What you can expect from us
- We offer a competitive salary of £33,950 per annum.
- 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
- Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
- Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
- Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
- A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
- Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
- Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
- Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.
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Purpose of the Role
The Building Safety Coordinator plays a key role in supporting the Building Safety Manager to ensure our higher-risk buildings are safe, compliant and well managed in line with the Building Safety Act 2022.
You’ll help maintain accurate safety records (the “golden thread”), coordinate inspections and actions, and act as a key link between residents, contractors and internal teams. This is a varied, hands-on role focused on keeping our buildings safe and our customers informed.
This role is based at our Fusion site in Salford, with regular travel required to other locations across Greater Manchester, including Wigan and Handforth. As such, a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
Key Responsibilities
Compliance
- Maintain accurate building safety records and documentation
- Coordinate inspections, including fire doors, compartmentation surveys and routine safety visits
- Support and update action trackers for fire, structural and safety compliance
- Carry out regular building safety checks
- Update evacuation information, signage and noticeboards
- Identify and report breaches of occupancy or safety requirements
- Support delivery of fire safety, evacuation and security arrangements
Health, Safety & Security
- Support compliance with the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act and related regulations
- Log and escalate incidents, near misses and safety concerns
- Assist with regulatory reporting and evidence requests
- Maintain risk assessment and compliance records
- Support completion of PEEPs and RPEEPs with neighbourhood teams
- Act as a workplace First Aider
Contractor Management
- Coordinate contractor access, appointments and resident communications
- Ensure all contractor documentation (RAMS, certificates, evidence) is in place
- Monitor progress of fire and safety works (e.g. FRA actions, fire doors, compartmentation)
- Attend inspections and record findings
Customer Focus
- Deliver a responsive, customer-focused service to residents in high-rise buildings
- Support resident engagement activities such as meetings and drop-in sessions
- Log and respond to building safety concerns
- Maintain communication logs and provide timely updates
- Help produce safety updates, notices and resident information
Partnership Working
- Work with partners including Fire & Rescue, Local Authority and Police
- Liaise with internal teams (Repairs, Neighbourhoods, Customer Services)
- Support engagement with engineers and specialist consultants
- Work closely with the Building Safety Manager on safety case development
Qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience
Essential:
Educated to GCSE standard including Maths and English.
Hold a recognised Building Management or Fire Safety qualification (i.e. CIOB Level 6 Building Safety Management, BSC Fire Safety and Risk Management) or be willing to work towards. First Aid Certificate
Desirable
A relevant industry or building management qualification
P901 legionelle management and control
Asbestos awareness
HNC or equivalent in the constructin or housing management sector
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on [email protected] and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.
