About Southwark
Southwark Council is working in partnership with Adecco Public Sector, to recruit a Building Safety Manager. This role is critical to improve safety for residents living in high rise buildings and to ensure that Southwark is complying with its duties under the Building Safety Act. This is a key time to join us and make a real impact on our community's safety.
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark's residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.? Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council's staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
As the Building Safety Manager, you will be responsible, working with the Senior Building Safety Manager, to ensure that Southwark as the Principal Accountable Person is complying with the duties of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, and statutory compliance, ensuring there is a systemic approach for managing building safety for our high-rise buildings.
This role will also coordinate access to quality information related to the development and maintenance of the Building Safety Case and Safety Case Reports, Building Assurance Certificates for high-rise buildings, and support training for stakeholders.
About You
We are looking for an experienced professional with a strong background in building safety compliance, a deep understanding of the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act, and Duty of Care, and practical experience in managing building safety.
A degree or diploma in construction or fire safety is required, and membership in professional organisations like RICS, IFE, IFSM, IOSH, IIRSM, or CQI is preferred. The role requires problem-solving skills, the ability to influence others positively, and excellent communication skills. Compliance with the Council's Equal Opportunities policy, ability to travel to various sites, and flexibility in working hours are also needed.
If you meet these qualifications and want to join our team, we encourage you to apply.
How to Apply
For further information about the roles, or to arrange a confidential discussion or to make your application please send your most up to date CV to our recruitment partners at Adecco or apply online today. Our dedicated micro site for this campaign is: https://
Benefits and Additional detail
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date: Sunday 8th September 2024
Technical Screening Interviews Commence: w/c 9th September 2024
Panel Interview: w/c 16th September 2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.