Job Description
We are currently working with a Midlands based local authority who are recruiting for a skilled and experienced Head of Building Safety and Compliance to join the council on an interim basis and lead in ensuring the council’s properties are safe and compliant.
Head of Building Safety and Compliance
Start Date: November 2024
Duration: May 2025 initially with extensions likely
Rate: £700 per day (Inside IR35)
Hybrid Working Arrangement: West Midlands
Key Responsibilities:
1. Ensure the council’s properties are safe and compliant
2. Responsible for overseeing compliance in critical areas such as fire safety, structural integrity, electrical and gas installations, asbestos management, and more
3. Manage compliance for 52 high-rise buildings, ensuring full adherence to the Building Safety Act and related regulations
4. Provide support to the Assistant Director and manage a team of five professionals
5. Responsible for building safety for the residential stock
6. Responsible for a team of compliance officers providing the second line of assurance looking at horizon scanning and emerging risks
7. Lead initiatives to improve service quality and performance culture
8. Prepare and present complex policy documents and ...