Fire and Building Safety Officer

The Fire and Building Safety Officer will ensure compliance with fire safety regulations and oversee building safety within the property sector. This role is based in London and requires a professional who can implement and monitor safety measures effectively.

Client Details

This opportunity sits within a highly regarded resident-focused housing organisation managing a substantial residential portfolio across Central London. The organisation is committed to delivering excellent housing services, maintaining high standards of resident safety, and ensuring strong performance across compliance, repairs, asset management, and customer service functions.

Working within the Property Services team, the organisation is seeking an experienced Fire & Building Safety Officer to support the coordination and delivery of fire safety and building safety activities across a diverse housing portfolio. The role will play a key part in ensuring statutory compliance obligations are met, building safety risks are effectively monitored and managed, residents are actively engaged in safety matters, and assurance processes remain robust and audit-ready.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-thinking organisation where resident safety, continuous improvement, transparency, and service excellence are at the heart of everything it does.

Description

• Support the delivery and coordination of fire safety and building safety activities across the housing portfolio
• Monitor statutory compliance programmes and ensure fire safety actions are tracked, prioritised, completed, and evidenced within required timescales
• Monitor completion of Fire Risk Assessment actions and fire door inspection and replacement programmes
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, actions, certifications, and completion evidence to ensure full audit readiness
• Support the identification, monitoring, and escalation of building safety risks, particularly within Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs)
• Maintain action trackers, risk registers, compliance records, and assurance documentation relating to fire and building safety activities
• Monitor completion of actions arising from Fire Risk Assessments, structural inspections, compartmentation reviews, external wall assessments, and building safety inspections
• Escalate overdue actions, emerging risks, and compliance concerns to management and relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate and support intrusive investigations, specialist surveys, and safety inspections undertaken by contractors and consultants
• Assist with the management and maintenance of building safety information in accordance with Golden Thread principles
• Support the gathering, coordination, and maintenance of information required for Safety Cases and building assurance activities
• Work closely with compliance, repairs, housing, and asset management teams to ensure safety records remain accurate and up to date
• Promote resident awareness of safety responsibilities and encourage participation in safety initiatives
• Support the preparation of compliance reports, board reports, safety dashboards, assurance reports, and regulatory returns
• Provide clear commentary on compliance performance, risks, exceptions, and areas requiring corrective action
• Assist with responses to audits, inspections, regulatory enquiries, and information requests
• Support organisational compliance with relevant building safety and fire safety legislation and guidance
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and specialist providers involved in building safety activities
• Monitor contractor performance and challenge delays, incomplete actions, or poor-quality information where necessary
• Verify and maintain completion evidence relating to safety-related works and remedial actions
• Work collaboratively with operational teams to ensure safety risks are effectively monitored and managed

Profile

• Level 4 qualification (or equivalent experience) in:
  • Building Safety
  • Fire Safety
  • Construction
  • Property or Asset Management
  • Building Control or a related discipline
• Formal health and safety or fire safety training such as:
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • NEBOSH Fire Safety
• Demonstrable awareness of building safety legislation and resident safety responsibilities
• Recognised building safety or fire safety qualification, certification, or training in at least one of the following:
  • Building Safety Act Awareness
  • Fire Risk Assessment Awareness
  • Passive Fire Protection Awareness
  • Compartmentation Awareness
  • Fire Door Inspection Training
  • Resident Engagement Strategy Awareness
  • High-Rise Residential Building Safety Awareness

Job Offer

• Competitive salary of -50,175
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with employer contribution