Location
Wembley, North West London with hybrid working opportunities combining office and home working to support a positive work/life balance.

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£37,000 per annum

About the Role
We have a fantastic permanent opportunity for a Safety & Compliance Officer to join our Building Safety Team at Sovereign Network Group (SNG). SNG is a newly formed group created by the merger of Sovereign and Network Homes, providing over 84,000 homes and investing in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.

In this role, you will support the Safety and Compliance Specialist - Fire/Senior Safety and Compliance Officer - Fire and the wider Building Safety Compliance team on all fire safety matters on behalf of SNG. You will assist in delivering the Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) programme, managing internal and external delivery partners and other specialists. You will ensure that all remedial activities are identified, recorded, actioned, and closed in line with SNG's internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities include delivering safe and timely outcomes for customers, promoting a positive collaborative culture of building safety compliance, escalating concerns appropriately, acting as a subject matter expert on building safety and compliance, advising on policies and standards, reviewing fire strategies and designs to ensure regulatory compliance, and ensuring actions from fire risk assessments and recommended upgrades are progressed and recorded.

Experience
- Proven experience working to deadlines and achieving targets both independently and through teams
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of fire safety subject matters within the Housing Sector
- Up to date knowledge of fire safety legislation
- Experience in peer review/auditing of Fire Risk Assessments (FRA)

About you
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to promote a positive and collaborative culture of building safety compliance
- Strong personal responsibility and escalation skills
- Subject matter expertise in building safety and compliance

Qualifications
- Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Fire Safety
- FRA qualification such as IFE or CS Todd
- Membership of the IFE, IFSM, or equivalent professional body with demonstrable Continuing Professional Development (CPD)