Safer Buildings Leader Orbit Group

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing. We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes. If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive. Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

At Orbit, we focus on applying the principles of Plan, Do, Check, Act to everything we do. This means that our Property Safety team is at the leading edge of best practice in the Housing Sector. Over the years, we have won numerous national awards, including being the first national Housing Provider to achieve the combination of holding the RoSPA Gold award for Customer Safety and BS9997 accredited. This role is part of Property where you’ll help us to lead the way investing and maintaining 46,000 homes.

What you’ll achieve

• The Safer Buildings Lead at Orbit will project manage and implement changes across Orbit to ensure that we lead the sector in building safety and provide a risk management platform for everything from safety case files through to competency frameworks.
• The role will see the postholder own the project delivery of non-Golden Thread building safety matters, working across the business and wider sector to deliver our strategic plans and objectives.
• You will provide expert advice on emerging legislation and guidance and ensure that our building safety processes are robust and continuously improving.
• Apply the principles of BS9997 across all our activities on building safety.
• Build and maintain a dynamic building safety strategy.
• Accountable for the delivery of project objectives and key performance indicators.
• Ownership of the final plan for activities relating to building safety.
• Guide our procurement and contract delivery activities to ensure our contractor network delivers the highest building safety standards.
• Provide expert advice on emerging legislation.
• Build and manage relationships with procurement consortia, consultants, contractors, statutory authorities, and other public bodies.
• Report on monthly, quarterly, and annual performance.
• Review resilience and risk factors to ensure robustness in our building safety processes.

What you’ll bring

• Degree educated in a property related subject, have a relevant professional qualification or be qualified by experience.
• National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent).
• Sound technical knowledge of fire safety, asbestos, building services including gas, mechanical and electrical services.
• People management and development experience.

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense. Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us:

• A rewarding experience that works for you: We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work-life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.
• A place to progress: From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow. For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.
• A purpose to feel proud of: We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance – because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people. What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair: Online application, Interview(s), Decision and offer. We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.