Why Southwark?
Are you an organised and proactive coordinator who enjoys bringing people, information and actions together?
Can you use your planning and communication skills to support a busy service operating in a regulated environment?
Would you like your work to contribute directly to keeping residents and their homes safe?
If yes, we have the perfect role for you!
Our Building Safety Service is looking for a passionate and dedicated Building Safety Coordinator to join our amazing team and help make a difference today.
This opportunity is available as a fixed-term contract, until 31 May 2027, providing temporary cover while the substantive postholder is on secondment.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Building Safety Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of Southwark Council's Building Safety Programme and helping the service meet its obligations under the Building Safety Act 2022 and Fire Safety Act 2021.
Working closely with colleagues across the Building Safety Service, you will provide practical coordination and administrative support to ensure the team has the resources, systems and information needed to operate effectively.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the recruitment, induction and onboarding of new team members, including equipment, PPE, training and access to systems.
- Coordinating training and development activity and maintaining accurate training records and reporting.
- Arranging meetings and maintaining agendas, minutes, actions, follow-up dates and risk logs.
- Monitoring and coordinating work across Building Safety teams and supporting performance monitoring and reporting.
- Assisting with the presentation of information and data through reports, presentations, diagrams and graphs.
- Liaising with colleagues, trainers, auditors and external stakeholders to support service objectives.
- Building positive working relationships with organisations including the Building Safety Regulator, Health and Safety Executive and London Fire Brigade.
- Supporting the wider Building Safety Service in achieving its programme and compliance objectives.
What We're Looking For
You will bring:
- Experience of working within housing, asset management, building safety, compliance or another comparable regulated service environment.
- Strong planning and coordination skills, with the ability to organise work and manage competing priorities.
- Experience of communicating with a range of stakeholders and building effective working relationships.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving, influencing others and working collaboratively across different teams.
- The ability to write clearly and produce accurate records, communications and reports.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, with the ability to support and coach others in using these applications.
- The ability to quickly develop and apply an understanding of relevant building safety legislation, including the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety Act 2021, and how these requirements apply within a local authority housing service.
- A positive and constructive approach to teamwork, with a commitment to supporting colleagues and delivering excellent service outcomes.
For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.
Contact Information:
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Laurie Carlisle at [email protected].
Additional Information:
- Contract Type: This opportunity is available as a fixed-term contract for an external appointee or an internal secondment for an existing Southwark employee, until 31 May 2027, providing temporary cover while the substantive postholder is on secondment. There is potential to extend, however there is no confirmed extension at present. Any potential extension would depend upon the substantive postholder’s secondment being extended and would be subject to the necessary approval.
- Hours: Full Time 36 hours per week
- This role offers hybrid working arrangements, with time split between office working, site visits and home working.
- Ability to travel to sites as required.
- Flexible working required to meet service needs.
- Attendance at some resident meetings outside normal office hours may be required.
Job Reference: SC08332
