Building Health and Safety Coordinator

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Job description

Building Health and Safety Coordinator
Bedford - Hybrid working
Full Time (37 hours per week)
Permanent
£24,200
bpha are a forward-thinking housing association, on a mission to build thriving communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.
We work right across the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, and own or manage over 19,000 homes. As one of the top 25 housing association developers in the country, we are committed to providing quality repair and maintenance services to our Residents.
Our amazing hard-working team makes sure our properties are maintained to the highest standard, whilst ensuring our homes meet the needs of our Residents.
We are currently looking for a Building Health and Safety Coordinator to join our team. The main purpose of this role is to provide an effective coordination and administrative support service for all building safety aspects across all compliance areas.
What you will be doing:
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Coordinating the cyclical and planned works programmes
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Ensuring that records of completed works are accurately maintained
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Raising works orders as required, ensuring they are correctly coded and passed to the relevant people
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Reviewing certification for compliance and follow on work
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Scheduling inspections / work as required
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Instigating appropriate legal action where required to gain access to properties
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Providing accurate compliance reports
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Updating asset management records
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Attending contractor meeting and producing and recording accurate minutes
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Working alongside the Building Safety Manager to obtain and collect information to support the building safety cases for the HRRB or any other applicable buildings which fall within scope
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Keeping our buildings and customers safe and engaging with customers which may be through telephone calls.
We'd love to meet someone with:
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Knowledge and experience of asset management or property compliance within social housing
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Experience of updating data accurately and efficiently across complex areas
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Experience of providing accurate reports
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Experiece of undertaking review / audits
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Excellent customer service skills
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Ability to follow agreed policies and procedures
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Strong communication skills
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Good working knowledge of Asprey, Microsoft Office, Keystone or other compliance / social housing software
Amongst what we offer you is:
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A competitive salary of £24,200
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28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays
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A generous contributory pension scheme
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Private health care
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Free life assurance
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Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym
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Opportunities for learning and development
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Discounted gym membership
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Retail discount scheme
Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.
Closing date: 24th November, 2021
Interview date: To be confirmed
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible