Senior Building Officer
ob Title: Senior Buildings Officer
Permanent Position (37 hours per week)
Salary – Band 8 (One Team) £39,862 - £44,075
Closing Date: 24th May 2026
(Starting salary dependent upon skills and qualifications, progression subject to satisfactory performance)
Our partnership is still relatively new and so we are on an exciting journey, looking to pursue a radical and ambitious change programme to combine the resources of our organisations so that we can achieve more together for our residents.
While retaining their local identities both councils wish to harness their combined capacity to help shape their communities now and in the future.
It’s an ambitious partnership which is good for our councils, good for our residents, good for our staff and could be good for you. Such a time of change presents complex but rewarding professional challenges, and there will be no doubt that you will have plenty of opportunities to develop and diversify your skills if you chose to join us.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Buildings Officer to join our expanding Assets and Facilities Directorate. Working within the Assets & Investment Directorate you will act as the Council’s specialist advisor, responsible person and budget holder for operational facilities management.
You will will assist the Facilities Manager to ensure the Council is adhering to health and safety compliance across all compliance and best practice areas of:
- Asbestos
- Gas
- Electric
- Fire Safety
- Water Hygiene
- CDM
- LOLER
Overseeing and managing the Buildings Officers, you will help to ensure, with technical knowledge and experience, that Brentwood Borough Council and Rochford District Council manages its corporate owned properties in accordance with legislative requirements and best practice to provide the highest level of assurance on compliance to provide safe properties for tenants and visitors alike.
In addition you will assist the Facilities Manager in ensuring a robust response is delivered in addressing repairs and maintenance issues and proactive steps are taken to ensure mitigate the risk of these issues arising in the future.
About the candidate:
You will be a skilled and technically proficient professional with an understanding of statutory and non‑statutory compliance across key health and safety areas, including asbestos, gas, electrical safety, fire safety, water hygiene, CDM and LOLER. You will have strong analytical abilities, sound judgement and the confidence to interpret survey results, oversee remedial actions and ensure all corporate properties meet legislative requirements and best practice standards.
You will be meticulous in maintaining accurate records, managing certification, updating compliance databases and ensuring that all works are completed safely, efficiently and within required timescales.
Equally important is your ability to lead and support the Buildings Officers reporting to you, providing day-to-day oversight, technical guidance and a proactive approach to repairs, maintenance and planned works. You will be an effective communicator who can build strong relationships with contractors, internal stakeholders and external bodies, ensuring transparency, accountability and high levels of assurance.
With a collaborative mindset and the ability to manage risk, budgets and competing priorities, you will help the Council deliver safe, compliant and well maintained properties for tenants, staff and visitors while contributing to long term service improvement and resilience.
Benefits of working here:
You will have the opportunity to work across both Council’s which are located in the south of Essex and approximately 20 miles apart.
The two areas present a blend of characteristics. Brentwood is well-known for its green space and woodlands, even though it’s located within easy commuting distance of London – and the new Elizabeth Line has made this connection even better, with faster and more frequent trains. Rochford is a mix of urban and rural and London Southend Airport sits within its boundaries.
We are currently operating a hybrid model of working, which enables our employees to work smarter, focusing on the importance of physical connections to meet the needs of those we provide services for, whilst balancing that with the ability to work remotely. Our employees are provided with the resources to be able to work in this way effectively and are provided with a laptop to do so.
In addition to this, we offer many excellent employee benefits which include, pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement, health and wellbeing opportunities, employee assistance programme, a benefits platform offering discounts across a range of retailers.
For an informal discussion please contact Stuart Anderson on 01277 312654.
Both Councils are committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. People with disabilities will be offered an interview where they meet the Essential Criteria on the Person Specification.
Please note that the postholder will be employed by Brentwood Borough Council.
Salary range
- £39,862 - £44,075 per year