HEAD OF COMPLIANCE & ASSURANCE

Head of Compliance and Assurance Permanent Full–time Salary GBP65k+ Fire Safety NEBOSH Your new roleYou will be working for one of London Borough and provide dynamic , strategic and operational Health and Safety leadership ensuring that the Council's Housing stock is maintained in accordance with Health and Safety, Fire and Building Safety bills and Consolidated guidance. The role will also lead on ensuring that Housing Office locations comply with statutory Health and Safety Requirements and are Covid secure. You will be reporting into the Divisional Director of Housing Assets, this post directly manages seven members of staff including Building Safety Managers and matrix manages health, building safety and compliance across the whole housing assets division. On a day–to–day basis this role will cover, but not limited to:

• Planning and ensuring service delivery across health & safety, fire, building safety and compliance
• Developing the Housing Service's health & safety management system
• Ensuring policies, procedures and risk assessments are reviewed and remain fit for purpose
• Being first point of contact for all health & safety matters throughout Housing
• Supporting the Housing Service to manage key risks: fire, gas, electrical, asbestos, water, lifts etc
• Proactively working with London Fire Brigade (LFB) to ensure fire safety management compliance
• Investigate near misses and accidents
• Reviewing maintenance contractors' compliance with CDM, duty holder and health & safety requirements

This role will involve travelling around the Borough as well as an office presence and flexibility for home working.What you'll need to succeedIn order to be successful in this post you will ideally hold the NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and either be CMIOSH or on the road to chartership. You will need to possess extensive and up to date knowledge of Building and Fire Safety as well as general health & safety legislation. Candidates with experience working in a property / development / housing / social landlord organisation are preferred, but all candidates must be able to evidence their experience of health & safety management, auditing and report writing for board/committee level.What you'll get in returnFlexible working options available.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up–to–date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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