Pre-Construction Manager (Building Safety)

Farringdon, London hybrid working available

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Southern Housingis seeking a Building SafetyPre-Construction Manager to ensure our buildings are safe, compliant, and futureready.This role is reporting to the Head of Building Safety Delivery andwill lead the planning and commissioning of critical safety inspections and remedial works across our housing portfolio. This position is central to delivering our corporate strategy of making our buildings as safe as practicably possible.
In this role you will arrange and manage surveys and assessments for residential blocks, including intrusive surveys, PAS9980 fire risk assessments and access coordination. Youwill maintain clear, accurate data from assessments:managing fee proposals, purchase orders, project documentation and resident communicationsas well ascommission independent fire engineer reviews.
Youwill develop project budgets and construction schedules, oversee feasibility site visits and work with design teams to resolve issues. Youwill prepare and distribute all pre-construction documentation(plans, specifications and programmes)while maintaining the golden thread of safety information.Additionally, youwill oversee risk mitigation, ensure compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021 and associated regulations.
This role isbased at ourheadoffice in Farringdon , with the option to work in a hybrid manner. Some visits to sites and other offices might be needed based on thelocations part of the programmesscope.
What You'll Need:
Previous experience as a Project Manager, Project Engineer, or inpre-constructionwithin commercial construction
Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
Membership of a professional body such as RIBA, CIOB, or RICS
Strong knowledge of building safety regulations and environmental standards
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including stakeholder engagement
Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and Word, for compiling detailed reports
Highly organised, self-motivated, with meticulous attention to detail
In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet the above criteria proving examples.
Closing date: 10 th May 2026at 23:59pm. We may close the advert early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
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. xwzovoh 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.