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Reporting to the Head of Building Safety, the role of Building Safety Manager (North) is to support the business to implement its legislative and best practice requirements in relation to health, fire and structural safety. You will be integral in identifying opportunities for continual improvement in all aspects of building safety and compliance and other health and safety related elements contributing to a positive safety culture across the business.
Client Details
An opportunity to join a dynamic property maintenance company in their continued journey of success as they expand their portfolio of residential BTR properties. Their ethos is that future success lies in diversity of thought and actively encourages career progression of the people within their business. They believe their employees are the heart of the business and integral to their mission of creating sustainable communities with soul and welcome applications from people who feel they want to be part of this.
Description
* Coordinate all aspects of building safety and property compliance including but not limited to fire safety, legionella, and lift
* Work with and support sites within your portfolio, to help ensure they achieve their monthly H&S KPIs
* Work with site based teams to ensure policies are understood and implemented ensuring they can easily complete and evidence compliance checks.
* Provide structure and advice on compliance to internal colleagues planning neighbourhood and resident events.
* Assist in disaster and business continuity planning as directed by the Head of Building Safety
* Co-ordinate the instruction of relevant risk assessments for each asset and ensure site staff complete actions within required time frame.
* Co-ordinate the instruction and completion of statutory Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) for assigned assets and ensure site staff are undertaking remedial works for failed service reports.
* Audit, monitor performance and report on building performance data and compliance matters for monthly review meetings.
* Conduct periodic site inspections to ensure buildings remain compliant in terms of health and safety requirements and are in line with reporting from site staff.
* Help produce safe systems of work for testing life safety and other compliance related items.
* Work with external consultants to identify and manage more complex fire safety issues e.g external wall, compartmentation, fire door issues, and to progress and oversee remedial works.
* Attend H&S related site meetings (e.g meeting with fire authority or neighbouring responsible persons). * Responsible for resident communications on Health and Fire Safety through the leasing and tenancy lifetime.
* In collaboration with the Head of Building Safety, identify suitable health and safety consultants, risk assessors, surveyors, etc to provide specialist ad hoc services to the business.
* Ensure all sites provide vital safety information to residents and the golden thread of information is adequately maintained
Profile
* In depth knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire Safety (England Regulations 2022, and associated regulations.
* Experience in developing and maintaining Building Safety Cases and Safety Case Reports for high-rise buildings.
* Experience managing H&S within residential buildings, especially fire safety matters relating to external walls, compartmentation and fire doors.
* NEBOSH or similar/equivalent H&S qualification, required. * MBIFM, MRICS or equivalent desirable.
* Level 6 Certificate in Fire Safety for Construction / Building Safety Management, desirable
* Strong project management skills
* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) to engage with stakeholders
* Experience managing time effectively remaining highly organised, responsive and reliable
* Knowledge and experience using Riskwise, Evolution is desirable
Job Offer
- Company Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- 25 days holiday
