Building Safety Compliance Manager

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

Key Responsibilities:

Site Mobilisation

• Identify and set up statutory PPM and compliance related tasks on Fixflo and Mobohubb 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 certificates obtained from future Building Safety Regulator.
• Provide compliance oversight training for new site staff to ensure they are aware of the specific needs to 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 from site staff.
• 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 advice and guidance where required.
• Work with Asset manager and 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 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

• Review and update compliance policies, procedures and workflows in line with regulatory and legislative updates.
• 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 adequate H&S 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)
• Provide update presentations for site-based staff as well as periodic circulars/H&S toolbox talks
• Work with tech teams to ensure systems meet the assets compliance needs in line with legislative changes.
• Implement, monitor and review policies and procedures relating to contractor H&S conduct on site and work with Procurement 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.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:
* 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 managing H&S within residential buildings especially fire safety matters relating to external walls, compartmentation, and fire doors.
* Experience in effective management of people and teamwork.
* NEBOSH or similar/equivalent Health & safety qualification.
* 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.

Desirable:
* Knowledge and experience of using Fixflo.
* MIRPM, MBIFM or equivalent qualified.