Building Safety Regulatory Lead (Band 3/SEO) Job in UK

Are you good at making effective decisions based on analysis of information? Do you bring people together to work effectively to achieve goals? Do you want to make sure people are safe in their homes?  Are you experienced in protecting people or places, driving up standards, or delivering case resolutions? If so, and you have a background in risk/case management, compliance/regulatory assessments in any sector, or property/building management including planning/design/development stages, we want to hear from you.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has established the new Building Safety Division (BSD) to ensure high-risk residential buildings (HRBs) are safe and to enable people to feel safe in their homes. BSD will oversee changes to the safety and performance of all buildings and raise industry professional standards year after year, working with residents and industry to make sure everybody has a voice in achieving this goal. BSD will serve as a lasting tribute to those who have lost their lives due to poor and substandard buildings and will help ensure tragedies of such proportions as Grenfell are consigned to the past.

Within Higher Risk Building (HRB) Regulation there are two distinct functions. The Building Control function is about ensuring HRBs are designed and built to approved standards. The In-Occupation function is to ensure building safety risks in occupied HRBs are being managed appropriately and that arrangements are in place to work with residents to ensure their concerns are listened to and actioned as necessary.

This is an exciting time to join BSD, you will be playing a role in bringing about cultural change in building safety in your community, today and for the future.  You will have access to a range of development opportunities including career pathways, developing others through coaching and mentoring other members of the team, as well as Civil Service learning and development programs.

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part-time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours per week.

As one of the Building Safety Regulatory Leads, you will lead and manage Multi Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) of regulatory partners i.e. structural safety, planning, and fire risk specialists from local authorities, fire services, and the private sector to scrutinize the building control applications, building, and management of HRBs. You will be responsible for assessing compliance against the regulatory requirements and standards and making efficient and effective decisions to ensure compliance within the HRB functions.

For roles in both functions, you will report to the Principal Building Safety Regulatory Lead.

We are looking for people who are leaders and able to work collaboratively with others to deliver effective regulatory compliance for HRBs. You will have a caseload and you will be responsible for making consistent decisions on regulatory outcomes. You will use the technical and specialist analysis by the partner regulators to inform your decision and proposed actions. This will include taking enforcement action where appropriate.

As the leader of the MDTs, you will determine the level of scrutiny of the property required, including site visits. You will be supported by BSD Case Officers who will support you and the MDT partners in gathering all relevant material to enable you to make your proportionate and effective decisions.

Your performance relies on the delivery from others. You will have a key role in managing and monitoring the performance of MDT members to ensure the business objectives are being met.

This role will also involve infrequent travel to sites across England therefore flexibility to be able to travel when needed for on-site visits, collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues & meetings is necessary. This may include the occasional overnight stay.

Essential Skills and Criteria

• Experience in assessing multiple sources of information, data, and evidence to determine compliance against legal standards and determine appropriate actions required to secure compliance to the required standard.
• Experience in establishing professional relationships with a range of stakeholders, working in partnership with multiple stakeholders both internal and external, and influencing where required to ensure outcomes are delivered.
• Ability to communicate with tact, diplomacy, and sensitivity when delivering difficult messages.
• Ability to produce clear evidence-based reports for a range of stakeholders.
• Experience in risk or case management, compliance assessments in any sector, or property management including planning, design, or development stages.

A level 5 qualification or equivalent experience in any of the following: regulatory compliance, health and safety, building and/or facilities design, planning, build,ing or management

Your qualification details or equivalent experience should be presented within your CV.

We’ll assess you against these behaviors during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

Alongside your salary of £45,954, the Health and Safety Executive contributes £13,312 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

We invest in our people with;

• Competitive rates of pay
• Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contributes 28.9% far more than in the private sector.
• Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career.
• Carer-friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture.
• 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave.
• Parental leave benefits.
• As a member of HSE, you will gain access to a wide range of fantastic benefits that you can take advantage of such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed.