Building Safety & Compliance Manager

London

Permanent
£65,000 - £72,500

We are currently partnering with a London-based social housing provider to recruit an experienced and strategically minded Building Safety & Compliance Manager.

This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring the organisation meets all statutory and regulatory obligations relating to building safety, landlord compliance, and health & safety across a diverse residential portfolio, including Higher-Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs).

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and driving a resident-first approach to safety, compliance, and operational excellence across housing services.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will act as the organisation’s lead expert on housing compliance, building safety, and health & safety matters. You will provide strategic direction, technical expertise, and operational oversight to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, including the Building Safety Act 2022.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing building safety and compliance functions across housing stock
• Overseeing compliance areas including fire safety, gas, electrical, lifts, asbestos, and legionella
• Managing the Golden Thread of information for Higher-Risk Residential Buildings
• Providing expert guidance and advice to senior stakeholders, residents, contractors, and external regulators
• Ensuring robust compliance monitoring, auditing, and remediation processes are in place
• Leading procurement and contract management activity relating to statutory compliance services
• Developing policies, strategies, systems, and operational plans to support best practice
• Managing and developing a specialist compliance and health & safety team
• Producing high-level reports, performance data, and recommendations for senior leadership
• Working collaboratively across housing, asset management, resident engagement, and operational teams to embed a positive safety culture

About You

We are looking for a highly experienced compliance and building safety professional with a strong background within social housing, property, or the built environment.

You will demonstrate:

• Extensive knowledge of housing compliance and statutory building safety requirements
• Strong understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022 and landlord compliance obligations
• Experience managing health & safety and compliance functions within complex organisations
• Proven leadership and people management capability
• Experience working with regulators, contractors, residents, and senior stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills
• The ability to influence, advise, and drive cultural change across services
• Experience overseeing compliance areas including fire, gas, electrical, asbestos, lifts, and legionella

Essential Requirements

• Chartered membership of a recognised professional body such as IOSH
• Health & Safety Degree, NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent qualification
• Demonstrable experience within housing property, asset management, or development environments
• Strong operational and strategic leadership experience within compliance or building safety

For further information or a confidential discussion, please send your up to date CV over to hello@braxfieldrecruitment.com and one of the team will be in touch to discuss.