Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for a technically credible, delivery-focused building safety professional with sound judgement, strong operational grip and a clear commitment to resident safety.

You will bring:

• Strong practical experience of building and fire safety within social housing or another complex residential or regulated environment.
• Direct experience of fire risk assessments, fire safety remedial programmes and fire door inspection or replacement arrangements.
• Good knowledge of higher-risk residential buildings, the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order.
• Experience managing specialist contractors and challenging poor-quality work, weak evidence or underperformance.
• Strong compliance data, action-tracking, audit and assurance skills, with a disciplined approach to closing safety-critical actions.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with confidence to escalate material safety or compliance concerns.
• The ability to translate technical and legal requirements into clear operational controls and evidence-based assurance.

Essential Qualifications

• A recognised fire safety qualification appropriate to the role, such as a Diploma in Fire Safety / Fire Safety Management or equivalent.
• A relevant building safety, fire safety, construction, surveying, engineering, property or health and safety qualification, or equivalent professional competence.
• A recognised health and safety qualification, such as NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent, is desirable.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in building safety, fire safety and regulatory practice.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to make a visible difference to resident safety across a diverse portfolio of homes and complex residential buildings. You will have a clear remit to improve standards, challenge performance and ensure risks and remedial actions are managed to evidenced completion.

If you are passionate about building safety, professional standards and strong operational assurance, we would like to hear from you.

The Benefits

• 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• A day off for your birthday
• 4 days off when you move home
• Life assurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance programme & wellbeing programme

Who We Are?

Trident Group has over 60 years’ experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 650 staff, works with volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more.

The Group consists of;

• Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
• Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering trauma informed care and support services.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

How to Apply?

If you think this role is a good fit for you, click apply and upload your CV!

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.

As an organisation we do not offer visa sponsorships. Only applicants with existing right to work in the UK will be considered.

Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

At Trident Group, we only consider agency introductions where a signed agreement is in place, and where the agency has been specifically contacted by a member of our People & Culture Team. We do not accept responsibility for any fees related to unsolicited or speculative CV submissions made directly to our employees or outside of the above.