Senior Building Safety & Compliance Manager
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£64,938–£68,460 | London SE1 | Permanent | Local Government Pension Scheme
We're recruiting for a Senior Building Safety & Compliance Manager to join a genuinely distinctive resident-managed housing organisation responsible for around 1,600 homes across Borough and Bermondsey.
This is not a conventional housing provider. Residents are at the heart of how the organisation is run, with strategic decisions made by a Board of resident directors elected by the people who live in its homes. Resident support for this model has remained at around 90% over 25 years – creating an organisation with a strong sense of community, accountability and purpose.
Its values are equally straightforward: do the right thing, keep promises, spend responsibly, celebrate diversity, treat people well and embrace new ideas.
The role
Building safety is a major organisational priority. You will lead statutory compliance and operational building safety across the housing portfolio, with the scope to strengthen services, improve assurance and have a direct influence on resident safety.
You will lead:
Fire, gas, electrical, water hygiene, asbestos and lift compliance
Building safety and Higher-Risk Building assurance
FRA actions, compartmentation and building safety programmes
Risk registers, audits, inspections and assurance frameworks
Contractor and consultant performance
Planned safety works, budgets, quality and value for money
Governance and senior-level compliance reporting
Resident safety communication and engagement
The building safety and compliance team
Emergency preparedness and major safety incident supportWhat you'll need
We're looking for an experienced building safety or compliance professional with:
At least 5 years' significant compliance xgikmsk and/or building safety experience
Building safety experience within social housing
Experience across fire, gas, electrical, water, asbestos and lift compliance
Strong knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022, fire safety legislation and the social housing regulatory environment
Experience managing teams, contractors and consultants
Strong experience of risk, assurance, audits, governance and performance reporting
The ability to explain technical safety issues clearly to residents and stakeholdersMinimum qualifications
You will need:
A degree, Level 5 qualification or equivalent rel...
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