Senior Building Safety Officer

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Luton are excited to recruit a Senior Building Safety Officer on behalf of Luton Borough Council.

Main purpose of position:

The Senior Building Safety Officer position is to take responsibility for and co-operate with the Principal Accountable Person (PAP), Responsible Person/s and the Housing Asset Manager in relation to whole building safety by coordinating and assuring all building-related activities to ensure compliance with the requirements for the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, and associated statutory and internal building safety management system requirements across the Council's housing stock.

This position will coordinate access to quality information related to the development and maintenance of the Building Safety Case and Safety Case Reports and Building Assurance Certificates pertaining to high risk buildings including high rises and sheltered schemes and facilitate appropriate opportunities to support stakeholder training needs.

To ensure that all operations managed and delivered by Housing Teams are safe and in accordance with all relevant legislation. To identify, assess and advise on impending legislation to ensure that the business is fully prepared for any changing requirement before it becomes mandatory.

To contribute to the overall management of Housing Management Team and the achievement of its health & safety and operational objectives as well being a integral member a key member of the Building Safety Committee.

Building Safety Officer will have a key role in ensuring the PAP is discharging its duty under the Building Safety Regulations.

You will be responsible to:

Effectively contribute to the Housing strategy and associated Building Safety Service objectives providing ongoing support to colleagues through the sharing of knowledge, experience and skills associated with residential properties owned and managed by Luton Council.
Advise PAP and responsible persons as to the safe management of residential buildings through an operational understanding of their construction, complexity, use, hazard profile and analysis of associated risk in line with the requirements of the BSMS (Building Safety Management System) to ensure the risk profiles are suitable and applied.
Ensuring the effectiveness of Safety Case Reports with all findings effectively recorded, monitored, and communicated to stakeholders in line with the requirements of the BSMS to ensure the preservation and availability of the 'Building Safety Case' information (and Golden Thread).
Maintaining all Safety Case Reports related to their assigned buildings in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, such as Tenant Management Organisations, Tenant Residents Associations, etc. ensuring they are fully engaged in the process.
Responsible for the effective delivery of the resident engagement strategy, complaints procedure for relevant complaints and the mandatory occurrence reporting and that they are communicated and understood by residents, and is effectively applied.
collaboration with the Fire Service and other regulatory, and professional agencies through locally focused engagement campaigns and initiatives. Responding promptly and effectively in line with the requirements of the BSMS to concerns relating to Building Safety raised by residents ensuring they are recorded, formally investigated and recommended improvements implemented within required time frames.
Planning and delivering of training, coaching and professional advice to assist all stakeholders in their understanding of risk assessment and advanced risk analysis, proportionate to the hazards associated with the effective management of the 'Building Safety Case' information (and Golden Thread) and safe occupation of residential buildings. Providing a frequent and visible presence within allocated buildings to offer professional, informed advice and support to residents, authorities, and other stakeholders on whole building safety ensuring responsibilities, decisions, and actions that individuals should take are understood.

Skills and Experience:

At least 3 years post qualification experience in a similar post - providing health and safety…