Head of Building Safety

You will step into a pivotal role shaping Premier's building safety approach across a diverse residential portfolio. As an emerging specialist or junior head, you'll lead day-to-day building safety activity while learning from and partnering closely with our Director of Health & Safety.

You will influence policy, embed best practice, and help translate regulation into clear, practical action that keeps residents safe and informed. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership, grow your leadership capability, and make a visible difference across developments nationwide.

ROLE EXPECTATIONS

• You will coordinate and drive our building safety compliance programme, ensuring risks are identified, prioritised, and addressed with speed and care.
• You will translate evolving legislation into clear standards, support site teams and suppliers, and keep residents at the heart of every decision.
• You will report on progress, escalate issues early, and work hand in hand with the Director of H&S.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• You create a clear, portfolio wide view of building safety risk and maintain an accurate, living golden thread of information.
• You deliver timely, compliant assessments, actions, and reporting with zero surprises for residents, clients, or regulators.
• You build trusted relationships with property, projects, and supplier teams, enabling fast, high-quality remediation.
• You communicate proactively and empathetically with residents, turning complex updates into clear, reassuring messages.
• You spot trends, recommend practical improvements, and implement changes that tighten controls and reduce risk.
• You confidently represent Premier with clients and stakeholders, demonstrating professionalism and accountability.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME

• Coordinating building safety assessments, actions, and follow-ups across allocated developments.
• Managing the flow and accuracy of technical documentation to maintain the golden thread.
• Partnering with property managers, contractors, and consultants to plan and track remedial works.
• Monitoring legislative changes and turning them into practical guidance, templates, and training.
• Preparing concise reports, dashboards, and briefings for the Director of H&S and senior stakeholders.
• Leading resident-facing communications on safety matters, ensuring clarity, care, and timeliness.

WHO THIS ROLE IS FOR

• You are a building safety professional ready to step up, keen to take ownership with guidance from an experienced leader.
• You balance technical detail with empathy, communicating clearly with residents, clients, and colleagues.
• You are organised, proactive, and calm under pressure, with a bias for action and follow-through.
• You collaborate naturally, influence without authority, and hold yourself to high standards.
• You care deeply about doing the right thing and improving processes to make homes safer.

EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS

• Exposure to residential building safety within block or estate management, construction, or compliance roles.
• Familiarity with the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act, fire risk assessments, and safety case principles.
• Experience managing contractors, tracking remedial actions, and maintaining technical documentation.
• Writing clear resident updates and producing concise, data-led reports for senior stakeholders.
• Working with digital compliance systems or asset information platforms to keep records accurate and auditable.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary, aligned to experience.
• Annual salary review.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Birthday leave.
• Buy and sell annual leave (up to one week).
• Westfield Health cash plan + Westfield Rewards perks platform.
• Fully funded learning and development.
• Support for professional qualifications including TPI, RICS and more.
• Company pension scheme.
• Car allowance for eligible roles.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay (service-dependent).
• Volunteer leave.

ABOUT PREMIER

Premier is a leading residential property management company with a strong national presence across England and Wales. We manage a diverse portfolio of developments, from landmark city centre apartment blocks and luxury residences to new build estates, historic listed conversions, and sustainable communities.

As part of the Odevo Group, we combine the expertise and relationships of a trusted operator with the strength, technology and ambition of an international leader in property management. That means better tools, more opportunities, and a clear path for our people to grow.

We are proud members of The Property Institute (TPI) and The Property Ombudsman. Our vision is to be the trusted partner in property management, placing people at the heart of what we do, delivering service excellence through innovation, integrity, and genuine care.

If you are looking for a role where you will be trusted, supported and developed, within a business that is ambitious, values led, and genuinely invested in its people, Premier is a great place to build a long term career.

HOW WE HIRE

Initial conversation with our talent team. Interview focused on your approach to building safety leadership, translating regulation into action, stakeholder collaboration, and problem-solving with real-world scenarios. We aim to complete the process within two to three weeks and communicate clearly throughout.

INTERESTED?

Apply with your CV. All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documentary evidence of eligibility will be required.