Full job descriptionAs the Head of Building Safety, you’ll oversee building safety measures, ensuring compliance and protecting residents across the property portfolio . Your work will play a key role in maintaining high safety standards and supporting the construction department’s operations.
Client Details
Our client is a well-funded and rapidly growing residential property investment and asset management business responsible for a substantial portfolio of affordable housing, shared ownership, and residential assets across England.


With a significant development pipeline and continued investment into new acquisitions and partnerships, they are seeking an experienced Head of Building Safety & Property Services to lead building safety, compliance, service charge management, and third-party property management activities across a diverse portfolio.


This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Building Safety Manager, Head of Property Services, Compliance Manager, Block Management Lead, Asset Manager, or Property Services professional seeking a strategic leadership role with significant influence across an expanding national portfolio.
Description
*Lead the building safety and property services function across a diverse residential portfolio.
*Act as the senior specialist for building safety compliance, ensuring statutory obligations and regulatory requirements are consistently achieved.
*Provide strategic leadership on Building Safety Act requirements, resident safety, and compliance frameworks.
*Oversee building safety cases, compliance documentation, and ongoing regulatory reporting obligations.
*Develop and implement building safety policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
*Provide expert advice to senior leadership teams, board members, investors, and joint venture partners on building safety and risk management matters.
*Lead relationships with external managing agents, consultants, contractors, and compliance specialists.
*Monitor and challenge third-party property management providers to ensure service delivery standards are achieved.
*Oversee service charge budget preparation, review, and approval processes across the portfolio.
*Ensure service charge expenditure is effectively managed and represents value for money for residents and stakeholders.
*Review service charge recoverability and support the production of annual reconciliations and financial forecasts.
*Work closely with finance, legal, development, and operational teams to support portfolio performance and risk mitigation.
*Oversee block management activities and ensure effective management of communal assets and shared facilities.
*Lead on compliance programmes relating to fire safety, building safety, health and safety, and statutory inspections.
*Ensure Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) and resident safety arrangements are appropriately managed where required.
*Oversee remediation programmes, major works projects, and compliance-driven investment activities.
*Manage regulatory risks and ensure corrective actions are effectively identified, prioritised, and delivered.
*Support development and acquisition activities by providing building safety and operational due diligence.
*Deliver presentations, reports, and recommendations at board and executive level.
*Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements, cost savings, and operational enhancements across property services activities.
*Support strategic partnership arrangements with developers, investors, managing agents, and external stakeholders.
*Drive a culture of safety, accountability, customer service, and continuous improvement across the portfolio.
Profile
*Degree qualified in Building Surveying, Construction Management, Property Management, Real Estate, Asset Management, or a related discipline.
*Membership of RICS, IOSH, CIOB, IFSM, IFE, or a relevant professional body would be advantageous.
*Significant experience within building safety, property services, compliance, block management, or asset management leadership roles.
*Strong knowledge of the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety legislation, and residential compliance requirements.
*Proven experience managing building safety risks within occupied residential properties.
*Extensive experience overseeing external managing agents and third-party service providers.
*Strong understanding of service charge budgeting, forecasting, reconciliation, and financial management.
*Experience managing residential block management and operational property services functions.
*Comprehensive knowledge of fire safety, compliance programmes, resident safety, and regulatory obligations.
*Experience developing and implementing compliance frameworks, governance arrangements, and risk management strategies.
*Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, investors, board members, and development partners.
Job Offer
*Competitive salary dependent upon experience.
*Discretionary annual bonus scheme.
*Company vehicle or vehicle allowance arrangements.
*Additional salary sacrifice and wider benefits package.
*Opportunity to lead building safety and property services across a growing national residential portfolio.
*Exposure to affordable housing, shared ownership, and large-scale residential asset management.
*Strategic role with significant visibility amongst executive leadership and board-level stakeholders.
*Opportunity to influence compliance, resident safety, and asset performance across a substantial development and investment pipeline.
*Collaborative working environment with strong long-term growth ambitions.
*Excellent career progression opportunities within a well-capitalised and expanding property business.