Head of Building Safety

Head of Building Safety

Location: Flexible, UK (with travel)

Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

About Anchor

Anchor is a leading provider of housing, care, and homeownership services across the UK. Our Resident & Building Safety team is dedicated to ensuring the safety of our residents through compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and other regulatory frameworks.

The Role

We are seeking a Head of Building Safety to ensure Anchor’s compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and Building Safety Regulator (BSR) requirements. Reporting to the Director of Resident & Building Safety, you will act as an Accountable Person or Building Safety Manager, manage safety cases, and embed a compliance-first and customer-first culture.

This role involves technical leadership, resident engagement, and collaboration with contractors and regulators to safeguard residents and maintain high-risk buildings (HRBs).

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Anchor’s Building Safety SME, overseeing compliance for high-rise and higher-risk buildings (HRBs).
• Prepare and maintain Building Safety Cases and Safety Case Reports, ensuring robust Golden Thread information management.
• Procure and manage building safety services, including inspections, cladding remediation, and fire engineering reports.
• Lead resident engagement strategies, ensuring clear communication and transparency in building safety decisions.
• Investigate building safety incidents and liaise with the BSR, Fire and Rescue Service, and HSE.
• Manage building safety budgets and monitor KPIs, compliance rates, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead a high-performing team, fostering a culture of performance excellence and accountability.

About You

You are a proven leader with expertise in building safety and regulatory compliance. You bring:

• Deep knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022, BSR requirements, and Golden Thread principles.
• Proven leadership in managing higher-risk buildings (HRBs) and safety cases, with experience in incident management and regulatory liaison.
• Strong leadership, resident engagement, and risk management skills, with the ability to conduct site inspections.
• A relevant qualification in Building Safety, Construction, or Surveying (e.g., RICS, CIOB) or substantial experience with a commitment to achieve qualifications.
• A Housing Management Qualification (CIH Level 4 or above) or willingness to work towards it, and a full, clean UK driving licence.

Why Join Us?

Join Anchor and lead critical building safety initiatives to protect our residents. We offer:

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to shape building safety in a values-driven organisation.
• Professional development and a collaborative, inclusive working environment.
• A chance to make a significant impact on resident safety and compliance.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.