Senior Building Safety Coordinator

SENIOR BUILDING SAFETY COORDINATOR

• Rendall & Rittner • Competitive • Home Based

ROLE OVERVIEW

You will play a pivotal role in safeguarding residents and ensuring our portfolio remains fully compliant with evolving building safety legislation. As a Senior Building Safety Coordinator on a 9 month fixed-term contract, you will lead coordination of key regulatory activities, bring structure to complex information, and support our property managers and clients to meet their obligations under the Building Safety Act.

This is a high-trust, home-based role where you will provide specialist guidance across multiple developments, aligning people, processes and data to deliver clear, defensible compliance. You will use your leasehold property management background and practical understanding of safety regimes to keep projects on track, documentation watertight and stakeholders informed.

ROLE EXPECTATIONS

You will be the go-to subject matter lead for building safety coordination, translating legislation into action plans and working alongside property managers, fire risk professionals and clients to deliver compliant outcomes. Most days you will be reviewing evidence, updating registers, tracking actions to completion and communicating progress with clarity and confidence.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• You maintain accurate, audit-ready safety records and documentation across your allocated portfolio at all times.
• You proactively identify risks, escalate appropriately and drive timely, pragmatic resolutions with stakeholders.
• You translate regulatory requirements into clear plans, timelines and responsibilities that are delivered on schedule.
• You build trusted relationships with property managers, contractors and residents by communicating clearly and consistently.
• You deliver thorough monitoring and reporting that provides senior leaders and clients with full visibility and assurance.
• You leave each development with improved processes, stronger compliance culture and measurable risk reduction.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME

• Coordinating building safety activities and documentation in line with the Building Safety Act and associated guidance.
• Maintaining and auditing safety files, registers, portals and evidence, ensuring accuracy and version control.
• Tracking actions from fire risk assessments, safety case reports and remedial programmes through to closure.
• Liaising with property managers, contractors and consultants to gather data, schedule works and verify compliance.
• Preparing concise updates, dashboards and client reports on compliance status, risks and next steps.
• Supporting resident communications and queries related to building safety in partnership with on-site and central teams.

WHO THIS ROLE IS FOR

• You bring solid leasehold property management experience and a practical grasp of the Building Safety Act.
• You thrive in structured, compliance-led environments and enjoy turning complex regulation into clear, actionable plans.
• You are highly organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing multiple deadlines across a busy portfolio.
• You communicate with empathy and clarity, building trust with clients, colleagues and residents.
• You take ownership, remain calm under pressure and are driven by doing the right thing for safety and residents.

EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS

• Coordinating compliance programmes across residential blocks or mixed-use developments.
• Working with fire risk assessors, principal designers/contractors and safety consultants.
• Using compliance systems, document control platforms and reporting dashboards.
• Supporting resident engagement on safety-related topics and managing sensitive communications.
• Contributing to safety case development, golden thread information, and remediation projects.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell holiday
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Private healthcare (subject to seniority or 3 years' service), life assurance
• Telus Health wellbeing platform
• Free eye tests and Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay (service-dependent)
• Fully funded training and professional development
• Long service reward, from 5 years' service
• Employee referral scheme, up to £1,500
• Staff social events

ABOUT RENDALL & RITTNER

Rendall & Rittner is one of the UK's most established and highly accredited residential leasehold property management companies, managing over 90,000 homes nationwide. Founded in 1990 on the belief that property management should be more professional, transparent and customer-focused, those principles still drive how we operate today as a founding partner of Odevo.

We are people-led and technology-enabled, investing heavily in our teams, systems and continuous improvement. Our standards are recognised through Investors in People Platinum, regulation by RICS and the FCA, and multiple industry awards, including Property Manager of the Year and Managing Agent of the Year.

HOW WE HIRE

• Initial conversation with our talent team
• Interview focused on your building safety expertise, practical application of the Building Safety Act, stakeholder communication, and how you prioritise and deliver compliance across multiple sites

We aim to complete the process within two to three weeks and communicate clearly throughout.

INTERESTED?

Apply with your CV.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documentary evidence of eligibility will be required.