Head Of Landlord Compliance (Building Safety) - Positive Employment : Job Details

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Head Of Landlord Compliance for our client a local government organisation in Bristol.

The successful candidate will take on responsibility for: Landlord Compliance Commissioning Teams, and indirect matrix responsibility for compliance delivery teams; Building Safety Team; Residential Safety Programme; Responsible and accountable for the development and implementation of safety assurance and audit protocols;

Lead Housing’s approach to health & safety and associated culture, policies and processes, and discharge corporate health and safety responsibilities as per delegated authorities in partnership with the Corporate H&S Team; Manage frameworks pertaining to H&S and Compliance legislation, acting as main point of contact for the Regulators for these matters.

This role is a 6 month initial contract with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working, with 3 days in the office minimum.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Safety assurance for HRA residential blocks. Including but not limited to Building Safety Certification, Golden Thread of Safety Assurance, full FLAGEL compliance.
• Ensuring that the Council meets its statutory requirements for, Landlord Compliance, Building and Fire Safety within its stock of council housing; and other legislation as it becomes statute.
• Provide leadership and shape responses to cross-cutting issues including management of IT contracts, asset management, equalities and inclusion and the accessibility of services.
• Deliver policies, strategies and plans in consultation with senior colleagues and service users that continually improve the delivery of housing services to customers and citizens.
• Provide service wide leadership to ensure the Landlord function complies with legislation, regulation including the Regulator of Social Housing’s consumer standards. Lead preparation and the response to regulatory inspection.
• Provide service wide leadership to ensure residents are engaged, feedback captured and used to drive service wide improvements.
• Develop, monitor and evaluate service plans that identify and drive change and improvement across the service that meet the strategic objectives of the service and comply with new legislation and regulation.
• Delivery of safety, compliance and assurance programme on time, to budget and to agreed quality standards.
• Develop relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and organisations to deliver outcomes and shape services.
• Resident engagement and buy in.
• Overseeing the procurement and management of subcontractors.

Personal Requirements:

• Relevant professional qualification in a property related field or relevant experience in property management.
• NEBOSH National and General Construction.
• Strong working knowledge of landlord compliance and health & safety regulations as these apply to social housing and residential properties.
• Detailed understanding of the Construction Design and Management Regulations.
• Detailed understanding of the Building Safety Act.
• Detailed understanding of statutory and regulatory standards relating to: Fire Safety, Legionella / Water safety, Management & Control of Asbestos, Gas Installations and Users, Electrical Safety, LOLER / lifts and lifting equipment, Housing Health & Safety Ratings System.
• The ability to represent the organisation internally and externally at a senior level with all stakeholders.
• A proven team leader and manager with evidenced strong people management skills.

Working Hours: 37hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday to Friday

Pay: £700.00 per day

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.