Building Safety Manager

Our local authority client based in West London are urgently seeking an experienced Building Safety Manager.

*£402 a day Umbrella*

JOB PURPOSE:

The Building Safety Manager role is being responsible for Managing HRRBs in accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022 in alignment to and with maintaining the Golden Thread of Information for HRRBs 18m and above. Producing safety case (reports), Fire and Emergency files for all HRRBs as well as higher-risk buildings which may include high rise sheltered and hostel accommodation.

List key personal duties in order of importance.

• Provide specialist professional and technical advice and reports on all matters to the Accountable person within the functionality of the service, including undertaking the role of professional at hearings, adjudications and legal proceedings etc.
• Prepare safety case files and Safety Case reports for submission to the Building Safety regulator / HSE.
• Manage resident engagement within high-rise and/or higher-risk building stock, particularly in ensuring that fire / structural safety concerns are recorded, monitored and dealt with appropriately.
• Managing direct liaison with the Building Safety Regulator.
• Prepare specifications of works for one off projects as required to ensure that the council is fully compliant with current statutory Health & Safety and Fire regulations.
• Work closely with the Planned and Capital Team and post inspect quality of work undertaken during planned programmes.
• Undertake regular random inspections within the housing stock to ensure a high standard fire safety management is maintained.
• Work with the London Fire Brigade’s inspector responsible for auditing Fire Risk Assessments. Undertake joint inspections on selected buildings, identify remedies, monitor works and produce reports on the results to the Health and Safety Manager.

Qualifications:

• Degree level fire safety management / fire engineering related or equivalent qualification (general practice or management)
• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• NEBOSH fire safety certificate FC1 / FC2 or similar qualifications.
• Advanced Fire Safety and Fire Risk Assessment certificate

Essential:

• Educated to an HND/C (Diploma) or equivalent gained through experience.

To have or be actively pursuing the following qualifications:

• Full professional membership to the IFE / IFSM or similar professional qualifications (i.e. CIOB / RICS / CABE).

Desirable:

• Evidence of CDM competency or willingness to undertake a CDM qualification
• 5+ years experience of Fire, Health and Safety management, including presenting board reports.

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.