Building Safety Officer

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SNG provides over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose, to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.

We have an opportunity for a Building Safety Officer to join us. You'll be based from our Wembley location The Hive combining site visits within the South West region and home working to ensure a positive work/life balance. 

What you'll be doing

The Building Safety Officer will work collaboratively with peers, supporting the Building Safety Managers, to provide a consistent approach to building safety management of applicable buildings to ensure SNG are fulfilling all landlord obligations.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that SNG are adhering to all building safety requirements for our high-risk properties.
• Assessing building safety risks, taking all reasonable steps to prevent the occurrence of a major incident in the building because of these risks.
• Ensuring that buildings are compliant with all building safety compliance regulation / legislations.
• Maintaining effective relationships both internally and externally with customers and third parties.
• Organising proactive engagement events, fostering a trustworthy relationship with our customers, involving key stakeholders and taking appropriate follow-up action where required.
• Developing building safety cases and ensure they remain up to date. Any risks or gaps identified to have the appropriate mitigation in place and managed on an ongoing basis.
• Collating and maintaining information on vulnerable customers living in high-risk buildings and ensure this information is readily available in the event of an emergency.

What we need from you

• Knowledge and experience of building safety, fire safety, building regulations, health and safety legislation.
• Wide knowledge base within residential property and related safety / compliance areas.
• Understanding of building construction methods and passive/active fire protection.
• Qualifications or studying towards : NEBOSH Fire Certificate, Diploma in Building Safety or equivalent.

Job Description

We have some great benefits at SNG, including:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)

• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package

• 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days

• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay 

• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover

• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

Please note a Basic DBS check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.