Building Safety Compliance Manager

Karntek Ltd, a leading fire safety consultancy based in Stafford, is seeking a Building Safety Compliance Manager to oversee compliance operations and ensure our clients adhere to building safety regulations. This is a pivotal role that combines leadership, expertise in compliance, and a commitment to enhancing fire safety standards.

As the
Building Safety Compliance Manager
, you will lead and oversee the building safety compliance team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality compliance services for Karntek Ltd and our clients. This role is based in our offices in Stafford, and your primary responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities
People Leadership:

• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment. ensuring all building safety cases, project management of remedial works, and associated services are accurate, timely, and completed to the required standard.
• Set clear performance expectations, conduct regular performance reviews and support career development plans
• Drive team engagement, motivation and accountability across all levels of the Operations Department
• Facilitate effective communication between the Senior Leadership Team, Management and team members, ensuring alignment with company goals and values
• Manage staffing requirements, recruitment and onboarding for your team

Performance Management:

• Provide direction
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings
• Track, measure, and analyse key operational performance indicators (KPIs) across departments
• Manage performance and oversee team absence in line with company policies.
• Identify performance trends variances and areas requiring corrective actions

Building Safety Cases:

• Collaborate with clients and our internal team to gather the necessary information for preparing comprehensive Building Safety Cases in line with the latest regulations.
• Collaborate with clients and contractors on project management of remedial works, to deliver projects to timescales agreed and manage expectations of each party.

Compliance Strategies/Audits:

• Develop and implement strategies to ensure the efficient delivery of building safety cases across the team.
• Conduct regular audits and assessments of team output to ensure compliance with current building safety regulations and company standards.
• Identify, assess and monitor compliance risks across departments

Training/Coaching and Development:

• Review team resources,
• Standard operating procedures and provide appropriate training and development opportunities to ensure team members perform effectively
• On the job Training and Coaching

Planning and Reporting:

• Transparent communication with the Head of Operations around planning and reporting
• Prepare and present regular delivery reports to senior management and recommend areas for improvement. This includes calculating and managing future capacity of the team
• Prepare financial and operational forecasts in collaboration

Requirements

• Experience in building safety compliance or a related field, with a strong understanding of relevant regulations is preferable but not essential
• Leadership experience in managing teams effectively
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information clearly to clients and stakeholders
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and compliance management software
• Relevant qualifications in fire safety, health and safety, or building management are desirable
• Experience in developing and implementing compliance strategies within a consultancy or regulated environment

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• On site parking
• Full time role but part time hours may be available for the right candidate

Karntek is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The company is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, race, marital status, medical history, genetic information or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.

Karntek Recruitment Agency Policy
*Karntek has a commitment to building relationships directly with candidates for our employment opportunities, as such we do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. Where agencies are required, we will work with our preferred agencies to source candidates for specific vacancies and will only pay agency fees where we have a documented agreement in place and an agency has been appointed by a member of the Karntek Team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative or unsolicited CVs are submitted to Karntek by any means other than through our recruitment portal. Where CVs are submitted without instruction from the Karntek Team, we reserve the right to contact and work with these candidates directly without payment of agency fees.*