Building Safety Surveyor

Building Safety Surveyor | Hybrid Working | Up to £63,000

Principal People are delighted to be partnering exclusively with a well-established Housing Association to recruit a Building Safety Surveyor as part of the continued growth of its Building Compliance team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation that is investing heavily in both its homes and its people. Managing a large and diverse portfolio of homes, you'll become part of an expanding Building Compliance team with the opportunity to make a genuine impact on resident safety and compliance.

With strong support from senior leadership, this is more than just a compliance role. You'll have the opportunity to help shape the future of the Building Safety team as it continues to grow, with clear opportunities for progression and development. The organisation has a collaborative, positive safety culture where your expertise will be valued, and you'll work flexibly across Surrey and the surrounding areas with no overnight stays required.

Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety and Building Compliance, you'll play a key role in ensuring homes remain safe, compliant and well maintained.

This is a varied role covering all aspects of building compliance, with a particular focus on fire safety, building safety and water safety, while also supporting compliance across areas such as asbestos.

As a key member of the Building Compliance team, you'll work collaboratively with residents, contractors and colleagues to manage specialist compliance contracts

Support Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs), review risk assessments, undertake inspections and provide expert technical guidance.

You'll also help shape and continuously improve the Building Safety function, ensuring the highest standards of compliance across the portfolio.

To be successful, you'll have:

• Experience managing building compliance within social housing, local government or a similar property environment.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, particularly fire safety, with experience of water hygiene and asbestos highly desirable.
• A good understanding of the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety legislation and Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs).
• Experience managing specialist contractors and driving compliance programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with residents, contractors and colleagues.
• A relevant surveying, construction or building maintenance qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
• A full UK driving licence.