Position: Assistant Director of Building Safety & Compliance

Client: Sheffield City Council
Salary: £78,484 to £84,067 per annum (pay award pending of 3.2% increase)
Length of Contract: Permanent

Introduction to Sheffield City Council

Thank you for your interest in this Assistant Director post in our housing service. This is an opportunity for an outstanding housing professional to take on one of the biggest, most challenging, and most rewarding jobs in the sector.

Sheffield City Council is one of the UK's biggest social landlords, with a housing stock of around 40,000 tenanted and leasehold properties. At the heart of our growing and vibrant city, our housing service has a big role to play in the continued flourishing of the city. Central to that role is the safety, quality and long-term stewardship of the city's housing stock. We've created three brand new Assistant Director roles covering asset management, repairs and maintenance, and building safety and compliance, to lead on this objective.

With a new ambitious Council Plan for the city launched earlier in 2024 laying out how we ensure Sheffield achieves its potential, and a new Housing Strategy freshly signed off in October articulating the role housing has to play at the heart of council services and a housing growth plan being finalised, there is a clear sense of momentum towards change and improvement - we are a city on the move, at the start of an exciting new chapter. We have recently undertaken a thorough review of how we deliver housing services across all areas which has helped us see exactly what is working well and where we need to look again at how we do things. We recognise that there is significant room for improvement in how we manage and deliver services in some areas to provide a high quality, joined-up service for our residents.

So as a result of the work done to date, we now have a clear view on where change needs to happen and a clear direction of travel. As a member of the Council's Housing Leadership Team, you'll shape this change collaborating with residents, colleagues and stakeholders.

About the Role

* As Assistant Director of Building Safety and Compliance, you will be the Council's senior accountable officer for all aspects of building safety and compliance issues in our council housing stock, as well as overseeing the Council's private sector housing service.

* Working closely with the Assistant Director of Asset Management, the Assistant Director of Repairs and Maintenance and with the wider Housing Leadership Team, the role will ensure the Council's commitment to safety and compliance is delivered.

* We've recently invested in an expanded fire safety team, and we have several high-profile investment programmes underway or in planning, including a £40m refurbishment of 20 tower blocks.

* The Council is also preparing for Awaab's Law, addressing a historic electrical safety testing backlog, and working to improve our gas safety processes to achieve full compliance. The role will work closely with our Housing Transformation Programme team to ensure the operating model for building safety and compliance supports the Council's objectives.

* You will have a strong background of expertise in building safety matters for residential buildings and specific experience of the social housing sector (from either a local authority or housing association).

* Experience of working with the Building Safety Regulator, the Regulator of Social Housing and fire and rescue services is vital.

Indicative Timetable

Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 20th July 2025

1st Stage Technical Interview (via MS Teams): Week Commencing 28th July 2025

Stakeholder Meetings: Week Commencing 11th August 2025

Final Stage Interview: Week Commencing 25th August 2025

How to Apply

If you are ready to lead with purpose and make an impact, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria to by Sunday 20th July 2025 at midnight.

Sheffield City Council are investing in their workforce and are promoting opportunities to under-represented groups. They value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of their workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that their teams reflect the communities in the city they serve