As the Building Safety Manager for this organisation, you will lead on the development and delivery of the FRA programme, including managing specialist surveying contractors (i.e., Fire Risk Assessors), including desk top reviews of Fire risk assessments at planned intervals (quality assurance auditing) to ensure a suitable and sufficient FRA is provided. And play a leading role with the Building and Fire Safety Act for across the business.

Client Details

My client are a Housing Association based in London and a community and resident focused organisation with some great values.

Description

The key responsibilities as the Building Safety Manager are as follows:

Ensure that high risk and complex buildings within the scope of legislation are compliantly managed and maintained safely and evidenced through the creation and continued management of building safety cases
At all times work within the Competency Framework for Building Safety Managers supporting the Accountable person as and when required
Ensure golden thread digital information is of a consistent format and kept up to date
Lead on the resident engagement strategy, successful liaison to ensure any works are carried out to a consistently high standard
Provide residents, leaseholders and internal stakeholders with a visible and clear route to raise any building or safety related concerns
Oversee the successful implementation of corrective actions arising from fire risk assessments and audits
Ensure that on site data within premise information boxes is accurate and kept up to date at all times
Understanding of the main British Fire Legislation and Standards, Active Fire Protection and Passive Protection Measures
Strategically manage the main compliance Fire safety contractors and the programmed of ongoing fire risk assessments
Keep up to date with regulatory developments and best practice including managing complex installs and upgrades of equipment
Work as a team player with the wider compliance and asset team, and fully engage with the development team
Lead on the FRA programme and FRA actions as well as Building Safety

Profile

The successful Building Safety Manager will need the following:

Managing large budgets, ensuring expenditure is in line with budget estimates
Have excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of explaining building safety issues in a clear and concise manner
Ability to compile detailed reports on building safety issues and present them to senior colleagues
Extensive knowledge of fire safety legislation and guidance, building regulations and technical standards
Ability to manage team members, contractors and consultants
Maintaining compliancy by ensuring projects are completed in line with relevant legislation and regulations
Full UK clean driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purpose
NEBOSH Fire Safety or equivalent
CIOB Level 6 Diploma in Building Safety Management (desirable)
Able to get to London on a regular basisJob Offer

The successful Building Safety Manager will receive a competitive salary with the opportunity to work with a great team and lead Fire and Building Safety for them