Building Safety Inspector

Job Title: Building Safety Inspector

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £31,674.20 per annum (£34,836.03 is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role)

Working Hours: Full time 35 hours

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Location: Covering Greater Manchester, Runcorn, St Helens and Liverpool areas - please note driving licence and own vehicle essential

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter.

Please note that whilst we will accept applications based on any form of valid legal permission to work in the UK, we will be surrendering the Riverside Sponsorship licence, so for the avoidance of doubt, we are unable to apply for any further sponsor ships whether on behalf of existing colleagues or candidates.

You will carry out Building Safety inspections to identify and respond to defects, prioritising and ensuring actions are undertaken in a timely manner by removing hazards and ensuring any installed equipment is operational to ensure people are safe and the building is working effectively. To defend any liability claims relating to the communal areas and to provide a due diligent defence against a claim for breach of a statutory or regulatory requirement or defend an allegation for serious detriment.

Driving licence is essential for this role.

• Proven track record of monitoring risk and health and safety compliance and carrying out inspections within a housing environment.
• Knowledge of asbestos, legionella, building regulations, fire regulations, health and safety regulations and carrying out risk assessments within a housing environment.
• Effective stakeholder management, both internally and external to the organisation

At Riverside, we're a housing association with a difference - enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we've been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

• Competitive pay & generous pension
• 28 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options available
• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
• A wide range of benefits

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.

Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.

• Work within a designated geographical patch and provide operational support and cover to other colleagues across group portfolio. Carry out a program of building safety inspections to identify defects, prioritise their action and ensure action is undertaken in an agreed / appropriate timescales), removing hazards and ensuring any installed equipment to protect people safety or the building is working correctly to a range of Group properties.
• Undertake functional / operational safety checks to ensure installed equipment is in full working order to ensure compliance with risk and health and safety protocols
• Record outcomes of inspections and functional/operational checks, assess any hazards and determine the appropriate action and timescale to mitigate any risks.
• Report Emergency repairs through customer service centre and Compliance Management Teams / Quality Assurance Team colleagues.
• Escalate any building safety risks/concerns to Team Leader / Operational Manager and Quality Assurance Team, within set timescales, and using agreed reporting tools, to enable remedial action to be carried out to mitigate risks identified.
• Support completion of dynamic risk assessment of buildings to determine the appropriate risk level and frequency of inspection, including data & information collection.
• Post inspect the quality of…