Building Safety Manager

Our client a local authority are looking for a Building Safety manager to join their team.

This role is an ongoing temp role with the option of it possibly going permanent

Building Safety Manager role and responsibilities

• To ensure that all high-risk residential buildings are compliant with current legal and regulatory standards by ongoing suitable and sufficient risk assessments of each building, the hazards identified and suitable and sufficient mitigations in all cases.
• To develop policies, procedures and systems and effectively manage the “golden thread” of building data required to provide `fit for purpose` Building Safety Case Reports.
• To ensure that all buildings are fit to occupy in line with the Building Safety Regulators Requirements
• To work effectively with colleagues to establish robust and reliable compliance reporting across all areas of risk
• To advise the Building Safety Assurance Board and the Accountable Person of any breaches of the required standards.
• Develop and deliver in collaboration with other teams, the Council’s Fire Safety Management Plan, and related fire strategies
• To ensure that day to day responses to any risks in high-risk buildings are dealt with in a timely and effective way, collaborating across teams to ensure this.
• To develop a Resident Engagement Plan for each high risk building that is tailored to the needs of the tenants and residents. To work with the tenant involvement team to ensure effective implementation of the Plan.
• To ensure that the building is managed in a way that meets the requirements of the Building Safety Case ensuring that any risks and avoidance of major incidents are managed in an effective way.
• To ensure that any reporting to the Building Safety Regulator is done in line with statutory requirements including any Mandatory Incident Reporting.
• To ensure that complaints handling, monitoring, and learning is built into the Resident Engagement Plan.
• Contribute as required to developing new products and services which contribute to the financial viability and sustainability of the organisation.
• To work with colleagues to ensure competent specialist suppliers and consultants are procured in a timely manner.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least five years relevant management level knowledge and experience of Fire & Building / Structural Safety related to Social Housing, the Fire Safety Order 2005 Amended (RRO) and Building Safety Bill as well as related statutory regulations, British Standards, and sector best practice.
• Detailed and current knowledge of the built environment Essential
• Developing, mitigating, and reviewing dynamic risk assessments in order to keep people safe in residential buildings. Essential
• Using technical knowledge to develop customer facing Policy and Procedures 
• Significant experience / proven track record of managing Building Safety and delivering effective fire & structural safety services to large and diverse portfolio of mix tenure properties.
• Diploma level in asset, building and / or compliance management (including Level 4 VRQ’s; NEBOSH Fire Certificate/Diploma or Certified in Applied Fire Risk Assessment (previously FRA and Fire Safety Management, etc) or equivalent. Essential Construction and Built Environment: Degree level qualification

If you are interested in the role and have the relevant experience and qualifications please apply now.