Building Safety Manager

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Job description

Building Safety Manager

OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

The post holder will undertake the Named Individual Building Safety Manager duties to ensure the safety of all allocated residential buildings, primarily for the safety of all occupants.

TEAM STRUCTURE

The role reports directly to the Head of HSE Risk Operations.

GENERAL DUTIES

To co-operate with the Building Safety Regulator and the 'Accountable Person' (the ultimate building owner)
To be responsible for the day-to-day safety management of all buildings within your remit
To act as the safety point of contact for building occupiers and residents
To comply with role specific regulatory requirements, including operating all buildings within the building registration regime confirmed by legislation
To promote building safety and the safety of people in all buildings within your remit

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Day-to day safety management of the building, including:

Oversight of all post initial development construction, maintenance, repair or servicing work undertaken
Oversight of and coordination with duty holders and contractors on site, including planned maintenance contractors, repair contractors, mechanical and electrical contractors. The Principal Contractor retains responsibility for their works
Intervention with contractors if not complying with safe practices on site. Paying particular attention to the requirements of the building fire strategy, fire safety management and upholding the integrity of fire compartmentation
Escalation of any contractual issues relating to building safety including liaison with relevant supervisors/managers to ensure remedial action is undertaken
Ability and confidence to accurately challenge contractors and/or designers in regard to on any proposed building, or related works and for any challenge to be escalated until resolved
Monitoring of compliance servicing programme within buildings under your remit especially in relation to fire safety assets or services such as FRAs, Dry Risers, AOVs, Smoke Detection systems, but to include other life safety and public health systems such as Water Hygiene and equipment subject to Thorough Examination or other safety testing regimes (e.g.: Gas Safe)

Where appropriate, take on the role of the responsible person:
under the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005
water hygiene management
asbestos management
Be responsible for maintaining the safety case regime for the building(s) within your remit, this will include:
Ensuring the conditions in the Building registration Certificate are complied with to the satisfaction of the accountable person/Regulator
Proactively identifying the risks and mitigations throughout the lifecycle of the building
Putting in place procedures to mitigate the risks identified and communicate emergency procedures to relevant stakeholders including occupiers
Ensure fire risk assessments are undertaken and reviewed regularly and any recommendations are undertaken in a timely manner
Ensure H&S risks assessments are undertaken, reviewed and any recommendations followed up
Ensure regular compliance checks are undertaken on buildings under your remit to check system data accurately reflects the asset
Ensure compliance with internal audit requirements
Ensure compliance with, and promotion of, the Clients Health & Safety policy and legislation

Establish or maintain information and update management systems to facilitate the ongoing safe management of the building.
Owning and maintaining a complete Golden Thread of information
Ensure those employed in the maintenance and management of the building have sufficient skills, knowledge and experience to meet appropriate competence tests
Take reasonable steps to assure that contractors and those with designer responsibilities are meeting core duties and are complying with duties set out in statute
Act as the central point of contact for all building safety matters with a range of stakeholders, including occupiers and occupiers

Engage occupiers in the safe management of their building through:
Delivering a resident safety engagement strategy
Proactively sharing information with occupiers and residents regarding the layers of fire protection in their building including regular updates on safety issues and or progress in both digital and non-digital formats
Sharing other information on request (e.g. safety case documentation)
Providing occupiers and residents with information on their obligations in relation to building safety
Educating and influencing occupiers and residents and inspecting (reasonably and proportionately) occupied units to ensure they meet obligations in relation to building safety and in accord with existing best practice, and any future changes as guidance evolves
Ensuring an internal escalation route for resident concerns is in place and act on concerns in a timely manner

Establish and Operate a Mandatory Occurrence Reporting regime
Support access arrangements to both communal and individual dwellings for buildings under their control. This will include leading on implementation of any legal action

KEY TASKS

Ensure the buildings within your remit is maintained in accordance with the building fire strategy, FEF and any conditions set out in the Building registration Certificate
Ensure buildings and building systems are maintained in accordance with statutory obligations and the Health and Safety File
Ensure that suitable and sufficient risk assessments (including fire risk assessments) are undertaken
Oversee maintenance activity to ensure building safety is not compromised including verifying the competence of contractors
Monitor compliance against Regulatory, inspection, maintenance and testing regimes
Maintain and effect appropriate emergency procedures in the event of serious or imminent danger to occupants, residents and the building
Maintain, and transfer where appropriate, building safety information relevant to the construction, design, management and use of the building (Golden Thread)
On behalf of the Appointed Person, prepare and maintain information for the building safety case
Provide relevant building safety to contractors so that they may undertake their appointed duties without increasing the risk to people or premises (so far as is reasonably practicable)
Take appropriate actions to control and where reasonably practicable reduce risks identified for life and building safety
Actively engage with the Appointed Person so that they may remain aware and fulfil their legal obligations
Inform the Appointed Person of relevant hazards and evidence of legal compliance, so that they may satisfy their legal duties, and make informed decisions about costs and resources relating to building safety
Implement and maintain the building resident engagement strategy
Actively engage with occupiers and residents in regard to upkeep and maintenance of building safety measures in the building
Remain up to date with current legislation to support agreed role responsibilities for example, regulatory changes, approved codes of practice and relevant guidance documents
Maintain professional qualifications and undertake sufficient, relevant lifelong learning to retain BSM competence Certification for the relevant building classifications which you are responsible
KEY ATTRIBUTES

An understanding of the communities that live in HRRBs and how to communicate effectively on safety related issues, both digitally and non-digitally
Ability to maintain and update data logging, numeric and photographic records in a digital environment, recognising the importance of accuracy and attention to detail
Capable of building a good rapport, listening and effective communication to encourage the right outcomes
The ability to build and maintain an effective network of stakeholders
Flexible approach and adaptability to changing and demanding circumstances and commitment to achieving results
A clear commitment to equal opportunities principles and practices in service provision and employment
Be able to attend evening or weekend meetings and arrange for appropriate out of hours and emergency responses
Demonstrate integrity, respect and inclusivity
Demonstrate leadership in managing a wide range of diverse stakeholders
KEY COMPETENCIES

Confidence to be able to interrogate and understand information appertaining to the following matters:

Ability to understand and apply relevant fire safety principles and practices in coordinating safety of high-risk buildings and their occupancy
Suitable knowledge and understanding of relevant principles and technical standards for building safety and public health matters, with the ability to co-ordinate and integrate this knowledge and information holistically
Knowing and demonstrating experience in maintaining and updating building information systems
Suitable knowledge and understanding of current relevant legislation, regulations, statutory guidance, standards of performance and how these overlap in co-ordinating safety in high-risk buildings and how these could affect residents and occupants
Whenever relevant to your role, demonstrate the ability to develop, manage, distribute and maintain information about the design, construction and maintenance of high-risk buildings
Providing a level of assurance that projects within the building are designed to be safe, built to be safe, operated safely and maintained to be safe throughout the project lifecycle
Suitable knowledge of the relevant standards, testing..... click apply for full job details