We are one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 38,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities.
As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
We are currently seeking a Building Safety Officer to join our dedicated Property Safety team. As a Building Safety Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the Building Safety Manager in ensuring compliance with all Fire Management & Remediation, Building Safety Regulations, including fire safety, across our property portfolio. You will play a key role in implementing and monitoring building safety procedures and providing expert advice on building safety matters.
Requirements
Key responsibilities of the Building Safety Officer include...
- To ensure all projects are carried out in accordance with the Groups standards and legislative requirements.
- To undertake day to day management of Compliance projects including taking corrective action where necessary and report regularly to the Senior Fire Safety Officer / Fire Safety Manager on the progress of individual schemes.
- To prepare programmes, risk assessments and manage implementation to the highest possible quality and safety standards.
- To ensure that work is carried out within the budgets and that value for money is achieved, by monitoring and reporting on performance
- To continuously identify ways of delivering the service in a more efficient and effective way
- To ensure that properties and communal and external areas are safe and comply with Health and Safety legislation
- To assist in the production of appropriate specifications and contract terms for the Group's Compliance obligations
- To assist with the preparation of suitable tender documents including Preliminaries, Preambles, Schedules of Work, and a Form of Tender
We are looking for someone who has...
- Proven experience of delivery of Investment Programmes on time and within budget
- Business acumen and commercial awareness with a proven ability to understand complex financial information and the impact on Business Plans
- Knowledge and experience of IT packages, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Ability to produce written reports and presentations that can present complex data and information in an accessible way to enable buy in from a range of audiences.
- Effective time management. Flexible and self-motivated - able to juggle a varied and broad workload and to meet deadlines, often under pressure.
- Working to set target time scales and deadlines
- Qualifications · Level 4 in Building safety or Construction or equivalent. Candidates without this will be expected to attain the award within the first 12 months of their employment
- Flexible approach to working hours in order to achieve work demand/priorities
- A Full UK Driving Licence
Benefits
In return, we are offering the successful candidate in the Building Safety Officer role...
- Salary of £33,115
- Annual pay scale increase
- 27 days holiday (rising to 32 over 5 years' service) + bank holidays
- Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the office
- Halifax office
- You will be responsible for the Yorkshire & the Humber region, Calderdale, Lancashire. Your role includes overseeing all geographical areas where our properties are located.
- A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
- You will be working 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Working arrangements are flexible in line with our Smart Working culture so that we deliver an excellent and accessible service for customers.
- Wide range of technical, professional, and personal development training opportunities
- Attractive pension scheme
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to GPs
- A range of financial and lifestyle benefits including cycle to work, vehicle leasing and financial advice
- To view the full range of our award winning benefits click on the Employee Benefits Link
THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!
Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.
Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.