Head of Building Safety

A leading housing association in the London Area is looking to appoint an experienced Head of Building Safety to provide strategic leadership across its building safety and fire safety functions.

This is a senior role with responsibility for ensuring the organisation maintains a robust, compliant and resident-focused approach to building safety across its housing portfolio.

You will lead the development and delivery of the organisation's building safety strategy, providing expert advice to senior leadership and ensuring that statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements are consistently met.

The role will suit an experienced building safety professional who combines strong technical knowledge with the ability to lead teams, influence senior stakeholders and drive continuous improvement across a complex housing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for building safety, fire safety and associated compliance activities across the housing portfolio.
• Lead and continuously improve the organisation's Building Safety Strategy, policies, procedures and assurance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements, including the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act, Fire Safety Regulations and associated housing safety requirements.
• Provide senior-level advice and assurance to Directors, Executive leadership, Boards and relevant governance committees.
• Oversee the delivery of fire risk assessments, building safety case information, remedial works, fire safety programmes and associated compliance activity.
• Ensure appropriate systems are in place to identify, assess, manage and escalate building safety risks.
• Provide effective oversight of safety-critical programmes, ensuring risks and remedial actions are appropriately prioritised and monitored through to completion.
• Lead the organisation's approach to higher-risk buildings, including building safety management, safety case requirements and engagement with relevant regulatory bodies where required.
• Work closely with Asset Management, Repairs, Compliance, Development, Property Services and Customer teams to ensure building safety is embedded across the organisation.
• Develop and maintain effective building safety assurance, governance, reporting and audit processes.
• Ensure accurate and reliable building safety data is maintained and used to inform strategic decision-making.
• Monitor performance against statutory and regulatory requirements, identifying areas of risk and implementing appropriate improvement plans.
• Lead relationships with external consultants, fire safety specialists, contractors and other professional advisers.
• Oversee the quality and effectiveness of external fire safety and building safety services, ensuring appropriate standards and value for money.
• Ensure resident engagement and communication are incorporated into building safety processes, particularly where works or safety measures have a direct impact on residents.
• Represent the organisation externally with regulators, local authority partners, contractors, professional bodies and sector stakeholders.
• Lead, develop and support building safety professionals, creating a strong culture of accountability, technical excellence and continuous improvement.