Building Safety Service Manager

Our local authority client based in Huddersfield are urgently seeking an experienced Building Safety Service Manager.

*Hybrid - 1 or 2 days in the office a week*

Job purpose

Building safety for our homes and neighbourhoods is an organisational priority and is achieved through an ongoing programme of inspection and remediation across 6 key compliance areas:

• Fire Safety


• Asbestos Management


• Gas Safety


• Electrical Safety


• Water Quality


• Lifts

You will support the Head of Service with the strategic, operational and financial management of the service area, ensuring that statutory requirements for building safety are met.

You will deliver strategic management of building safety, supporting the Head of Service in developing long terms plans to provide homes and services that put residents and communities first, and are fit for the future.

Key areas of responsibility

• Lead and coordinate the development and delivery of a robust regime for building safety management and related compliance and performance reporting. Support the Head of Service in establishing overall asset strategies, investment profiles and option appraisals based on up to date, reliable building safety data.


• Coordinate the collection, management and use of building safety data to enable timely actions to be taken and compliance maintained. Work collaboratively with colleagues and other key enablers and partners to develop and deliver programmes of work, commissioning specialist input where required.


• Support the team to introduce and implement Standard Operating Procedures in line with Service EQFM approach. Reviewing and updating procedures to reflect changing circumstances, learning and good practice.


• Develop an approach to risk management across the 6 key compliance areas that is integrated with other asset activity and ensures risk responses are proportionate and effective.


• Ensure that the service area maintains up to date knowledge of regulatory frameworks affecting building safety and that staff are adequately trained and supported to undertake their responsibilities.

Knowledge, qualifications, skills, and experience  

• Relevant management level knowledge and experience of Compliance and Building Safety Regulatory Frameworks, British Standards and current sector best practice in social housing.


• Construction and Built Environment or Project Management: Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.


• Proven ability to coordinate the management of specialist building safety information, advice and support in social housing.


• Proven track record of data management, performance reporting, trend analysis and risk profiling.


• Experience of developing organisational responses to Regulatory requirements.


• Excellent leadership, project management and project delivery skills

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.