Building Safety Manager

Overview

In this permanent role, you lead building and fire safety across a portfolio of residential properties. You will drive compliance, manage risk assessments, and oversee fire door programmes within a social housing context. You’ll coordinate with residents, emergency services, and internal teams to address safety concerns and ensure a strong regulatory posture. This is a chance to shape safety standards and build a robust golden thread across buildings. You’ll work in a collaborative environment that values proactive risk management and clear communication.

Pay / Benefits

• car allowance
• permanent role
• Birmingham location

Responsibilities

• Lead building and fire safety compliance across residential buildings
• Manage fire risk assessments and ensure remedial actions are completed and evidenced
• Oversee fire door inspection, repair and replacement programmes
• Maintain building safety information, Building Safety Case Reports and the golden thread
• Manage specialist contractors and consultants, including performance and quality
• Monitor compliance, overdue actions and emerging risks
• Support audits, regulatory engagement and incident investigations
• Collaborate with residents, Fire & Rescue Services and internal teams to address safety concerns

Key requirements

• Strong building and fire safety experience within social housing, residential or regulated environment
• Experience managing fire risk assessments, remedial programmes and fire door works
• Knowledge of Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
• Experience managing specialist contractors and challenging poor performance
• Strong compliance, audit and action-tracking experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Relevant fire/building safety, construction, surveying, engineering or health & safety qualification
• Recognised fire safety qualification such as Diploma in Fire Safety / Fire Safety Management or equivalent
• NEBOSH or equivalent qualification would be advantageous

• excellent communication
• stakeholder management
• contractor management
• fire risk assessments
• remedial programmes
• fire door works

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