Are you a skilled professional with a strong background in building management and compliance? Brent Housing Management is seeking a dedicated Building Manager to ensure our properties meet all safety and compliance standards. If you’re passionate about building safety and compliance and want to contribute to the well-being of our residents, we would love to hear from you. About the post As a Building Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing the Council’s compliance with statutory and non-statutory duties for housing and related properties. Working closely with the Strategic Compliance Manager, you’ll ensure the delivery of Building Safety Cases, Fire Risk Assessments, and Building Registration Certificates. You’ll develop and implement a risk management approach to Building Safety Management, prioritising mitigation and action plans. Additionally, you will manage assigned projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the expected standard. You will also uphold the guidelines set out by the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and Social Housing Regulation Act 2023, demonstrating a commitment to improving standards and ensuring the safety and quality of our social housing in compliance with this critical legislation. Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal teams and external partners will be crucial to your success in this role. The ideal candidate We’re looking for a dynamic individual with a degree in Fire Safety Engineering or equivalent, and ideally a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Fire Engineers. You should be able to show evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as well as experience in preparing Building Safety Cases and Fire Risk Assessments. You’ll possess strong knowledge of fire safety legislation and building regulations, Excellent project management and organisational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities are also required. Working for Brent Brent is a vibrant London borough known for its iconic Wembley Stadium and rich cultural diversity. We’re committed to creating a supportive and dynamic work environment where you can make a real impact. We offer opportunities for professional development, a collaborative team culture, and the chance to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking organisation. Additionally, we operate a hybrid working model with office or on-site presence three times a week. For more information about our benefits package, please visit brenthousingcareers.com Additional information We will be regularly reviewing applications and conducting weekly interview panels. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn. Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application. We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]

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