Building Safety Compliance Manager - Build to Rent

PMR are seeking an experienced Building Safety Compliance Manager to work with our client a national provider of Build to Rent developments to ensure the business and assets meet best practice guidance and legislative requirements in relation to health and safety and compliance. The Building Safety Compliance Manager will continually improve health safety standards and culture within the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Site Mobilisation

• Identify and oversee set up of statutory PPM and compliance related tasks on existing digital platforms for new sites. Identify and assist with setting up any health and safety installations on site.
• Attend new site familiarisation training in relation to statutory PPM M&E and ensure all compliance related information (Reg38) is handed over at PC and relevant certs obtained from Principal Contract and future Building Safety Regulator.
• Provide compliance oversight training for new site staff to ensure they are aware of the H&S needs of their site.

Site Level Compliance

• Oversee instruction of relevant risk assessments for each asset and ensure site staff complete actions within required time frame.
• Oversee instruction and completion of statutory PPM for each asset and ensure site staff are undertake remedial works for failed service reports.
• Audit, monitor performance and report on building performance data and compliance matters for monthly asset meeting and monthly compliance meetings with Asset Manager.
• Conduct periodic site inspections to ensure buildings remain compliant in terms of health and safety requirements and are in line with reporting data.
• Undertake monthly meetings with site staff to review compliance stats and risk assessments actions (where outstanding) to ensure these are instructed and progressed in a timely manner and provide further advice and guidance where required
• Work with Asset manager and Group Life Safety Consultant 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) and for complex fire safety matters; oversee resident communications, risk assessment updates, additional site safety measures and update stakeholders where relevant.
• Identify suitable health and safety related consultants, risk assessors, surveyors, etc to provide such services to the business.
• Work with site and ops staff to implement resident engagement strategies that will provide opportunities for residents to get more involved (part of Building Safety Bill)
• Ensure all sites provide vital safety information to residents and the golden thread of information is adequately maintained.

Company Level Compliance

• Stay informed on health safety best practice guidance, updates and legislative changes and work with HR to arrange relevant H&S training sessions for site-based staff. Ensure site-based staff have had suitable training and are competent to complete work assigned and continually improve standards of H&S within business.
• Stay informed on leasing legislative changes and updates and update internal procedures and workflows in relation to this or liaise with relevant department to ensure company is prepared and compliance with such legislation (i.e Building Safety Bill)
• Periodically review and update compliance policies, procedures and workflows regularly to ensure they remain relevant.
• Provide update presentations for site-based staff as well as periodic circulars/H&S toolbox talks as part of their CPD.
• Work with tech team to ensure systems meet the assets compliance needs in line with legislative changes and remain effective when implementing on site.
• Implement, monitor and review policies and procedures relating to contractor H&S conduct on site and work with Procurement Manager to update Contractor due diligence requirements in relation to this.
• Ensure H&S requirements in relation to ESG principles are progressed and attend relevant committee meetings.

Essential

• NEBOSH General/Fire Safety qualification or comparable H&S qualification
• Experience in managing or auditing H&S within residential buildings
• Experience in fire safety matters relating to external walls, compartmentation and fire doors.
• Actively embrace and work within the Company Values.
• Able to show an understanding of and commitment to improving health and safety standards in residential
• Experience in effective management of people and teamwork
• Able to show an understanding of and commitment to property services and managing Client and Customer relationships.
• Able to communicate effectively and clearly in writing and verbally, including drafting correspondence and documents
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a varied and demanding role with appropriate supervision.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and be organised and efficient
• Demonstrable experience and ability to use ICT packages i.e. Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Self-motivated, with high energy and enthusiasm
• Pragmatic, creative approach to problem solving, with emphasis on fast and practical solutions.
• Demonstrable experience of taking responsibility for own actions and development opportunities, maintaining high levels of integrity
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and mutual respect; accepting differences and treating everyone fairly