Head of Building Safety Delivery

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Head of Building Safety Delivery

Homeworking - London based

£88,758 - £93,441 per year Plus Company car or car buyout of £9,800

35 hours per week

We have a new exciting opportunity for a Head of Building Safety Delivery to lead the development, maintenance and review of our building safety strategies, ensuring a co-ordinated approach across the Group. This role is key in ensuring that we deliver a sector leading and high-quality building safety capability with our priority being the safety of our residents. You will lead the Building Safety delivery programme ensuring the Group is prepared to meet all new and existing legislative and regulatory requirements.

This position sits within the Building Safety department which is responsible for ensuring that the Group meets all new and existing legislative and regulatory requirements with regard to building safety.

The role of Head of Building Safety Delivery will include:

• Lead the development and implementation of appropriate building safety operational frameworks, and development of building safety cases working with technical leads
• Manage and coordinate the effective planning of building safety resources to ensure our buildings are operationally well-managed, working collaboratively with the Senior Leadership Team and technical leads
• Support the development and implementation of operational appropriate business processes to manage and deal with compliance and repairs escalations and overall building safety risks
• Ensure that tall buildings are compliant and ensure the building safety team manage escalations through to completion
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Lead the recruitment, performance management and development of an effective team

Skills and experiences:

• Degree, management qualification or relevant professional qualification
• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Level 6 or willing to work towards
• Comprehensive experience of developing and reviewing appropriate building safety delivery strategies ideally in a social housing environment
• Significant knowledge of building safety regulations, legislation, current projects and working with complex buildings
• Significant knowledge of fire safety regulation
• Comprehensive knowledge of the requirements of digital building information
• Substantial experience of leading a team in a large, complex organisation
• Proven experience of delivering services within budget
• Proven ability to work to deadlines, prioritise work loads and manage productivity
• Proven knowledge of financial regulations and good practice principles
• Comprehensive experience of analysing and diagnosing problems and implementing effective solutions
• This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays

• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £86,763 with an additional policy allowance of £1,995 per annum (rising to £91,340 with an additional policy allowance of £2,100 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date: 24 Jue 2026

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you [email protected]

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