All Londoners deserve to live in homes that are safe. The tragedy at Grenfell Tower in 2017 revealed an urgent and high-profile crisis, with many buildings in the capital, and across the country, found to have dangerous materials on their external wall systems, as well as other fire safety concerns. In response, the government has taken various actions, including setting up a Building Safety Programme, to ensure that these buildings can be made safe.
The Building Safety Team within the Greater London Authority administers the Building Safety Programme for London, on behalf of government. We work with various stakeholders to remediate buildings as soon as possible. While many building owners are working at pace to make their buildings safe, we are aware that remediation in other buildings are taking longer than expected.
Preventable delays and slow pace put Londoners at risk and impacts their wellbeing. Enforcement is part of the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ wider strategy on pace, and its application aims to drive individual buildings to remediation while also influencing sector-wide behaviours. While the GLA is not an enforcement body, we are well-positioned to support enforcement action, working closely with regulators, such as government, the London Fire Brigade and London boroughs.
About the role / Principal Accountabilities
We are looking to recruit one Senior Project Officer to join the GLA’s Building Safety Team.
In this role, you will support the implementation of a strategy outlining the role of the GLA in supporting enforcement action related to building safety. You will coordinate Greater London Authority’s involvement in the emerging Building Safety enforcement landscape, including coordinating the sharing of management information, designing, and implementing interventions to support enforcement landscape, and support the development of guidance tools and documents to support Building Safety Team with enforcement related activity.
Our ideal applicant is self-motivated and proactive, can develop and maintain relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver shared goals. You will have the ability to communicate information clearly and have strong organisational skills.
While knowledge of the housing, construction or building safety sectors would be beneficial, they are not essential, and we welcome applications from candidates with experience in other relevant sectors to bring applicable expertise to these roles. The GLA team has a comprehensive training and induction programme to get you up to speed on the key issues related to building safety, coupled with wider learning and development to promote individual growth and expertise.
If you have a question about the role or would like to discuss it informally, please feel free to contact Emmanuel Oloruntola (Emmanuel.oloruntola@london.gov.uk) or Daniella Davila Aquije (daniella.davilaaquije@london.gov.uk) to arrange a call.
Application & Additional Information
Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs alone for this role. Please upload a supporting statement with a maximum of 1500 words to the ‘Additional Documents’ section of the form, ensuring you address the following technical requirements and competencies in your supporting statement. Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and supporting statement documents are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g. “CV – applicant name - 012345) and the file size is a maximum of 1MB
Your personal statement should address the following competencies:
• Experience and practical knowledge of project management • Building and Managing Relationships (Level 2) • Strategic Thinking (Level 2) • Planning and Organising (Level 2)
For detail on each of these competencies as well as different level indicators, please refer to the GLA competency framework.
This role is based at City Hall, in the Royal Docks (Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1Z).
GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
Application closing date: 21st April 2024 at 23:59
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
Additional Information
Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check. Please note, some roles may require additional security screening.
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Disability Confident employer scheme
The GLA is proud to be a Level 2: Disability Confident employer. We are committed to becoming a more inclusive and accessible organisation, and creating a truly inclusive and accessible workplace and culture for our disabled staff. We have named Disability Equality as a key corporate priority within our EDI Strategy. We welcome and encourage applications from disabled applicants. Should you wish to opt into the scheme, please let us know during your application.
