Building Safety Officer – Temporary Accommodation & Compliance
Permanent
Grade C- £35,412 - £44,075
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme
Working 36.5 hours per week
About the role
Birmingham City Council are looking for skilled and motivated individuals to join the Housing Service as Building Safety Officers. This is a key operational role where you will support the delivery of building safety compliance across the Temporary Accommodation (TA) portfolio and wider residential buildings.
You will play an important role in a service operating at significant scale, with over 5,500 households currently in Temporary Accommodation. As the portfolio continues to expand, strengthening building safety compliance, oversight and assurance is a key priority to ensure the Council meets its legal obligations and provides safe, high-quality accommodation for residents.
Working as part of a developing compliance function, you will support the Building Safety Manager to ensure that buildings are safe, well managed, and fully compliant with regulatory requirements. This includes working across a diverse range of property types, including multi-occupied residential and higher-risk buildings.
This is a challenging but rewarding opportunity to contribute to a high-impact service, helping to manage risk, improve standards and ensure residents are safe in their homes.
What you will be doing
In this operational role, you will:
- Support the delivery of building safety compliance across Temporary Accommodation and other residential buildings
- Assist the Building Safety Manager in ensuring the Council meets its statutory duties as the accountable body for building safety
- Monitor and support building safety processes, including fire safety, health & safety and compliance programmes
- Carry out inspections, including fire risk assessments and health & safety checks, ensuring any risks are identified and addressed in a timely manner
- Support the management of building safety information, ensuring records are accurate and up to date
- Monitor contractor activity on site, ensuring all works are completed safely and in accordance with regulations and standards
- Challenge poor practice and escalate non-compliance where required
- Work with residents and occupiers to promote building safety, providing information and responding to concerns
- Support resident engagement, ensuring customers understand their role in maintaining safety within their homes
- Contribute to compliance monitoring, audits, and reporting processes
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, contractors and external partners to resolve issues and maintain standards
About you
We are looking for individuals who are confident, detail-focused and able to work effectively in a regulated and fast-paced environment.
You will bring:
- Experience working in building safety, property maintenance, compliance, or a related field
- A good understanding of building safety, fire safety, and health & safety requirements
- Experience of conducting inspections, risk assessments or working within compliance frameworks
- Knowledge of residential or multi-occupancy buildings and associated risks
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage with residents, colleagues and contractors
- The ability to identify risks, problem solve and take appropriate action
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Confidence using IT systems and maintaining accurate records
- The ability to work collaboratively within a team and across services
- A proactive and responsible approach to ensuring safety and compliance
These roles are hybrid, with working arrangements based on service needs and requiring attendance at face-to-face meetings.
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.
Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.
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