Title:  Building Safety Manager

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Building Safety Manager

London (Office and Site Based)

£62,919 - £66,231 per year plus Company car or car allowance

35 hours per week

1 x Temporary position for up to 12 months, 2 x Permanent positions available

We have an opportunity for a Building Safety Manager to join our team of Building Safety managers based in London. The main purpose of this role is to manage the Building Safety function across allocated high-risk properties within the Sanctuary property portfolio, ensuring full and auditable compliance.

The role is primarily focused on buildings in scope of the Building Safety Act. This includes social housing in London, mainly in the East London area.

The role of Building Safety Manager will include:

• Lead on the production, updating and submitting of the safety case report. This will include understanding how the building is constructed, to ensure that they are suitably designed and maintained to ensure resident safety
• Identify, monitor and assess building safety risks in the building, including by working with internal fire and compliance teams
• Working directly with residents, as well as those helping to keep them safe, such as on site staff and Housing Officers
• Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and technical guidance notes

Skills and experiences:

• Level 4 or above in a relevant qualification, such as fire safety, construction, or surveying
• Level 6 Diploma in Building Safety Management, or willing to work towards
• Experience of risk management
• Able to apply pragmatic approaches in resolving issues, and understanding legislation ensuring the safety of residents
• Willing to ask questions and understand the unknown
• Excellent customer and staff engagement
• This role will involve driving on company business. 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 matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• £62,919 per annum (rising to £66,231 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)  

Closing Date: 6 March 2026

Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 9th March 2026. The exact date will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates.

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 -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at -  www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

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.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.