Building Safety Assistant

Building Safety Assistant

Directorate: Development & Regeneration Team: Building Safety Salary: £32,571 Location: East London

We're looking for an organised and proactive Building Safety Assistant to provide administrative support to a Building Safety Team. You'll help keep building safety information accurate and up to date, coordinate actions and correspondence, and support work to keep buildings and residents safe. This is a varied role for someone who takes pride in being organised, communicates clearly and enjoys helping a team deliver an effective service.

What you'll be doing

Managing the Building Safety mailbox and responding to routine enquiries

Updating building safety systems, databases and trackers

Raising repairs, actions and purchase orders in line with procedures

Arranging meetings, taking minutes and tracking actions

Chasing outstanding Fire Risk Assessment and building safety actions

Updating the Mandatory Occurrence Reporting system

Preparing routine correspondence and sharing information with colleagues, residents and contractors

Logging incoming correspondence and maintaining information on internal systems and the organisation's website

Collating performance information and supporting the team with general administration

Raising any concerns relating to fire safety, building safety, health and safety or safeguarding

What we're looking for

You'll be confident handling a range of administrative tasks and able to keep records accurate, meet deadlines and follow up on outstanding actions. You'll also be comfortable communicating with colleagues, residents, contractors and other stakeholders. Experience in administration, customer service or a property-related environment would be useful. An interest in building safety, housing or compliance is welcome, along with the willingness to keep learning.

The opportunity

You'll join a team working to support safe, compliant buildings and provide a responsive service to residents and colleagues. Your organisation and attention to detail will help the team monitor important actions and keep information up to date. Salary: Scale 3 Contract, hours and application details: To be confirmed