Head of Building Safety in London

Fixed term contract for 24 months

We are seeking an experienced and influential Head of Building Safety to lead our building safety function and ensure the effective management of a residential buildings portfolio.

This is a pivotal leadership role where you will drive our building safety strategy, ensure compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, and champion a culture of safety across the organisation.

Working closely with senior leaders, regulators, residents, and external partners, you will play a critical role in protecting customers, safeguarding assets, and delivering regulatory excellence.

• What you’ll do
• Lead the development and delivery of our Buildings Safety Management Strategy, ensuring alignment with current legislation, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.
• Provide strategic oversight of a portfolio of 400+ high‑rise residential buildings, ensuring residents remain safe and risks are effectively managed.
• Drive compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and associated regulations, acting as a subject matter expert on building safety and higher‑risk buildings.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and submission of Safety Case Reports, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.
• Oversee comprehensive building safety risk assessments, identifying hazards, evaluating risks, and implementing effective mitigation measures.
• Champion the development and management of the Golden Thread of information, ensuring building information remains accurate, accessible, and up to date.
• Lead successful applications for Building Assessment Certificates and build strong relationships with the Building Safety Regulator.
• Develop robust compliance reporting frameworks and present building safety performance, risks, and assurance updates to senior leadership forums and governance boards.
• Oversee alterations, refurbishment works, and Permit to Work processes, ensuring compliance with all relevant safety standards.
• Drive resident engagement initiatives, ensuring residents have a voice in building safety matters and that concerns are addressed promptly and effectively.
• Lead investigations into building safety incidents, identifying root causes and implementing lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.
• Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing Building Safety team, fostering a culture of accountability, learning, and professional excellence.
• Promote innovation, best practice, and continuous improvement across all aspects of building safety management.
• What you’ll need
• Substantial experience of leading and managing a Building Safety department, with excellent communication skills that generate confidence and respect with a wide variety of audiences.
• Knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements for building safety. Sound technical knowledge of building services and experience of fire safety systems.
• Excellent communication skills; proven record of preparing and delivering persuasive, high quality, written and verbal reports and presentations within the organisation up to Executive and committee level and externally.
• Proven track record of developing and leading on change management programmes through employee engagement, involvement and collaboration.
• Proven experience of leading on risk management – including effective networking, negotiation and influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Achieved or working towards a professional qualification or relevant degree.

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values – Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together.

We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

What We Offer

• 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year.
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal.
• 4 x salary life assurance.
• Up to 10 % pension contribution.

Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer. Please note, this is a 24‑month fixed‑term contract.

Closing date

3rd August 2026 at midnight.

Interview dates

We will be conducting interviews on 12th and 13th August 2026.

The closing date for this advert will be Monday 3rd August 2026.

However, we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

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