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Building Safety Inspector

Posted 18 April by Riverside Group
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Salary icon £29,988 per annum
Location icon Gateshead , Tyne And Wear

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Job Title: Building Safety Inspector 
Contract Type: Permanent 
Salary: £29,987.62 per annum 
Working Hours: 35 hours per week 
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday
Location: Hybrid, Gateshead

For your application to be considered please attach a current CV and cover letter. 

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Why Riverside?

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives. 

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
  • Competitive pay & generous pension 
  • 28 days holidays plus bank holidays
  • Flexible working options available
  • Investment in your learning, personal development, and technology
  • A wide range of benefits


Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues. 

Application Process:

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact as the Building Safety Inspector, we encourage you to apply with your CV and cover letter. 

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria on the job description, at Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience.  

This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.  

The difference you will make as Building Safety Inspector:

In this role you will carry out Building Safety (Fire Door) inspections to identify and respond to defects, prioritising and ensuring actions are undertaken in a timely manner by removing hazards and ensuring any installed equipment is operational to ensure people are safe and the building is working effectively.  To defend any liability claims relating to the communal areas and to provide a due diligent defence against a claim for breach of a statutory or regulatory requirement or defend an allegation for serious detriment.

About you

We are looking for someone with:
  • Experience undertaking Building Safety / Property management inspections or building safety resident engagement 
  • Basic knowledge of Fire Safety within Social Housing, including government and industry guidance, British standards, building regulations and the requirements of Fire Safety Order 2005 (RRO), Fire Safety Act 2022 and Building Safety Act 2022 in relation to inspection of fire doors.

Reference: 52500377

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