Building Safety and Compliance Manager

Reporting to the Director of Facilities Management, the role of Building Safety and Compliance Manager is to support the business to implement its legislative and best practice requirements in relation to health and fire safety. You will be instrumental in identifying opportunities for continual improvement in all aspects of building safety and compliance and other health and safety related elements contributing to a positive safety culture across the business.

Responsibilities:

Building Safety Act

• Support all business areas to operate in line with the Building Safety Act (BSA) and associated regulations, keeping under review changes in Health & Fire Safety legislation in particular.
• Ensure all associated compliance policies, procedures and workflows are updated in line with future changes
• Ensure all High Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs) are operated in accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and are registered with the Building Safety Regulator in the required timescales.
• In collaboration with contractors and designers, maintain the Golden Thread of Information for HRRBs 18m and above.
• Collaborate with the Principal Accountable Person and Accountable Person/s to oversee and manage the overall Building Safety Strategy.
• Provide timely and detailed specialist professional and technical advice on all matters relating to the BSA to the to the Asset Management Team and the Client / Principal Accountable Person.
• Develop and maintain the Building Safety Case Log, and prepare Safety Case Reports for submission to the Building Safety Regulator when requested, for all HRRBs as instructed by the Principal Accountable person.
• With the Director of Facilities Management, develop and manage comprehensive building safety resident engagement strategies and mandatory occurrence reporting systems across the portfolio, ensuring that fire / structural safety concerns are recorded, monitored, and dealt with appropriately.
• Manage the process of obtaining Building Assessment Certificates in accordance with regulatory standards.
• Be the principal contact between the business and the Building Safety Regulator.
• Stay updated on changes in legislation and industry best practices related to building safety.
• Facilitate stakeholder training relating to Building Safety Act 2022.

General building safety and compliance

• Line manage the Assistant Building Safety Manager, to coordinate and maintain facilities operations and compliance.
• Responsible for the co-ordination of all aspects of building safety and property compliance including but not limited to fire safety, legionella, and lifts.
• Work with site based teams to ensure policies are understood and implemented ensuring they can easily complete and evidence compliance checks.
• Implement, monitor and review policies and procedures relating to contractor H&S conduct on site, including Permit to Work schemes
• Help performance manage life safety contracts and implementation of new technologies to continually improve safety and accountability
• Provide structure and advice on compliance to internal colleagues planning neighbourhood and resident events.
• Assist in disaster and business continuity planning as directed by the Director of Facilities Management.
• Co-ordinate the instruction of relevant risk assessments for each asset and ensure site staff complete actions within required time frame.
• Co-ordinate the instruction and completion of statutory Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) for assigned assets and ensure site staff are undertaking remedial works for failed service reports.
• Audit, monitor performance and report on building performance data and compliance matters for monthly review meetings.
• Help produce safe systems of work for testing life safety and other compliance related items.
• Work with external consultants 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 or neighbouring responsible persons).
• Responsible for resident communications on Health and Fire Safety through the leasing and tenancy lifetime.
• In collaboration with the Director of Facilities Management, identify suitable health and safety consultants, risk assessors, surveyors, etc to provide specialist ad hoc services to the business.
• Ensure all sites provide vital safety information to residents and the golden thread of information is adequately maintained.

Site Mobilisation

• Identify and set up statutory PPM and compliance related tasks on Active Build and Riskwise.
• Identify and assist with setting up any health and safety installations procedures for site.
• Attend new site familiarisation training in relation to statutory building services functions and ensure information is recorded and site staff adequately trained.
• Ensure all compliance related documentation is provided at handover.
• Provide training and resources specific to health and safety to staff located in new buildings to ensure they operate to company standards.
• Oversee any defects of site based assets related to life safety.

Person Specification

• In depth knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire Safety (England Regulations 2022, and associated regulations.
• Experience in developing and maintaining Building Safety Cases and Safety Case Reports for high-rise buildings.
• Experience managing H&S within residential buildings, especially fire safety matters relating to external walls, compartmentation and fire doors.
• Degree level qualification or equivalent in Building Safety or construction. MBIFM, MRICS or equivalent desirable.
• Level 6 Certificate in Fire Safety for Construction / Building Safety Management
• NEBOSH or similar/equivalent H&S qualification.
• Knowledge and experience using Riskwise is desirable