Building Safety Manager

Goodman Masson Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Interim Building Safety Manager for a 6-month contract to support a London-based housing provider. This hybrid role focuses on ensuring compliance with building safety regulations and involves managing building safety cases and risks. The ideal candidate has strong experience in building safety and risk management within social housing and is a confident communicator capable of influencing at all levels.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in building safety, compliance, or risk management within social housing or a similarly regulated environment.
• Strong working knowledge of the Building Safety Act, fire safety, and health & safety legislation.
• Confident communicator able to influence and operate at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining building safety cases and golden thread information.
• Overseeing fire, structural, and other building safety risks and action plans.
• Providing expert advice to senior leaders on building safety compliance and risk.
• Supporting audits, reviews, and regulatory engagement.
• Promoting a strong, proactive building safety culture across the organisation.

Skills

Building safety compliance

Risk management

Effective communication

Job description

Interim Building Safety Manager – London Area

6-month initial contract | £500–£600 per day | Hybrid working

We are recruiting an experienced Interim Building Safety Manager to support a London-based housing provider in delivering its statutory and moral responsibilities for building safety across its residential portfolio.

Reporting into senior leadership, you will play a key role in ensuring compliance with the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Order, and associated regulations, with a particular focus on higher-risk residential buildings. You will lead on developing and managing building safety cases, support engagement with the Building Safety Regulator, and help embed robust building safety governance and assurance frameworks.

The role requires close collaboration with asset management, compliance, housing operations, and resident വന end engagement teams, as well as effective management of external consultants and contractors. You will also support resident engagement activity, ensuring residents are informed, listened to, and reassured that building safety risks are being appropriately managed.

Key responsibilities難

• Managing and maintaining building safety cases and golden thread information
• Overseeing fire, structural, and other building safety risks and action plans
• Providing expert advice to senior leaders on building safety compliance and risk
• Supporting audits, reviews, and regulatory engagement
• Promoting a strong, proactive building safety culture across the organisation

About you:

• Significant experience in building safety, compliance, or risk management within social housing or a similarly regulated environment
• Strong working knowledge of the Building Safety Act, fire safety, and health & safety legislation
• Confident communicator able to influence and operate at all levels