KEEP PEOPLE SAFE IN THEIR HOMES BY ENSURING OUR BUILDINGS MEET THE HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARDS.

As a Building Safety Manager, you’ll play a vital role in keeping people safe in their homes – with both permanent and fixed-term opportunities available to join our growing Fire, Health and Safety team.

ABOUT US

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.
As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.
As a Building Safety Manager, you’ll be a key part of this commitment. You’ll get stuck in and lead from the front, turning complex legislation into clear action that protects our residents. Your knowledge, collaboration and attention to detail will help shape safer buildings and build trust with the people who live in them.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE EXPLAINING HOW YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE PERSON SPECIFICATION AND JOB DESCRIPTION.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.
We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
We are committed to fair, transparent, and consistent pay practices. New hires will start at the minimum of the advertised salary range.
Employees receive annual salary increases until they reach the top of the pay scale. In addition, employees will receive any agreed cost of living pay rises.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

As a Building Safety Manager, you’ll lead on structural and fire safety across our higher-risk residential buildings. You’ll oversee the day-to-day safety of our residents’ homes, making sure everything we do complies with building safety legislation and beyond. Working closely with project teams and fire engineers, you’ll develop and submit Building Safety Case Reports to the regulator, arranging inspections, fire risk assessments and responding to regulatory requests as needed.
Your role will also involve regular audits across our 37 high-rise buildings, challenging technical information where appropriate and making sure follow-up actions are implemented quickly and effectively. A big part of your work will be engaging with residents, making sure they are heard, keep informed and most importantly feel safe in their homes. You’ll support wider building improvements and refurbishments too, working collaboratively with teams across the Council.
For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification

INTERVIEW DETAILS & ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Interviews will be held in person on the week commencing 22nd September 2025
This role requires an Enhanced DBS
There are 2 positions available - 1 x permanent & 1 x 12 month FTC