Looking to lead health & safety across a complex residential property portfolio, with the autonomy to modernise systems, strengthen assurance and shape best practice at senior level?

Sustainable Futures Group (SFG) has exclusively partnered with a well established and mission-driven housing organisation to recruit a Head of Health & Safety. This senior leadership role will take ownership of landlord health & safety and property compliance, covering a diverse mix of general needs housing, high-rise buildings, supported living schemes and care environments.

This role is firmly focused on tenant safety, statutory compliance, property and building risk, rather than corporate workplace or construction project safety.

About the Organisation

This well-established housing organisation has grown significantly over the past decade and now manages 10,000+ homes, alongside a substantial care and supported housing provision.

Employing over a thousand people, the organisation is undergoing a period of modernisation and positive cultural change, with a renewed focus on empowering teams, strengthening governance and improving how risk and compliance are managed across the housing portfolio.

With increased regulatory scrutiny and board-level focus on building safety and landlord compliance, this is a pivotal time to join and help shape the organisation’s approach to resident safety.

About the Role

In this newly created senior leadership role, you will:

• Lead health & safety across the organisation’s residential property portfolio, with a clear focus on landlord compliance, building safety and resident risk.
• Provide assurance to the executive team and board on key risk areas including fire safety, building safety and the “Big 6”.
• Act as the organisation’s senior subject matter expert for property-related health & safety and statutory compliance.
• Lead, recruit and develop a specialist compliance team through a period of change and modernisation.
• Drive the implementation of a new compliance management system, improving visibility, governance and reporting.
• Oversee contractor compliance and statutory servicing programmes, ensuring risks are identified and managed.

What We’re Looking For

• Senior-level experience leading health & safety, property compliance and building safety within a housing, residential property, care or local authority environment.
• Strong technical understanding of landlord statutory compliance and building-related risk, including fire safety and the “Big 6”.
• Proven ability to provide assurance at executive and board level, operating confidently under regulatory scrutiny.
• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent level qualification); IOSH membership with Chartered status desirable.
• Strong communication skills, able to translate technical compliance requirements into clear, accessible language for non-technical stakeholders.

What’s on Offer

• Basic salary of £80,000
• 35 hour working week with hybrid working (2/3 days a week in the office / 2/3 days remote)
• Flexible working hours to support work life balance
• Performance bonus
• Generous training and CPD opportunities 
• Professional membership paid
• Enhanced annual leave allowance with service
• Free onsite parking
• Employee wellbeing programme and counselling service
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance cover
• Supportive leadership team and strong organisational culture

Why Join?

This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of health & safety at scale, in a role with real influence, visibility and autonomy.

You’ll be stepping into a senior leadership position at a time when building safety, compliance and resident wellbeing are firmly on the executive and board agenda. With the freedom to modernise systems, shape priorities and strengthen assurance, your work will have a direct and lasting impact on thousands of residents’ homes and lives.

This is not about ticking boxes - it’s about building a robust, transparent and future-ready approach to health & safety that genuinely protects people.

Apply now through Sustainable Futures Group (SFG) – Global Recruitment Experts in Health, Safety and Sustainability.

Are you ready to play a leading role in keeping residents and communities safe?

This is your opportunity to join one of the UK’s largest and most progressive housing providers, taking on a pivotal role in delivering building safety excellence across Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs) in London.

You’ll join a high-performing, collaborative, and people-focused Building Safety team - where every day you’ll make a visible impact ensuring residents not only are safe, but feel safe in their homes.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the operational delivery of building safety management for your allocated portfolio of HRBs.
• Line-manage and develop a team of two Assistant Building Safety Managers - coaching, mentoring and ensuring effective delegation of inspections and data collection.
• Produce and maintain Building Safety Case Reports, Resident Engagement Plans and live Safety Case files.
• Lead on resident engagement - delivering surgeries, walkabouts, and proactive communication across your buildings.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams (Strategic Building Safety, Development, Major Works, Housing Management) to maintain a robust Golden Thread of information.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Building Safety Manager, ideally within social housing or residential property.
• Strong understanding of the Building Safety Act, safety case reports, and regulatory compliance.
• Leadership and line-management experience - able to guide and motivate junior staff members
• Excellent stakeholder and resident engagement skills - clear, confident communicator.
• Level 6 qualification in Building Safety (CIOB or equivalent) preferred or currently completing.
• Professional membership with IFSM or IFE

What’s on Offer

• Salary: £60,000 - £67,000 (depending on experience)
• Outstanding pension plan (up to 12% contribution).
• Annual leave: 28 days rising to 31 with service, plus bank holidays.
• Work-life balance: 35-hour week with flexibility and hybrid working. 2 days onsite / 3 days WFH on average. 4 day working week also considered. 
• Health & wellbeing: Westfield Health Cash Plan, life assurance and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Paid professional membership
• Genuine opportunities for career progression and a strong commitment to ongoing learning and development - CPD
• Lifestyle benefits: Electric car salary-sacrifice scheme, volunteering leave, and a range of employee discounts.

Why Join

• You’ll be joining a forward-thinking, people-led organisation that genuinely invests in its Building Safety professionals.
• The Building Safety team has grown rapidly - a strong, well-supported function led by managers who’ve progressed internally and actively mentor their teams.
• Clear progression routes into leadership, strategic building safety, development or compliance roles.
• You’ll be trusted to manage your own diary and workload - hybrid working and flexible hours, with the option of compressed weeks (4-day week working possible).
• A culture built on inclusion, trust and teamwork - with high morale, shared success and genuine balance between professional growth and personal wellbeing.

If you’re a confident and passionate Building Safety professional who thrives in a collaborative and progressive environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now through Sustainable Futures Group (SFG) – Global Recruitment Experts in Health, Safety and Sustainability.