Senior Building Safety Manager

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in more than 265 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business.JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARYThe role of the Building Safety Manager is to lead the business to implement its legislative and best practice requirements in relation to building safety. You will be instrumental in identifying opportunities for continual improvement in all aspects of building safety and compliance and other health and safety related elements contributing to a positive safety culture. This position can be based in Manchester or London with travel to assets across the UK. JOB DESCRIPTIONPrinciple Duties & Responsibilities:Building Safety ActOversee all business areas to operate in line with the Building Safety Act (BSA) and associated regulations, keeping under review changes in Health & Fire Safety legislation.Ensure all associated compliance policies, procedures and workflows are updated in line with future changesEnsure all High-Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs) are operated in accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and are registered with the Building Safety Regulator in the required timescales.In collaboration with contractors and designers, maintain the Golden Thread of InformationCollaborate with the Principal Accountable Person and Accountable Person/s to oversee and manage the overall Building Safety Strategy.Provide timely and detailed specialist professional and technical advice on all matters relating to the BSA to the to the Asset Management Team and the Client / Principal Accountable Person.Act as a champion for building safety and work in partnership with other teams providing guidance, advice and support on technical matters.Develop and maintain the Building Safety Case Log, and prepare Safety Case Reports for submission to the Building Safety Regulator when requested, for all HRRBs as instructed by the Principal Accountable person.Develop and manage comprehensive building safety resident engagement strategies and mandatory occurrence reporting systems across the portfolio, ensuring that fire / structural safety concerns are recorded, monitored, and dealt with appropriately. Ensure this policies are stress tested by industry experts, as appropriate.Develop off the run reporting procedures internally for the Building Safety TeamLead the process of obtaining Building Assessment Certificates in accordance with regulatory standards.Be the principal contact between the business and the Building Safety Regulator, providing quality control of all building safety cases before submittalStay updated on changes in legislation and industry best practices related to building safety.Ensure stakeholder training relating to Building Safety Act 2022.Lead on internal reporting of BSA matters and projects through senior management meetingsGeneral building safety and complianceResponsible for the co-ordination of all aspects of building safety and property compliance including but not limited to fire safety, legionella, and lifts.Work with site based teams to ensure policies are understood and implemented ensuring they can easily complete and evidence compliance checks.Implement, monitor and review policies and procedures relating to contractor H&S conduct on site,Work with the Building Performance Manager to ensure the Permit to Work process is followedHelp performance manage life safety contracts and implementation of new technologies to continually improve safety and accountabilityHelp provide a technical focal point for local authorities and emergency servicesProvide structure and advice on compliance to internal colleagues planning neighbourhood and resident events.Lead on the disaster and business continuity planning as directed by the Director of Facilities Management.Ensure that all relevant risk assessments for each asset and ensure site staff complete actions within required time frame.Audit, monitor performance and report on building performance data and compliance matters for monthly review meetings.Conduct periodic site inspections to ensure buildings remain compliant in terms of health and safety requirements and are in line with reporting from site staff.Help produce safe systems of work for testing life safety and other compliance related items.Identify and procure, external consultants to identify and manage more complex fire safety issues e.g external wall, compartmentation, fire door issues, and to progress and oversee remedial works.Attend H&S related site meetings (e.g meeting with fire authority or neighbouring responsible persons).Identify and procure suitable health and safety consultants, risk assessors, surveyors, etc to provide specialist ad hoc services to the business.Responsible for resident communications on Health and Fire Safety through the leasing and tenancy lifetime.Lead the team to ensure that operational staff implement resident engagement strategies that will provide opportunities for residents to have a greater voice on safety matters.Ensure all sites provide vital safety information for residents and staffSite MobilisationOversee the team to ensure the production of emergency response packs, compliant wayfinding and key, site specific, safety informationIdentify and assist with setting up any health and safety installations procedures for site.Help ensure all compliance related documentation is provided at handover.Oversee the health and safety training for new staff located in new buildings to ensure they operate to company standards.Oversee any defects of site based assets related to life safety.Help in the recruitment of the onsite FM Teams, to help in ensure we hire people with the right culture.Experience and SkillsIn depth knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire Safety (England Regulations 2022, and associated regulations.Experience in developing and maintaining Building Safety Cases and Safety Case Reports for high-rise buildings.Experience managing H&S within residential buildings, especially fire safety matters relating to external walls, compartmentation and fire doors.Degree level qualification or equivalent in Building Safety or construction. MBIFM, MRICS or equivalent desirable.Level 6 Certificate in Fire Safety for Construction / Building Safety ManagementNEBOSH or similar/equivalent H&S qualification.Strong project management skillsExcellent communication skills (written and verbal) to engage with stakeholdersExperience managing time effectively remaining highly organised, responsive and reliableKnowledge and experience using Riskwise is desirableKnowledge and experience using Concept Evolution is desirableImportant Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addressesTPBN1_UKTJ