Building Safety Manager in Cardiff

As a newly created role within the Group, this position offers a unique opportunity to lead meaningful change, drive continuous improvement, and work collaboratively with internal teams, tenants, regulators and external partners. You will operate as the organisation’s Competent Person for Building Safety, giving you strategic ownership of building safety frameworks, safety cases and compliance systems. You will work alongside the Property & Investment leadership team and be an active member of the Customer Safety Group, allowing you to influence decision‑making at the highest level, while keeping tenants at the heart of building safety. You will play a central role in delivering compliance with the Building Safety Act (Wales), with the authority, visibility and support to make a real difference to building safety outcomes and tenant confidence.

Codi is a not-for-profit with a big heart and an even bigger mission. As Wales’ largest provider of housing, care, and support, we’re here to help people live well, feel supported, and rise to their full potential. We look after almost 25,000 homes across Wales and are gearing up to build more than 4,500 new ones in the next five years. Every day, our teams support nearly 17,000 individuals with services that make a real and uplifting difference to people’s everyday lives. With over 3,000 passionate colleagues, Codi is a major player in the Welsh economy—powered by strong partnerships, shared values, and a genuine love for helping communities thrive.

This full‑time, permanent role offers agile working and an excellent work–life balance, alongside the opportunity to lead on building safety at a strategic level. You will ensure full compliance across the group and lead the organisation’s Building Safety Framework, policies and statutory duties. A key focus of the role is developing and maintaining Building Safety Cases and embedding Golden Thread principles, ensuring accurate, accessible and up‑to‑date safety information for the group. You will work closely with residents, regulators and key partners, including the Building Safety Authority and Fire & Rescue Services, to provide assurance, manage risk and maintain Building Assurance Certificates. The role includes providing visible leadership across high‑risk buildings, overseeing compliance, and using Codi systems to manage safety controls, fire safety measures and statutory actions.

You will be an accomplished leader with a strong track record of managing teams and driving cross‑functional compliance work. Working comfortably in a customer‑focused setting, you will champion resident engagement and deliver clear, inclusive, and people‑centred outcomes. You will have solid experience in statutory compliance, health & safety, and/or building safety management, including managing compliance systems and building safety information. Confident operating in regulated environments, you will have experience working with external enforcement bodies such as Fire Authorities, Local Authorities and the Building Safety Regulator in England if applicable, as well as leading audits, inspections, and strategic‑level risk assessments. You will be educated to post‑graduate level in a relevant discipline or demonstrate equivalent professional experience. You will also hold a NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) and a recognised Fire Safety qualification accredited by IFE or IFSM (or equivalent).

At Codi, our values are Compassionate, Authentic, and Progressive. When you join us, you’ll embrace these principles and thrive in an environment shaped by them.

Pay and Pensions: £63,731.00 per annum. Pension Choices: Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme with matched contributions up to 10%. Or, Defined Benefit (DB) 1/80th of final salary for every year of service. 3 x Life Cover linked to pension membership. Saving scheme with competitive interest rate. Give As You Earn scheme for tax efficient charity donations. From 1st April 2026 the option to be either weekly or monthly paid.

Time off and Flexibility: 26 days holiday, pro rata entitlement plus Bank holidays. Rising to 31 days with an extra day for each full year of service. Flexible working opportunities dependent on role. Maternity & Adoption Leave: 20 weeks. Paternity Leave: 3 weeks. Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years. Eyecare: Up to £100 reimbursement towards eye tests and glasses. Free counselling, coaching, wellbeing team, and OH service to all colleagues. Annual Health Check. Health Cash Plan.

Getting Around: Salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle Lease Scheme (subject to eligibility). Cycle to Work Scheme.

Personal Development: Continuous professional training and development. Professional memberships needed for your role are reimbursed. Career coaching. Support with funding and time for qualifications.

Perks and Recognition: Long Service Awards. Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands.

At Codi Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity to rise with us and we encourage you to apply now.

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact talent@codigroup.co.uk or 0300 373 5262.

If you have the skills and experience required, please follow the prompts to apply now. Interviews are planned for 25th February 2026 and 2nd March 2026, which will consist of a panel interview and 10-minute presentation.