Senior Building Safety Manager

Remedy Recruitment Group; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Building Safety Coordinator to manage compliance and safety in high rise residential buildings. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with teams to promote fire safety, ensuring all properties meet legislative requirements. The role may require evening and weekend work to fulfill service requirements. This position emphasizes proactive resident communication about safety measures.

Qualifications

• Experience in building safety and compliance management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various teams.
• Excellent communication skills to educate residents on safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance for high rise buildings regarding fire safety.
• Coordinate safety measures across council-owned housing assets.
• Promote building safety to residents and ensure legislative compliance.

Job description

Overall Purpose of Job

The London Borough of Newham is recruiting to a number of exciting new roles as part of its building safety team, to support, design and deliver building safety throughout the organisation working closely with the residents living in our high rise homes. This new role is to assist Housing Services and its building safety team in ensuring co-ordination and management of all matters relating to structural and fire safety within the housing asset portfolio, to meet forthcoming legislative requirements. The role requires the management of a selected number of high rise buildings ensuring compliance with all current and future regulations with regards to building safety and fire safety. To promote and communicate building and fire safety to all residents within high rise and high risk residential buildings.

Job Context

The post holder reports to the Head of Building Safety

1. The post holder has no line management responsibility - but may be required to manage a client services officer.
2. The post holder will work as a member of the team responsible for building safety across all the Council owned and managed housing assets.
3. The post holder will work collaboratively with all teams to deliver positive outcomes and maintain resident safety.
4. The post holder does not have budget responsibility, but has authority to instruct on all matters relating to fire and building safety for the buildings that are managed.
5. The post holder will be required to work some evenings, weekends and occasional public holidays in order to meet service requirements.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.