Fire and Building Safety Manager (Permanent) in Castleford

Vico Homes is built on the foundations of WDH. We are looking for a Building Safety Manager to join our Property and Building Safety Team. This is what marks us out as one of the leading players in the social housing sector. But we're not afraid to be optimistic and show our passion for what we do to support our customers. Together, we're building better futures and vibrant communities.

About the role

As the Building Safety Manager your manager will be our Head of Building Safety and Compliance. You will work 37 hours a week on a permanent basis, working flexibly in the Vico Homes operating area based at our Head Office in Castleford.

As the Building Safety Manager you will be responsible for leading the operational management of building and fire safety across Vico Homes, ensuring full compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, fire safety legislation and associated regulatory requirements. You will oversee the safe management of Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs), provide expert assurance on compliance and best practice and drive the delivery of Vico Homes Building Safety and Fire Safety strategies, policies and objectives.

• Implementation of the HRB Management Regime through our Building Safety Management Plan.
• Development and implementation of processes across the organisation for Gateway applications to the Building Safety Regulator.
• Delivering the requirements of the Golden Thread Policy.
• Lead the delivery of building safety, fire safety and structural safety compliance across Vico Homes, ensuring adherence to the Building Safety Act 2022, fire safety legislation, regulatory requirements and organisational performance targets.
• Oversee the management of Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs), including the development and maintenance of safety cases and reports, resident engagement strategies and activities, ensure risk assessments are completed and the timely completion of remedial actions to keep customers safe.
• Drive the implementation and continuous improvement of building safety systems, policies, procedures and processes, including Golden Thread requirements, Control of Works, Mandatory Occurrence Reporting and Building Safety Management arrangements.
• Provide expert advice, guidance and assurance to senior leaders, managers and stakeholders, whilst working closely with regulators, emergency services, contractors and internal teams to promote best practice and ensure robust governance.
• Oversee and support Compliance Officers in successful contract management, overseeing fire risk assessment programmes, supporting colleagues on the structural survey and inspection programme, manage roof access and fall arrest systems, audits, reporting requirements and ensuring Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviour (SKEB) requirements are met across Vico Homes and appointed contractors.

A professionally qualified Building Safety leader with a Level 5 qualification in Building Safety or equivalent and a passion for keeping people safe. You'll bring a NEBOSH Health and Safety qualification or be working towards one, Graduate IOSH membership and a commitment to ongoing professional development towards Chartered status.

As this is a highly visible role across our housing stock, you'll need a full UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel regularly to sites, buildings and stakeholder meetings across the region. A VRQ Level 4 in Building Safety (Asset and Building Management Compliance) would be a distinct advantage.

You’ll have significant experience within building safety and fire safety sectors, including managing Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs), undertaking audits and inspections and developing policies, procedures and compliance strategies.

As well as extensive knowledge of Building Safety and Fire Safety legislation, the Building Safety Act 2022 and Construction Design Management Regulations, with the ability to apply regulatory requirements in a practical operational environment.

You’ll have strong leadership, communication and influencing skills, with experience of managing teams, engaging stakeholders at all levels, delivering training and driving improvements in safety culture and compliance performance.

For more information or an informal chat about the role or working for Vico Homes, please contact Alison Clark-Williams, Head of Building Safety and Compliance on 07826 652142.

Working for Vico Homes

Want to work in a place that values you? Where you're offered a competitive salary and a great pension? You spend a lot of your waking hours at work, so we offer a workplace where you can really be yourself, feel valued and access opportunities to progress and develop. We are recognised as a disability confident employer and have the Investors in People accreditation.

Working at Vico Homes brings lots of great benefits, including:

• Holidays - 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after five years' service) and an extra day off on your birthday, plus bank holidays and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme.
• Pension - employer pension contribution.
• Flexible working - we're happy to talk flexible working, including our WorkSmart approach to hybrid working, reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns.
• Vico Homes Rewards - a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme.
• Colleague wellbeing - a range of initiatives to support our people including an Employee Assistance Programme, Volunteering Scheme and dedicated Wellbeing Champions.
• Colleague development - a range of initiatives to support personal development including training, support with professional membership fees, internal and external qualifications, mentoring and personal coaching.