Building Safety Manager
(RP0041)

Starting salary £45,865pa with potential progression to £49,021pa on achieving designated skills and experience

37 hours per week (hybrid working)

At Welwyn Hatfield, we believe in building on potential. In this newly created role, you will lead on the technical and customer service aspects of the service, developing and maintaining a strong partnering relationship whilst supporting and driving organisational and cultural change to deliver the Council’s mission and values.

Our council owns and maintains 9,500 tenanted homes and has 1,000 leaseholds and a commercial portfolio. We are looking to appoint an experienced building safety professional where you will manage and lead a specialist team, delivering compliance and building safety services ensuring we meet our statutory and policy requirement.  

As a major local employer with over 500 staff, we are committed to providing opportunities for personal development, plus flexible and agile working to help us to continue to embrace wellbeing.  Situated in the heart of Hertfordshire, the borough lies between central London and Cambridge, with easy access to both. It’s an exciting place whose population is the youngest in the county, and one of its most diverse. Home to the University of Hertfordshire and the headquarters of two FTSE 100 companies (Tesco and Ocado) along with other industry leaders in research, science and logistics, its economic potential is huge.

We are a customer focused organisation, and you must also maintain a commitment to their needs at all times. In addition, you will have excellent budget and contractor management skills you will be passionate about building safety and making a real difference.

You will have a good level of experience in building safety compliance, including the management of staff. We are looking for a self-motivated individual with a strategic approach to work and the skills to introduce new ideas and working practices.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential in this post

Closing date for applications is 26 March 2023.

Assessments will be held on 30 March and interviews will be held on 6 April 2023.