Building Safety Lead

Interim Building Safety Lead

Based in London, hybrid working & Inside IR35

Length: 3 months

We’re seeking an interim Building Safety Lead to play a critical role in ensuring the safety and compliance of our housing stock, particularly High-Risk Buildings, in line with the Building Safety Act 2022 and associated legislation.

This is a high-impact role with responsibility for building safety strategy, compliance delivery, and cultural change across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities of the Building Safety Lead:

• Own, deliver and regularly review building safety policies, procedures, management plans and processes
• Lead the Building Safety Case programme, including oversight of registration of in-scope buildings with the Building Safety Regulator
• Quality assure Building Safety Case Reports and associated fire and structural risk assessments
• Ensure full compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, and secondary legislation
• Act as the council’s subject matter expert for all building safety matters
• Own and deliver Mandatory Occurrence Reporting processes
• Deliver the building safety competency framework in line with PAS 8672 standards

Skills, Experience and Knowledge required of the Building Safety Lead:

• NEBOSH Fire Safety Management Certificate (or equivalent Level 3 fire safety qualification)
• Degree in Building Surveying, Fire Engineering or a related discipline
• Affiliation to IFSM or IFE (membership not required)
• Membership of RICS, CIOB, CABE or RIBA

To apply for this role or to find out about other jobs, please contact the London Local Government Recruitment team on 020 7557 7667 or send your CV to localgov@venngroup.com

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