Job Description

Are you a building safety professional looking for a new challenge?



As our Building Safety Officer you will be responsible for the monitoring and reporting on Aster's high risk buildings, which include our tall buildings and care homes. Predominantly, these are in London, but we also have a building in Plymouth amongst others, so there will be a requirement to cover across the South West.



You will work directly with the Building Safety Manager, representing Aster as an accountable person within the Building Safety Act.



Your role will be customer focussed whilst keeping a strong eye on compliance, working alongside the business to ensure that we maximise resources whilst providing a really high quality service.



You will be seen as a main point of contact for building safety matters for both our residents and third party stakeholders for specific buildings.



The role will see you -



Providing an on site presence in our high risk buildings, checking fire safety measure and controls are working effectively Liaising with our Service Compliance Operatives to ensure all planned checks are being undertaken Supporting the wider team to ensure effective operation of mechanical plant and equipment


You'll also be involved in ensuring training and familiarisation of fire safety awareness is undertaken. You'll work with the business to ensure that resident friendly version of fire safety documents and information are available.



It will be a varied role and will keep you busy and you'll see the importance of the role on a daily basis.



You'll come to this role with a good understanding of building and fire safety strategies and systems that are used within social housing, particularly high risk buildings. You'll ideally have a Level 3 NEBOSH qualification, which will give you the knowledge and understanding to really make an impact.



You will have experience of risk and compliance management and may also hold qualifications in fire door inspections as well as other health and safety practices



You'll have strong administrative skills to support the role, being naturally organised, able to keep accurate records and being able to follow process and guide others.



It's likely that priorities will change, sometimes with little notice so you'll be confident in your ability to adapt, multi-task and ensure your responsibilities are dealt with until resolution.



You will be happy to travel for the role and will hold a full UK driving licence and will have access to a vehicle for work purposes.



We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

Flexible working - whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business' needs A focus on colleague wellbeing - workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan We invest in colleagues' careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more Enhanced leave We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives, and monthly and annual awards.


To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you'd be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.



Successful candidates will complete a basic DBS check.



We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

Aster is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it's subsidiary brands.

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.


If you'd like any support please contact the Recruitment Team on

recruitment@aster.co.uk

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