Head of Compliance & Building Safety
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Location: Borough & Bermondsey, London
Salary: £78,195 – £83,889 p.a.
Contract: Permanent
This is an opportunity to lead compliance and building safety for one of London's most distinctive resident-managed housing organisations.
Managing around 1,600 homes across Borough and Bermondsey, between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, the organisation operates differently from a traditional housing provider. Residents have genuine influence over how their homes and neighbourhoods are managed, with strategic decisions made by a Board of resident directors elected by the people who live there.
That creates a particularly interesting opportunity for the new Head of Compliance & Building Safety. You will have the scope and seniority to shape the service, strengthen assurance and governance, and work closely with residents and senior leaders to ensure homes are safe, compliant and well managed.
This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for compliance and building safety across the portfolio, covering fire, gas, electrical safety, asbestos, water hygiene, lifts and high-risk building activity.
The role:
You will lead the Compliance & Building Safety function, providing strategic and operational direction to the team and overseeing specialist contractors and consultants.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading statutory compliance across all key FLAGEL workstreams
Providing oversight of building safety and high-risk building activity
Ensuring fire risk assessments, compartmentation, structural reviews, external wall information and Safety Case requirements are effectively managed
Developing strong governance, assurance, risk and escalation arrangements
Ensuring compliance information is accurate, current and fully auditable
Providing xgikmsk clear reporting and assurance to senior leaders, the Board, auditors and regulatory stakeholders
Managing contractor performance, consultants and relevant budgets
Supporting procurement, mobilisation and contract management
Driving service improvement and challenging underperformance
Ensuring residents are properly informed and involved in building safety matters
Leading the operational response to serious compliance or safety incidents when requiredYou will work closely with senior property services colleagues, residents, Board members, the local authority, contractors and consultants, giving the role...
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