Project Manager ( Fire & Building Safety)

At Accent we believe everyone has the right to a safe, secure and warm place to call home. 

We’re looking for a Project Manager – Fire & Building Safety to join our Asset & Compliance team in Bradford or Peterborough.

About the role and person:

• 35 hours
• Permanent

As a Project Manager (Fire & Building Safety), you’ll manage key fire & building safety maintenance and planned projects across our portfolio of homes, working closely with both internal teams and external suppliers to ensure projects are efficiently delivered. This could include managing actions that come from fire risk assessments or any other source of regulatory audits, ad hoc repairs, replacements of fire doors, ventilation systems, fire alarm systems or larger project work such as compartmentation surveys in high rise buildings.

You’ll use your budget control skills to drive value for money for our customers and utilise your Project Management experience to coordinate and lead projects from inception to completion. Your attention to detail, adherence to health and safety standards, and ability to engage with residents and stakeholders will be crucial in delivering projects that contribute directly to improving the living conditions of our residents and enhancing the overall performance of our housing stock, aligning with our mission to provide safe, affordable homes.

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Salary

The spot salary for this post is £45,148 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants, who do not meet all the requirements of the post, will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.

You’ll also receive an additional £1,250 essential car user allowance.

What will you get from us?

In addition to a competitive salary and agile working, we also have a focus on employees’ development. We support both professional and personal development, ensuring everyone has a development plan and provide access to a wide range of internal and external learning resources.

You’ll also receive:

• 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays per year (pro-rata for part time) rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week.
• A choice of Pension Schemes including a Defined Benefit Scheme with a 7.5% member contribution or a Defined Contribution Scheme with a 4% member contribution and 4% employer contribution. Both pension schemes provide Life Insurance Cover.
• Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 of your working weeks (at managers discretion).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• "Hapi" Benefits App with multiple discounts. 
• Cycle to work scheme.

What skills/behaviours do you need to be a Project Manager – Fire & Building Safety?

• HNC/Degree/Diploma level education or equivalent within the built environment.  
• Experience managing fire safety works within the social housing sector.  
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015, Approved Document B, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, The Fire Safety Regulations 2022, and The Building Safety Act 2022.  
• Proven experience managing external contractors and resolving disputes, preferably within the social housing sector 
• Excellent negotiation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage complex compliance and safety programs.  
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality monthly and quarterly reports. 
• Experience with Section 20 legislation, budget management, and contract performance monitoring.  
• Proficient in budget management, forecasting, and delivering projects within financial constraints. 
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office and specialist software related to project management and asset management. 
• Excellent customer care skills with a commitment to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work. 
• Regular business travel will be necessary to other Accent sites and off-site meetings as required 

Location

The successful candidate will be required to live within a commutable distance to our Bradford or Peterborough office with travel to our sites as required.

We’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage working from home, as long as we meet our customers’ needs.

We’ll provide you with the equipment and software you’ll need for the purpose of your role however it will be your responsibility to have an appropriate space to work from as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.

Who are Accent?

At Accent, we believe that everyone should have access to an affordable, sustainable, and safe home, and our work across the country aims to do just that.

We’re a national organisation, but with a community focus. We were formed in 1966 and have grown in the time since, and now provide homes and services to over 40,000 customers.

We understand the impact our work can have in creating better places for people to live by providing well-designed housing, which is in short supply, and building sustainable communities where people choose to live. We are proud of our Homes England Strategic Partnership, which allows us to build even more homes in areas of housing need.

But we are not just about building new homes. We invest in our existing homes to make sure they offer our customers the very best in living standards by adapting to meet new ideas, environmental changes, new regulations for safety and security and modern technology to make them a home for life, in every way our customers need them to be.

Caring for our customers also means caring for their environment. With our ambitious energy-efficient development plans, and our retrofitting projects which are modernising our current homes; we are putting sustainability at the fore so that we can drive value for customers now and in the future.

As anchor institutions in the communities where we work, it’s important we leverage partnerships and seek opportunities for customers that provide the foundations for better living. We build relationships which accelerate and advance our work to ensure customers are supported if they need it and can be happy living in their homes.

Our new operating model puts our colleagues in the heart of our communities. We are committed to building strong relationships with our customers and we work alongside them to co-curate the services we deliver.

We never stop evolving – we are ambitious and driven and understand that great performance is a product of an inclusive and supportive environment, where colleagues can thrive and achieve their best. With a new people strategy and corporate strategy which will sets out our commitments from 2024-2027, it’s an exciting time to join Accent.

If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, please let us know we will ensure requirements are met. 

Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or we receive a high volume of applications, we may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.

If you have any queries about the role, please email: 

"PeopleServices@accentgroup.org". 

Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, Accent do not currently hold a sponsorship license.

We are excited about our future and if you are too, we’d love to hear from you.