Building Safety Officer

Sovereign Housing Association

  • London
  • £35,000-43,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
SNG provides over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England - our purpose, to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.We have an opportunity for a Building Safety Officer to join us. You'll be based from our Wembley office; combining office and home working to ensure a positive work/life balance.What you'll be doingThe Building Safety Officer will work collaboratively with peers, supporting the Building Safety Managers, to provide a consistent approach to building safety management of applicable buildings to ensure SNG are fulfilling all landlord obligations.Responsibilities include:
  • Ensuring that SNG are adhering to all building safety requirements for our high-risk properties.
  • Assessing building safety risks, taking all reasonable steps to prevent the occurrence of a major incident in the building because of these risks.
  • Ensuring that buildings are compliant with all building safety compliance regulation / legislations.
  • Maintaining effective relationships both internally and externally with customers and third parties.
  • Organising proactive engagement events, fostering a trustworthy relationship with our customers, involving key stakeholders and taking appropriate follow-up action where required.
  • Developing building safety cases and ensure they remain up to date. Any risks or gaps identified to have the appropriate mitigation in place and managed on an ongoing basis.
  • Collating and maintaining information on vulnerable customers living in high-risk buildings and ensure this information is readily available in the event of an emergency.
What we need from you
  • Knowledge and experience of building safety, fire safety, building regulations, health and safety legislation.
  • Wide knowledge base within residential property and related safety / compliance areas.
  • Understanding of building construction methods and passive/active fire protection.
  • Qualifications or studying towards : NEBOSH Fire Certificate, Diploma in Building Safety or equivalent.
What can SNG offer you?We have some great benefits at SNG, including:
  • 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
  • Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
  • Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
  • Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
  • Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you!Job Description

Sovereign Housing Association