Assistant Director of Building Safety

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £Competitive

Working Hours: Full Time – 35 Hours

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

Location: London/Liverpool - Hybrid

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.

Please note that whilst we will accept applications on the basis of any form of valid legal permission to work in the UK, we will be surrendering the Riverside Sponsorship licence, so for the avoidance of doubt, we are unable to apply for any further sponsorships whether on behalf of existing colleagues or candidates.

The difference you will make as an Assistant Director of Building Safety:

• You will be accountable for setting Building Safety strategic approach and operational responsibility for ensuring our buildings are safe and well maintained, with a key focus on fire and structural safety, Duty Holder and Principle Accountable Person under the Building Safety Act and the Responsible person under the Fire safety order.
• Providing strong, clear and expert leadership, promoting a culture of safety ensuring that customers feel safe in their homes, drive performance, delivering statutory, regulatory and legal requirements as well as commercial targets.
• You will lead a large national team delivering high-quality service services which meet the requirements of the regulators ‘Consumer Standards’ and ensuring full compliance with all statutory and regulatory obligations.
• Operational responsibility for building safety risk, assessment and decision maker on key controls, risk mitigation and remediation, which is proportionate and targeted at our highest risks, mitigating impacts on long term financial plan.
• Providing assurance to leadership group, governance community and regulators our buildings are safe for customers and colleagues.

About you:

• We are looking for someone with CIOB Level 6 Diploma in Building Safety Management or Diploma in construction, building surveying, asset and building management compliance (Level 4 VRQ) or Fire Certificate / Diploma or Certified in Applied Fire Risk Assessment or equivalent at degree level with ability to meet the proposed Accountable Person role competence requirements under the Building Safety Act.
• Recognised industry memberships ideally to the IFE at GIFireE or above, similar memberships such as RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), IFSM or CIOB or equivalent working experience.
• Substantial experience in an asset management leadership position within a large, dispersed organisation, undertaking the role of organizational lead (Accountable Person) leading landlord and regulatory compliance managing building safety and delivering effective fire safety.