Building Safety Manager

Job description

Starting salary: £52,282 - £59,895
Job level: Level 5, Zone 1
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Alternative flexible working options available/open to discussion

Adecco Public Sector is proud to be working with the London Borough of Camden, seeking to appoint a new manager to the Building and Resident Safety Team. This is a fantastic opportunity and a defining moment to be joining Camden, during a time when we are seeing some of the biggest changes across the occupied building sector for a generation.

Reporting to the Building Safety Manager Team Leader, your role will be to ensure the regulatory requirements of the Building Safety Act, for Camden's circa 200 High Rise Residential Buildings (HRRBs).

The role

You will be responsible for ensuring that Camden's HRRBs are maintained to a high technical standard to ensure compliance with all requirements of the Building Safety Act.

This role is responsible for the production of building safety cases for circa 15 HRRBs and the over-arching responsibility for the matrix management of these buildings. This will include commissioning/production of building surveys required to support or inform the 15 x Building Safety Cases to address any gaps/shortfalls liaising with the Building Surveyor/internal stakeholders. This is a newly established role and sector discipline, which is anticipated to be a growing area of the occupied sector in 2024 and beyond, as legislation to enacted and new inspection regimes are implemented.

You will work with Camden's team of Building Safety Managers managing fire and structural safety for Camden's HRRBs developing systems that will identify wide-ranging building safety risks, prioritising and mitigating them appropriately. The Head of Resident & Building Safety, the Lead Building Safety Manager, internal/external stakeholders, and other relevant services will work closely with you to ensure that any activities or works carried out to HRRBs do not detrimentally impact fire or structural safety and that Camden's properties are maintained in accordance with best practice.

About you

We've put together a really strong team that champions an inclusive culture of diversity and inclusion. To continue diversifying the team and to address where we are under-represented, we would like to encourage applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply for this role.

With a commitment to encouraging further growth from diverse groups, we welcome applications from people of all abilities and particularly those from under-represented communities.

We would also welcome applications from a range of backgrounds related to property management and building safety. You may have previously worked in Facilities Management, Property Management, Building Services, Housing & Estate Management, Residential Surveying, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Asset Compliance, or within the Fire Service or hold qualifications/experience related to these fields.

Strong communication is a must as you will need to be working closely with the Building Safety Manager Team Leader, Building Surveyor(s), Fire Advisor(s), and other relevant services to ensure works are correctly specified and ensure that Camden's properties are maintained in accordance with the contract and best practice.

In addition, you will knowledge and experience with one or more of the following:

An understanding of the Fire Safety Act 2021, Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety Regulatory Reform Order 2005 and Building Safety Act 2022.
Knowledge of all aspects of the building construction and maintenance industries, including the design process, contractual matters, and legislation.
Proven construction experience and/or a Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety or equivalent.
A relevant Fire Safety qualification (NEBOSH National Certificate) accredited by the IFE or IFSM or equivalent.
CIOB Level 6 Diploma in Building Safety Management would be desirable, but not essential.
Professional membership to Chartered status (or working towards) or equivalent of a body working in the Built or Safety Environment (e.g. MIfireE, MCIOB, MRIC, MCABE, IOSH).
Experience in reviewing technical specifications for building fabric and M&E works.
Excellent interpersonal skills including influencing and negotiating skills.
Risk management experience.
Experience in following policies and procedures and using them to achieve agreed objectives.

Work Environment

The post holder will be required to carry out regular and frequent visits to High Rise Residential Buildings and other buildings that interact with the HRRB to inspect, specify, manage and/or review works; this will involve visits to dirty and noisy building sites and wearing personal protective equipment.

Sounds like the role for you

We would love to hear from you and have the opportunity to talk to you at greater length about the role. Please apply online today.