Building Safety Co-ordinator

5 Days Old

Farringdon hybrid working available
At Southern Housing , we have an exciting opportunity for a Building Safety Co-ordinator to join our welcoming and collaborative Building Safety team.
In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the delivery of our building and fire safety responsibilities. You will be adaptable, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in a critical area of housing safety.
You will be responsible for managing and responding to a variety of incoming enquiries related to both reactive and planned surveys, inspections, and remedial actions. You will oversee the day-to-day running of team mailboxes, ensuring all queries are handled promptly and with a high standard of customer service. Your administrative support will be key to the smooth operation of the Building Safety team, from scheduling meetings and coordinating operational activities to issuing internal and external communications.
Additionally, you will be responsible for raising works orders through our corporate systems, ensuring all procurement processes are followed, reviewing and reconciling invoices, resolving any payment discrepancies, and maintaining accurate financial records.
The role is based in our office at Farringdon and offers hybrid working arrangements of 2 days per week in the office and 3 days work from home. This is a Fixed Term Contract role until 18 December 2026 .
What youll need :
A strong background in administration, ideally within a housing or safety-related environment
Confidence using IT tools to produce reports, documents, emails, and mail merges
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain solutions clearly and in a customer-friendly way - whether face-to-face, over the phone, or in writing
A pragmatic and creative approach to problem-solving, with the ability to evaluate issues and identify effective solutions quickly
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a flexible and demanding workload to meet deadlines
In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above five criteria providing real examples.?
Closing date: Thursday 15 th January 2026 at 23.59pm.
Shortlisting date:from 16 th January 2026.
Interview date:in-person interviews on 23 rd or 26 th January 2026.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.
About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heartof everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to peoples lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
What's in it for you
Pension
Life assurance
Healthcare cash plan
Eyecare & dental
Birthday leave
Retailersdiscounts
Cycle to work
Buy & sell annual leave
Season ticket loan
In-house academy & career development
Flexible working
Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, its about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experienceand perspective of each individual. Were all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

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Location:
London
Salary:
£30,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Construction;Construction

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