A highly regarded and growing residential management organisation is seeking a Head of Risk & Building Safety to establish and lead a robust second-line control function.
This is a high-impact, strategic role responsible for shaping governance, compliance, and building safety frameworks, ensuring the business is resilient, scalable, and aligned with an evolving regulatory landscape.
Salary & Benefits
- Upto £70,000 per annum
- Private healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Long-term holiday incentive
- Hybrid working (1-2 days office/site-based)
- Travel across London & South East
The Role
- Establish and lead the organisation's risk, governance, and compliance function
- Act as the internal authority on regulatory compliance and building safety
- Provide oversight across Governance frameworks, Risk controls and reporting structures along with Audit trails, escalation procedures and compliance systems
- Translate complex legislation into practical, business-ready processes
- Deliver independant challenge to operational teams and direct corrective action where required
- Ensure the business remains defensible under regulatory, legal, and tribunal scrutiny
- Support governance across client entities (RMCs, RTMs, freeholders)
- Provide board-level rfeporting, risk analysis, and strategic advice.
Key Focus Areas
- Governance framework design & implementation
- Building safety compliance (including higher-risk buildings)
- Regulatory compliance & legal risk management
- Operational oversight and assurance
- Contractor, insurance and commercial risk
- Client entity governance and decision support
Candidate Requirements
- Strong experience in residential property, compliance, or building safety leadership
- In depth knowledge of Building Safety Act 2022, Fire safety legislation, Leasehold/Property management framework
- Proven ability to design or strengthen governance framworks
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders, legal teams and regulators
- Confident in driving change and holding teams accountable
- Excellent writtien and verbal communication skills (board-level reporting)
INDHS
Pay: £65,000.00-£70,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
