Senior Building Safety Manager in Manchester

The role of the Building Safety Manager is to lead the business to implement its legislative and best practice requirements in relation to building safety. You will be instrumental in identifying opportunities for continual improvement in all aspects of building safety and compliance and other health and safety related elements contributing to a positive safety culture. This position can be based in Manchester or London with travel to assets across the UK.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee all business areas to operate in line with the Building Safety Act (BSA) and associated regulations, keeping under review changes in Health & Fire Safety legislation.
• Ensure all associated compliance policies, procedures and workflows are updated in line with future changes.
• Ensure all High-Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs) are operated in accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and are registered with the Building Safety Regulator in the required timescales.
• In collaboration with contractors and designers, maintain the Golden Thread of Information.
• Collaborate with the Principal Accountable Person and Accountable Person/s to oversee and manage the overall Building Safety Strategy.
• Provide timely and detailed specialist professional and technical advice on all matters relating to the BSA to the Asset Management Team and the Client / Principal Accountable Person.
• Act as a champion for building safety and work in partnership with other teams providing guidance, advice and support on technical matters.
• Develop and maintain the Building Safety Case Log, and prepare Safety Case Reports for submission to the Building Safety Regulator when requested, for all HRRBs as instructed by the Principal Accountable person.
• Develop and manage comprehensive building safety resident engagement strategies and mandatory occurrence reporting systems across the portfolio, ensuring that fire / structural safety concerns are recorded, monitored, and dealt with appropriately.
• Ensure this policies are stress tested by industry experts, as appropriate.
• Develop "off the run" reporting procedures internally for the Building Safety Team.
• Lead the process of obtaining Building Assessment Certificates in accordance with regulatory standards.
• Be the principal contact between the business and the Building Safety Regulator, providing quality control of all building safety cases before submittal.
• Stay updated on changes in legislation and industry best practices related to building safety.
• Ensure stakeholder training relating to Building Safety Act 2022.
• Lead on internal reporting of BSA matters and projects through senior management meetings.

General building safety and compliance

• Responsible for the co-ordination of all aspects of building safety and property compliance including but not limited to fire safety, legionella, and lifts.
• Work with site based teams to ensure policies are understood and implemented ensuring they can easily complete and evidence compliance checks.
• Implement, monitor and review policies and procedures relating to contractor H&S conduct on site.
• Work with the Building Performance Manager to ensure the Permit to Work process is followed.
• Help performance manage life safety contracts and implementation of new technologies to continually improve safety and accountability.
• Help provide a technical focal point for local authorities and emergency services.
• Provide structure and advice on compliance to internal colleagues planning neighbourhood and resident events.
• Lead on the disaster and business continuity planning as directed by the Director of Facilities Management.
• Ensure that all relevant risk assessments for each asset and ensure site staff complete actions within required time frame.
• Audit, monitor performance and report on building performance data and compliance matters for monthly review meetings.
• Conduct periodic site inspections to ensure buildings remain compliant in terms of health and safety requirements and are in line with reporting from site staff.
• Help produce safe systems of work for testing life safety and other compliance related items.
• Identify and procure external consultants to identify and manage more complex fire safety issues e.g external wall, compartmentation, fire door issues, and to progress and oversee remedial works.
• Attend H&S related site meetings (meeting with fire authority or neighbouring responsible persons).
• Identify and procure suitable health and safety consultants, risk assessors, surveyors, etc to provide specialist ad hoc services to the business.
• Responsible for resident communications on Health and Fire Safety through the leasing and tenancy lifetime.
• Lead the team to ensure that operational staff implement resident engagement strategies that will provide opportunities for residents to have a greater voice on safety matters.
• Ensure all sites provide vital safety information for residents and staff.

Site Mobilisation

• Oversee the team to ensure the production of emergency response packs, compliant wayfinding and key, site specific, safety information.
• Identify and assist with setting up any health and safety installations procedures for site.
• Help ensure all compliance related documentation is provided at handover.
• Oversee the health and safety training for new staff located in new buildings to ensure they operate to company standards.
• Oversee any defects of site based assets related to life safety.
• Help in the recruitment of the onsite FM Teams, to help in ensure we hire people with the right culture.

Experience and Skills

• In depth knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire Safety (England Regulations 2022, and associated regulations.
• Experience in developing and maintaining Building Safety Cases and Safety Case Reports for high-rise buildings.
• Experience managing H&S within residential buildings, especially fire safety matters relating to external walls, compartmentation and fire doors.
• Degree level qualification or equivalent in Building Safety or construction.
• MBIFM, MRICS or equivalent desirable.
• Level 6 Certificate in Fire Safety for Construction / Building Safety Management.
• NEBOSH or similar/equivalent H&S qualification.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) to engage with stakeholders.
• Experience managing time effectively remaining highly organised, responsive and reliable.
• Knowledge and experience using Riskwise is desirable.
• Knowledge and experience using Concept Evolution is desirable.