Building Safety and Compliance Manager

Building Safety & Compliance Manager

London

Permanent
£65,000 - £72,500

We are currently partnering with a London-based social housing provider to recruit an experienced and strategically minded Building Safety & Compliance Manager.

This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring the organisation meets all statutory and regulatory obligations relating to building safety, landlord compliance, and health & safety across a diverse residential portfolio, including Higher-Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs).

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and driving a resident-first approach to safety, compliance, and operational excellence across housing services.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will act as the organisation s lead expert on housing compliance, building safety, and health & safety matters. You will provide strategic direction, technical expertise, and operational oversight to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, including the Building Safety Act 2022.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing building safety and compliance functions across housing stock
• Overseeing compliance areas including fire safety, gas, electrical, lifts, asbestos, and legionella
• Managing the Golden Thread of information for Higher-Risk Residential Buildings
• Providing expert guidance and advice to senior stakeholders, residents, contractors, and external regulators
• Ensuring robust compliance monitoring, auditing, and remediation processes are in place
• Leading procurement and contract management activity relating to statutory compliance services
• Developing policies, strategies, systems, and operational plans to support best practice
• Managing and developing a specialist compliance and health & safety team
• Producing high-level reports, performance data, and recommendations for senior leadership
• Working collaboratively across housing, asset management, resident engagement, and operational teams to embed a positive safety culture

About You

We are looking for a highly experienced compliance and building safety professional with a strong background within social housing, property, or the built environment.

You will demonstrate:

• Extensive knowledge of housing compliance and statutory building safety requirements
• Strong understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022 and landlord compliance obligations
• Experience managing health & safety and compliance functions within complex organisations
• Proven leadership and people management capability
• Experience working with regulators, contractors, residents, and senior stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills
• The ability to influence, advise, and drive cultural change across services
• Experience overseeing compliance areas including fire, gas, electrical, asbestos, lifts, and legionella

Essential Requirements

• Chartered membership of a recognised professional body such as IOSH
• Health & Safety Degree, NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent qualification
• Demonstrable experience within housing property, asset management, or development environments
• Strong operational and strategic leadership experience within compliance or building safety

For further information or a confidential discussion, please send your up to date CV over to (url removed) and one of the team will be in touch to discuss.