Building Safety Manager

Aatom Recruitment is looking for Building Safety Manager on behalf of a Local Authority.

Job Title: Building Safety Manager

Contract Duration: 3 Months

Hours Per Week: 36

Work Pattern: 2/3 days in the office

Role Purpose:

Council is seeking an experienced Building Safety Manager to play a critical role in ensuring compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022 across our portfolio of Higher Risk Buildings.

Reporting to the Principal Building Safety Manager, you will lead on building safety compliance, risk management and resident engagement activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a building safety professional with extensive knowledge of current legislation and experience within residential property, housing, construction, or local government environments.

Key Responsibilities

As Building Safety Manager, you will:

Prepare and submit Building Assessment Certificate (BAC) applications for Higher Risk Buildings.

Develop and maintain Safety Case Reports, Resident Engagement Strategies and Mandatory Occurrence Reporting systems.

Produce and maintain building safety risk assessments relating to fire and structural failure.

Identify hazards, assess risks and implement effective control measures.

Escalate deficiencies and non-compliance issues where controls are inadequate.

Create, review and maintain emergency plans for Higher Risk Buildings.

Liaise with the Building Safety Regulator through the designated contact.

Work collaboratively with internal teams, consultants and contractors to ensure compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and associated regulations.

Partner closely with Fire Safety and Development teams to maintain the Golden Thread of Building Information.

Undertake building inspections and report on defects, risks and required improvement works.

Support procurement activities and contribute to client briefs where improvement works are required.

Provide specialist building safety advice across the organisation.

Deliver building safety awareness training to internal stakeholders.

Support planning, building control and listed building consent processes when required.

Attend resident meetings and promote a positive building safety culture within council's housing stock.

Essential Experience, Extensive knowledge of:

Building Safety Act 2022

Fire Safety Act 2021

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Relevant fire safety guidance and compliance frameworks

Experience managing residential buildings and building operations.

Experience of construction projects and programmes.

Knowledge of legislation relating to residential buildings and construction activities.

Experience of delivering excellent customer-focused services.

Experience working within local government, housing, construction management, building surveying, project management or contract administration environments.

Experience using compliance management systems and reporting software.

Experience engaging with residents, leaseholders, elected members and senior stakeholders