Fire & Building Safety Manager

£57,308 plus £2000 car allowance

Bedford, Hybrid

Full Time, Permanent

At bpha, we're committed to creating places where people can live happily and safely. We're looking for an experienced Fire & Building Safety Manager to play a pivotal role in safeguarding our residents and ensuring compliance across our higher-risk buildings and wider housing stock.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a values-driven organisation where your expertise will directly contribute to improving lives and shaping safer communities.

Why Join bpha?

At bpha, we're more than a housing association. We believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home.

When You Join Us, You'll Benefit From

• The opportunity to make a genuine impact on resident safety and wellbeing
• A collaborative and supportive working environment
• Professional development and ongoing learning opportunities
• A strong commitment to innovation, compliance and continuous improvement
• A culture built on responsibility, empathy, ambition and working together

As Fire & Building Safety Manager, You Will

• Lead the planning, delivery and assurance of fire and building safety projects across our housing portfolio.
• Support compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Order and associated legislation.
• Develop, maintain and update Building Safety Case Reports and Golden Thread information.
• Manage fire risk assessments and oversee remediation programmes, ensuring actions are delivered within agreed timescales.
• Monitor contractor and consultant performance, ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations 2015 and other statutory requirements.
• Produce high-quality compliance reports, governance papers, project reports and regulatory submissions.
• Build strong working relationships with residents, regulators, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits and investigations.
• Lead and develop team members, providing guidance, support and performance management.
• Participate in out-of-hours escalation and incident response arrangements.
• Drive continuous improvement across fire and building safety processes and practices.

We're Looking For Someone Who Can Bring

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Order and relevant building safety legislation.
• Experience delivering fire and building safety projects within housing, construction, property or a related environment.
• Understanding of Building Safety Cases, Golden Thread requirements and compliance reporting.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and contractor management.
• Excellent report-writing, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience leading, mentoring or managing colleagues.
• A commitment to resident safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Relevant fire or building safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH or equivalent).
• Building-related degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 3 years' relevant experience in a fire or building safety role.
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

If you're passionate about building safety, thrive in a collaborative environment and want to help create safer homes for our residents, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

About Bpha

bpha is a leading Housing Association in the Oxford to Cambridge arc, providing high-quality, affordable homes and services. We own or manage over 19,500 properties and reinvest all income into improving homes, building new ones, and supporting communities. Our vision is to build places where people can live happily in homes they can afford, guided by value that shape everything we do.

Benefits

We believe that benefits should be more than just perks. For us, they aren’t simply little extras added on at the end, they’re fundamental parts of what we stand for, from the very beginning. As standard.

That’s why at bpha, we reward our employees by making sure we give them a supportive and caring environment, that empowers them to be happy, healthy and inspired, every day.

Our full benefits offering can be found here: https://www.bpha.org.uk/about-us/bpha-colleague-benefits/139/