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Peabody has the largest social landlord profile of high-risk buildings in the UK, representing over 15,000 homes across a diverse and complex portfolio. As our Assistant Director of Building Safety, you’ll provide strategic oversight and assurance for all higher-risk buildings, ensuring full compliance with the Building Safety Act and related legislation. This pivotal role is about safeguarding lives, embedding a culture of safety excellence, and driving innovation in building safety management.What you’ll do<ul><li>Lead the delivery of full compliance with the Building Safety Act and the Social Housing Regulator’s standards across all higher-risk residential buildings.</li><li>Oversee preparation, submission, and maintenance of safety case reports and building assessment certificates.</li><li>Champion resident engagement and transparent communication on all safety matters.</li><li>Direct regular safety assessments, audits, and inspections, ensuring risks are identified, mitigated, and resolved.</li><li>Develop and maintain a robust training and competency framework for all relevant colleagues and supply chain partners.</li><li>Manage mandatory occurrence reporting processes, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.</li><li>Influence internal policy and industry best practice, representing Peabody with housing associations, regulators, and professional bodies.</li><li>Ensure structural safety for all buildings over 11m and support delivery of structural surveys and risk assessments.</li></ul>What you’ll need<ul><li>Significant experience in building safety, fire safety, or a related discipline, ideally within a large housing association.</li><li>Proven expertise managing higher-risk buildings in line with the Building Safety Act, including safety case reporting and certification processes.</li><li>A relevant degree or professional qualification (e.g., engineering, surveying, fire safety) and recognised certifications such as NEBOSH, RICS, IFE, or equivalent.</li><li>Strong knowledge of the Building Safety Act, secondary legislation, and social housing regulatory standards.</li><li>Demonstrable experience in policy development, risk management, and mandatory occurrence reporting.</li><li>Exceptional leadership and mentoring skills, with a track record of developing high-performing teams.</li><li>Excellent communication and engagement skills, with the ability to work confidently with residents, regulators, and multidisciplinary teams.</li><li>Flexibility to travel and attend site visits, meetings, and occasional out-of-hours commitments.</li></ul>Why Join Us? When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values: Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.What We Offer<ul><li>30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays</li><li>Two additional paid volunteering days each year </li><li>Flexible benefits scheme, including family-friendly benefits and access to a discount portal </li><li>4 x salary life assurance</li><li>Up to 10% pension contribution</li></ul>Please read before applying: This is a senior leadership role requiring resilience, adaptability, and the ability to navigate evolving legislation and complex safety challenges. The role involves responsibility for high-profile and high-risk portfolios, requiring both technical expertise and strong leadership.If this sounds like we are right for you and you’d love to be part of Peabody, we’d like to hear from you. Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.If you have any questions about the role contact Talent Specialist Victoria at <a href="mailto:victoria.wilson1@peabody.org.uk" target="_blank">victoria.wilson1@peabody.org.uk</a>Interview process: Interviews will be held on Thursday 23rd October 2025 We reserve the right to close the advert early based on the number of good quality applications received. 





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Brentwood Council is 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.



<h3>About the role</h3>
Salary £45,189 - £53,008 per annum | Grade H - I&nbsp; (SCP 38 - 45)
Plus a market supplement of £8,000 per annum (market supplement to be reviewed after 12 months)
Would you like to become an integral part of our successful Building Control team?
We have an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified or experienced Building Control professional to join our supportive, modern, customer focused team, to ensure buildings are compliant and residents and visitors of the Borough are safe.
You will join our proactive customer focused Building Control team which has been involved in some exciting developments recently and has a number of exciting projects to get involved with, including several large housing developments and commercial projects across the borough.&nbsp;
You will experience plenty of variety as you manage and progress a broad range of building control projects to effective completion. In addition, you will help to grow our business by establishing and strengthening working relationships with architects, developers as well as other existing or potential clients.
Brentwood is a thriving borough of 75,000 residents. Located in the Green Belt, Brentwood boasts busy high streets, picturesque villages, spacious parks with cycle and walking trails, outstanding schools, and year-round cultural events. With its excellent road and rail connections, Brentwood is also a great base for getting into central London or exploring the East of England. Stansted, Southend and London City Airports are only 30 minutes away for residents looking to travel further afield.
We are looking for a team member who has a degree in Building Surveying or equivalent construction discipline and has corporate full membership of either MRICS, MCABE or MCIOB and must be registered at either Class 2 or 3 with the Building Safety Regulator .
You must be self-motivated, be able to work on own initiative and have broad experience in Building Control legislation and enforcement processes. You must have proven excellent verbal and written communication skills.
You will need to be a registered building inspector with the Building Safety Regulator, minimum class 2 category A.
In return we can offer,
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<li>A friendly, customer focused and supportive team.</li>
<li>Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.</li>
<li>Generous annual leave entitlement.</li>
<li>One professional membership payment.</li>
<li>Payment of ongoing BSR registration fees.</li>
<li>Enrolment onto the LABC MyCPD system.</li>
<li>Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses for ongoing CPD.</li>
<li>Local government pension scheme.</li>
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For more information please contact Andrew Barton at Penna on <a href="mailto:andrew.barton@penna.com" target="_blank">andrew.barton@penna.com</a> or D +44 (0) 7922 386 432

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