Building Safety Compliance Officer
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,528 to £36,936 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2025 |
| Location: | Kent, South East England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Thanet District Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen in the Councils’ Tenant and Leaseholder Services. We are an effective and dynamic department and we are looking for a Building Safety Compliance Officer to join our team.
As a key member of the team you will be responsible for supporting the Building Safety and Compliance Manger in ensuring that the council's Building Safety Cases are reviewed and kept up to date, ensuring compliance actions are completed with main focus on the council's 6 high rise residential buildings.
Main Duties:
In collaboration with the Building Safety and Compliance Manager, review and update the building safety case ensuring it is valid and up to date.
Monitor the status of High Risk Buildings, including the completion of repairs, fire risk assessment actions and scheduled maintenance. Carrying out actions as required
Take a proactive approach to compliance certification, identifying gaps in data and/or certificates and following up with contractors accordingly. Regularly review, update and maintain digital records and databases containing compliance and servicing data.
Support the Building Safety and Compliance Manager in the closure of all time bound actions and smooth running of compliance programmes. This could include arranging access for the contractor to a tenants home and attending forced entries with the contractor and carpenter.
If you want to join a team that is passionate about their work, continually seeking innovative improvements to deliver the best service then we want to hear from you.
Thanet is a great place to live and work...
Our historic seaside towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs and surrounding villages are rich in heritage and opportunity. With 19 miles of stunning coastline, our beautiful Blue Flag beaches, the internationally renowned Turner Contemporary, and the UK’s only Royal Harbour are all just a short train ride from central London thanks to the high-speed rail link. Our proximity to the port of Dover and the Eurotunnel at Folkestone mean Europe is literally on our doorstep too.
All of this, combined with a flexible approach to how we work makes it an exciting time to join Thanet District Council. We have set our sights high. We want our residents to enjoy the highest quality services. We want to ensure that by listening to local people, working in active partnership and doing things in an innovative way, we can accelerate improvement to meet the challenges ahead.
If you would like further information or an informal discussion about this position, please contact Claire Pryce by email: claire.pryce@thanet.gov.uk
Closing Date: 10/10/2025
Interviews will be held in the week commencing Week commencing 27th October 2025
As a key member of the team you will be responsible for supporting the Building Safety and Compliance Manger in ensuring that the council's Building Safety Cases are reviewed and kept up to date, ensuring compliance actions are completed with main focus on the council's 6 high rise residential buildings.
Main Duties:
In collaboration with the Building Safety and Compliance Manager, review and update the building safety case ensuring it is valid and up to date.
Monitor the status of High Risk Buildings, including the completion of repairs, fire risk assessment actions and scheduled maintenance. Carrying out actions as required
Take a proactive approach to compliance certification, identifying gaps in data and/or certificates and following up with contractors accordingly. Regularly review, update and maintain digital records and databases containing compliance and servicing data.
Support the Building Safety and Compliance Manager in the closure of all time bound actions and smooth running of compliance programmes. This could include arranging access for the contractor to a tenants home and attending forced entries with the contractor and carpenter.
If you want to join a team that is passionate about their work, continually seeking innovative improvements to deliver the best service then we want to hear from you.
Thanet is a great place to live and work...
Our historic seaside towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs and surrounding villages are rich in heritage and opportunity. With 19 miles of stunning coastline, our beautiful Blue Flag beaches, the internationally renowned Turner Contemporary, and the UK’s only Royal Harbour are all just a short train ride from central London thanks to the high-speed rail link. Our proximity to the port of Dover and the Eurotunnel at Folkestone mean Europe is literally on our doorstep too.
All of this, combined with a flexible approach to how we work makes it an exciting time to join Thanet District Council. We have set our sights high. We want our residents to enjoy the highest quality services. We want to ensure that by listening to local people, working in active partnership and doing things in an innovative way, we can accelerate improvement to meet the challenges ahead.
If you would like further information or an informal discussion about this position, please contact Claire Pryce by email: claire.pryce@thanet.gov.uk
Closing Date: 10/10/2025
Interviews will be held in the week commencing Week commencing 27th October 2025
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