Building Safety Officer

The Building Safety Officer will support the Property Management team by overseeing building safety matters, including fire and structural safety. Working within an established team the role focuses on managing regulatory compliance, fire safety processes and acting as a key point of contact for senior colleagues.

The ideal candidate will have a good working knowledge of the Building Safety Act, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, and related legislation, as well as experience with Safety Case Reports for residential high-rise buildings.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• The primary purpose of this role is to support the management of building safety as part of the Building Safety and Technical Support team, including amongst other elements of the role:
• Manage activities relating to preparation and submission of Building Safety Case Reports, with third party suppliers and internal resources
• Coordinating a response to requests for further information in line with Building Safety Case requirements, including organising a project team including clients, property managers and third parties
• Liaising with third party local authority bodies, such as regional Fire and Rescue Service and the HSE as Building Safety Regulator
• Ensuring compliance with Regulations and Legislation in respect of Fire Safety, the BSA, Fire Safety (England) and others, including resident engagement
• Provide exceptional customer service to third party contacts at service providers as well as internal colleagues
• Build a strong knowledge of the Zenith portfolio and understand individual building requirements
• Provide relevant responses to sales and legal enquiries, completing LPE1 queries relating to building safety
• Ensure that business compliance performance is maintained to a high standard
• Maintain an excellent standard of knowledge of Building Safety issues across the business.

Requirements:

• An understanding of the Building Safety and Fire Safety Acts, or the ability and desire to learn
• Great communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent organisational skills
• Financial acumen
• Ability to produce reports and maintain accurate records
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• IT Literate (experience of using Microsoft products and bespoke systems)

Preferred (Not Essential):

• Experience in residential property management
• Experience preparing, drafting or reviewing Building Safety Case Reports
• Experience of using Qube
• Experience in a similar or comparable role or organisation
• Experience working with teams
• This role may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check).