Building Safety Manager

Following on from the Hackitt review, we are introducing a Building Safety Manager who will manage our high rise/ high risk properties in conjunction with other colleagues across the business, ensuring they are safe in accordance with legislation, policy, and strategy. You will be responsible for acting as a point of contact for residents on building safety.

The role will be based from the Trencherfield Mill Office Wigan with frequent travel to our properties across the northwest so a driving licence and access to your own car is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Property Management

To develop and maintain a management system for contractor access control, ensuring that all work carried out is in accordance with contract conditions, service level agreements (SLA's), quality assessment programmes, due diligent processes and health and safety practices in line with legislation. Support access provision in the case of out of hours emergencies.

Property Investment

Assist in developing a comprehensive investment plan for high rise/high risk properties within your area, which meets statutory and regulatory requirements. Project manage as required.

Health & Safety and Security

Ensure health and safety compliance including all document management being valid and evidenced including maintaining the Building Safety Case and ensuring the conditions in the Building Registration Certificate are complied with to the satisfaction of the Accountable person and the Building Safety Regulator. Ensure out of hours services are robust and flexible. Co-ordinate regular fire/evacuation drills and where relevant and review evacuation procedures in stay put blocks.

Contractor Management

Ensure those contractors employed to carry out maintenance and management of the buildings fire and structural safety have the necessary competence requirements to carry out the role they are undertaking. Ensure contractors are supervised and through processes such as Permit To Work (PTW).

Partnership Working

Work collaboratively with partners including the Fire Service, Police Service, Local Authority and any other relevant stakeholder to ensure effective management and compliance including disaster recovery within the premises.

Customer

Provide opportunities for the customer to become involved with the safe management of their building through producing, implementing, and managing a Resident Engagement Strategy and reporting into a mandatory occurrence reporting regime.

• Knowledge and experience in the operation of relevant statutory regulations, including health and safety matters.


• Experience and knowledge of CDM, compliance, fire and structural safety


• Project management skills to assist in the organisation of planned/reactive works to the premises ensuring continued use of premises as necessary.


• Experience of working in a customer-focused environment providing staff, visitors and customers with an excellent service


• A demonstrable methodical approach to work, with sound organisational skills, within a team environment but also an ability to work on your own


• High quality communication skills (both written and verbal)


• IT skills/experience to enable effective communication and work planning


• Minimum of five years relevant building management experience in commercial buildings and/or complex residential properties.


• Experience of managing staff and contractors, working to contractual specification to deliver high quality performance.


• Flexible approach to the tasks required and the hours of duty. It may be necessary to be contacted out of hours in the event of an emergency.


Desirable:

• Understanding of BIM protocol.


• Have a minimum of 5 years' experience in residential fire safety and a detailed working knowledge of Approved Document B, LACORS, national fire safety guidance on Purpose Built Blocks of Flats and NFCC guidance on Specialised Housing., Essential:


• Professional qualification in a property/building related specialism i.e Degree, BSc or 5 years relevant construction industry experience.


• Hold a recognised Building Management or Fire Safety qualification (i.e. CIOB Level 6 Building Safety Management, BSC Fire Safety and Risk Management) or be willing to work towards.


Desirable: (training will be made available)

• Membership of professional body i.e IFE,FPA,IFSM


• P405 BOHS Management of Asbestos in Buildings


• P901 BOHS Legionella Management and Control


• NEBOSH National Certificate in fire safety and Risk Management or similar
  
  Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.


We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we're committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers' heads, we're here to make a real difference.

In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.

We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.


• We offer a competitive salary of£ 60,950


• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.


• Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.


• Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.


• Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%)


• A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies


• Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.


• Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.


• Access of up to £150 annually through the 'Learning for life' scheme


• Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.


• Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.


• Paid half days volunteering per year.