Building Safety Manager

What we’re looking for:

• Can you talk to residents confidently about the safety of their building?
• Are you skilled in carrying out Fire Risk Assessments or Structural Surveys, with a good knowledge of Approved Document A and B?
• Do you have the ability to create reports on the safety of buildings?

• Are you able to communicate with professional surveyors/ engineers when carrying out building investigations or when developing strategies for our new residential blocks?
• Do you have extensive technical knowledge, with the ability to comprehend complex issues regarding fire safety in buildings at all stages of life cycle?
• Are you knowledgeable about B.I.M. protocol, Building Safety information and data systems, and how these can be used in a safety case file?

If so, this role is perfect for you!

Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Building Safety Manager on a Permanent basis. You will be expected to work on a locality basis with a number of buildings to oversee. There may be some resident engagement activity required out of office hours

A bit about the role:

As a Building Safety Manager, you will take the lead as and when required, making decisions based on the best practice and with residents at the heart of your decisions. The role will also require lone working and a fair degree of autonomy so self-discipline is a must.

Some of the key results for the role include:

• Undertaking hazard assessments to develop a safety case and safety case report for high rise residential buildings. Reviewing existing fire precautionary measures and plans for remediation or refurbishment works, so that work can be carried out safely and without increasing risk to our residents.

• Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure safe homes. Liaising with operational teams to resolve risks of any serious and/or imminent danger and prioritise actions arising from Building Safety inspections to attend to the most significant issues first.
• Working with other teams to monitor and improve internal procedures to ensure that adequate control measures are in place to maintain a safe environment for both residents and staff.
• Provide support and training to colleagues with responsibilities for the management of fire or structural safety. Helping support the development of a Building Safety culture across the organisation.
• Advising and supporting our customers in resolving their queries and issues, ensuring that their expectations are managed, and proactive resolutions are identified

This role will require a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.

A minimum of 1 to 2 days working in the Westminster Bridge Road office is required.

A bit about us:

160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK.

The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 104,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 20,000 care and support customers.

Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.

We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.

We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

• Flexible and hybrid working (depending on the role)
• Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays

• Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Family friendly policies
• Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1

Are you ready to apply?

To be considered for the position of Building Safety Manager, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to harry.lund@peabody.org.uk and we will be in touch.

Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.