Building Safety Levy Officer

Job Title: Building Safety Levy Officer

Salary Range: SSA S02-PO1 £37,602-£47,229

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Location: Hybrid across Richmond and Wandsworth; minimum of 1 day a week in the office.

About the role

This is an opportunity to join a professional regulatory service at an important point in building safety reform.

Responsibilities

• Implement and administer the Building Safety Levy, a statutory function introduced through the Building Safety Act 2022 to support the remediation of unsafe residential buildings.
• Manage accurate records, support financial administration, respond to enquiries and collaborate across Building Control, Planning, Finance, Legal Services and Digital Services to ensure the levy operates effectively and in line with statutory requirements.
• Provide support for the administration of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), helping ensure developer contributions are recorded, invoiced, reconciled and reported transparently.
• Administer Building Safety Levy processes, including calculation, billing, collection, monitoring and recording of charges in line with legislation, government guidance and Council procedures.
• Maintain accurate case records, support financial reconciliation and reporting, and provide clear information to developers, residents, councillors and internal colleagues.
• Work collaboratively with Building Control, Planning, Finance, Legal Services, Digital Services and external stakeholders to support effective implementation and ongoing operation of the levy.
• Support administration of CIL, including monitoring developer contributions, maintaining databases, issuing invoices and assisting with statutory reporting.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge: Understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Safety Levy and associated regulations and guidance.
• Administrative Skills: Strong administrative, organisational and case‑management skills, with experience of applying legislation, policy or formal procedures accurately in a busy service environment.
• Excel Skills: Advanced Excel skills and confidence using databases or business systems to collate, query, analyse, interpret and present data.
• Planning Knowledge: Understanding of planning, building control, developer contributions or similar regulatory systems and processes, including the importance of accurate records and audit trails.
• Complex information: Ability to interpret complex information, make reasoned and consistent judgements, and communicate clearly with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactivity: A proactive, self‑motivated approach, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently while contributing positively to a wider team.

Benefits

40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).