing Provider to achieve the combination of holding the RoSPA Gold award for Customer Safety and BS9997 accredited. This role is part of Property where you'll help us to lead the way investing and maintaining 46,000 homes.

Responsibilities

• Apply the principles of BS9997 across all our activities on building safety.
• Build and maintain a dynamic building safety strategy.
• Accountable for the delivery of project objectives and key performance indicators.
• Ownership of the final plan for activities relating to building safety.
• Guide our procurement and contract delivery activities to ensure our contractor network delivers the highest building safety standards.
• Provide expert advice on emerging legislation.
• Build and manage relationships with procurement consortia, consultants, contractors, statutory authorities, and other public bodies.
• Report on monthly, quarterly, and annual performance.
• Review resilience and risk factors to ensure robustness in our building safety processes.
• Degree educated in a property related subject, have a relevant professional qualification or be qualified by experience.
• National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent).
• Sound technical knowledge of fire safety, asbestos, building services including heating, ventilation, and electrical services.
• People management and development experience.

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a property related subject, have a relevant professional qualification or be qualified by experience.
• National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent).
• Sound technical knowledge of fire safety, asbestos, building services including heating, mechanical and electrical services.
• People management and development experience.

About Orbit

We re building thriving communities as one of the UK s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing. We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes. If you want to experience work that s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive. Work for Orbit. Believe in people. We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles. A place to progress From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you re a student, graduate or experienced professional we ll support you to grow. For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning. A purpose to feel proud of We re proud to make a difference to people together. We re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people. What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people. Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire: We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair: Online application, interview(s), decision and offer. We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.

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