Senior Building Safety Officer
| Posting date: | 15 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,269 to £53,460 per year |
| Additional salary information: | plus £3,203 car benefit allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 December 2025 |
| Location: | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Luton Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | LBC04599 |
Summary
About the job
Salary: £50,269 - £53,460 a year plus £3,203 car benefit allowance
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
As Senior Building Safety Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety of residential buildings across the Council’s housing stock. Working closely with the Principal Accountable Person (PAP), Responsible Persons, and the Housing Asset Manager, you will provide leadership and coordination for building safety activities in line with the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, and other statutory and internal safety frameworks.
Your work will directly influence the quality and integrity of building safety case reports and assurance certificates, particularly across high-rise and sheltered housing schemes. You’ll be responsible for maintaining the 'Golden Thread' of information and will act as a key liaison with tenants, residents' associations, contractors, regulators, and the Fire Service to ensure a collaborative and transparent approach to building safety.
This is a varied and strategic role that combines operational oversight, resident engagement, compliance monitoring, and emergency preparedness. You will support the delivery of essential training and help embed a culture of safety across housing services, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the Building Safety Committee and the wider Housing Management Team.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
You are a knowledgeable and proactive health and safety professional with at least three years’ experience advising on health and safety matters, ideally within a residential or built environment context. You’ll bring strong expertise in risk assessment, incident investigation, fire safety, and compliance frameworks, coupled with a good understanding of building construction, hazards, and operational safety practices.
A confident communicator and trusted advisor, you can influence and support a wide range of stakeholders—from residents and housing staff to senior management and external agencies such as the Building Safety Regulator and Fire Service. You’ll be someone who thrives on complexity, with the ability to analyse issues, propose solutions, and see projects through to completion.
Holding a NEBOSH Level 3 Diploma (or equivalent) and preferably professional membership (e.g., IOSH, IIRSM, CIOB), you understand the value of continuous professional development and keeping ahead of legislative changes. With a hands-on, visible presence across housing stock, you’ll be physically capable of inspecting all areas of buildings and ready to respond flexibly, including outside normal hours, when needed.
If you’re passionate about building safety and want to make a real difference in social housing, we’d love to hear from you.
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Salary: £50,269 - £53,460 a year plus £3,203 car benefit allowance
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
As Senior Building Safety Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety of residential buildings across the Council’s housing stock. Working closely with the Principal Accountable Person (PAP), Responsible Persons, and the Housing Asset Manager, you will provide leadership and coordination for building safety activities in line with the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, and other statutory and internal safety frameworks.
Your work will directly influence the quality and integrity of building safety case reports and assurance certificates, particularly across high-rise and sheltered housing schemes. You’ll be responsible for maintaining the 'Golden Thread' of information and will act as a key liaison with tenants, residents' associations, contractors, regulators, and the Fire Service to ensure a collaborative and transparent approach to building safety.
This is a varied and strategic role that combines operational oversight, resident engagement, compliance monitoring, and emergency preparedness. You will support the delivery of essential training and help embed a culture of safety across housing services, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the Building Safety Committee and the wider Housing Management Team.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
You are a knowledgeable and proactive health and safety professional with at least three years’ experience advising on health and safety matters, ideally within a residential or built environment context. You’ll bring strong expertise in risk assessment, incident investigation, fire safety, and compliance frameworks, coupled with a good understanding of building construction, hazards, and operational safety practices.
A confident communicator and trusted advisor, you can influence and support a wide range of stakeholders—from residents and housing staff to senior management and external agencies such as the Building Safety Regulator and Fire Service. You’ll be someone who thrives on complexity, with the ability to analyse issues, propose solutions, and see projects through to completion.
Holding a NEBOSH Level 3 Diploma (or equivalent) and preferably professional membership (e.g., IOSH, IIRSM, CIOB), you understand the value of continuous professional development and keeping ahead of legislative changes. With a hands-on, visible presence across housing stock, you’ll be physically capable of inspecting all areas of buildings and ready to respond flexibly, including outside normal hours, when needed.
If you’re passionate about building safety and want to make a real difference in social housing, we’d love to hear from you.
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
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