Royal Borough of Greenwich
Job title:
Building Safety Project Manager
Company
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Job description
Building Safety Project ManagerRoyal Greenwich is proud to be a borough recognized for its modern, high-quality services and vibrant, diverse communities. As a UNESCO World Heritage site, we are committed to ensuring that our residents and tenants benefit from our ambitious plans to enhance the borough, even within a challenging financial climate.About the Repairs and Investment Service:Within the Housing and Safer Communities Directorate, our Repairs and Investment Service plays a key role in delivering responsive repairs, capital works, and comprehensive safety and compliance services to over 25,000 council tenants and leaseholders. We handle approximately 80,000 repairs annually, and this year will deliver capital programmes worth approximately £30m, working with a range of contractors. While the majority of our repairs are managed in-house, we also engage external specialists for certain services.The Role: Building Safety Project ManagerAs one of London’s largest social landlords, our top priority is the safety and wellbeing of our tenants and staff. To strengthen this focus, we have created a new Compliance team that will take ownership of the borough’s safety initiatives.We are looking for an experienced, proactive, and enthusiastic Building Safety Project Manager to join our Compliance team, with a particular focus on Building Safety & Resident Engagement. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing our building safety cases in line with the requirements of the Building Safety Regulator, collaborating closely with the Fire Safety team and other key stakeholders.What We’re Looking For:
- Experience in the six major compliance areas, with a strong emphasis on building safety and resident engagement.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with residents, elected members, and stakeholders at all levels.
- A strong understanding that processes, procedures, and effective management are vital to ensuring the safety of our tenants and the integrity of our buildings.
- IT proficiency, including advanced Excel skills.
- An enthusiastic, solution-oriented approach that fosters a positive ‘Can-Do’ culture within the team and across the service.
Desirable (but not essential):
- Experience in building safety, compliance, or relevant safety regulations is an advantage. However, training will be provided to support your development in this area.
Why Join Us?
- We offer excellent career progression opportunities and continuous professional development to help you reach your potential.
- Be part of a dedicated and supportive team, where your work will make a direct impact on the safety and wellbeing of our residents.
- Competitive salary and benefits, with the chance to work in one of London’s most prestigious and forward-thinking boroughs.
If you’re passionate about making a real difference in the safety and lives of our residents, we’d love to hear from you!For more information, please see attached job documents. When completing your application form, please detail in the supporting statement section how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification document.For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Susan Murray; susan.murray@royalgreenwich.gov.uk .If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact or call 020-8921-8977Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.Our Staff Values: are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.Related informationPlease read any attached documents before applying for this jobFile size: 349.49 KBFile size: 213.33 KBExternal linkExternal linkExternal linkAt the Royal Borough of Greenwich we believe children should enjoy their childhoods, and we are determined to apply child-centred best practice in everything that we do.We have opportunities for Social Workers to join our Permanence and Safeguarding Service, including our MASH team (Multi- Agency and Safeguarding Hub).Social Work – Health & Adult ServicesOur people are important to us. We believe in a 21st century adult health and social care that makes the best use of people’s strengths and resources to ensure our residents, and our workforce, thrive.Royal Greenwich is proud to signal our commitment to a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace.Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe. Royal Greenwich proudly supports this.This award rewards the work London-based employers are doing to make their workplaces healthier, happier and more productive.
Expected salary
£52584 – 55620 per year
Location
Greenwich, South East London
Job date
Sat, 24 May 2025 02:19:52 GMT
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