Compliance and Building Safety Manager

Ipswich Borough Council; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a senior compliance officer to oversee UK Compliance Standards across its housing stock. This role involves leadership in safety adherence, managing a compliance team, and ensuring tenant safety. The ideal candidate will have experience in building safety, a relevant degree, and strong management skills. This is a great opportunity to impact a vital service at the Council.

Qualifications

• Experience in a comparable environment.
• Experience of managing building safety and compliance.
• Experience of business planning and change management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the 'Big 9' UK Compliance Standards.
• Show leadership and ensure tenant safety.
• Prepare reports and provide compliance advice.
• Monitor quality and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance knowledge

Communication skills

Management experience

Education

Degree qualification

Membership of relevant professional organization

Job description

Overview

A senior post in Ipswich Borough Council in one of its largest front line services. The Maintenance and Contracts service spends circa. £25 million annually repairing, maintaining and improving a retained housing stock of approximately 7,800 properties and 15 sheltered schemes to our local “Ipswich Standard”. The Council takes a holistic approach to building safety and stock management and has one seamless service that is now responsible for everything in connection with the asset management of that stock; from initial design to completing works on site on a right first-time basis using our own directly employed trade teams. Housing is a flagship service of Ipswich Borough Council and it is a service that is vital for our tenants and very much in the public eye – as you would expect with such a range of work. We benefit from working from a brand new environmentally friendly modern depot facility. It is a great opportunity to make your mark at Ipswich and develop your career at the Council. Innovation and aspiration are encouraged. The varied workload will enable you to refine your existing skills as well as develop new ones.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for ensuring compliance and reporting the ‘Big 9’ within UK Compliance Standards across all of the Council’s housing stock.
• The ‘Big 9’ compliance items include full legal compliance with gas, electrical, damp/mould, stock condition, lift safety, asbestos safety, water safety, smoke & CO alarms and fire safety. Ensure all testing, inspection, maintenance and remedial actions are completed on time. Ensuring all relevant regulatory certification and data is fully maintained at all times.
• You will aspire, show leadership and be passionate in ensuring tenants remains safe in their homes at all times.
• You will work in a newly formed Compliance Team as it grows, including recruitment, development and performance management.
• You will work with colleagues to ensure any work is allocated, programmed, monitored, reported and progressed. Ensure quality and safety standards are met and compliance with specification. Ensuring performance is reported to CMT, Councillors and Governance Boards when asked to do so.
• You will prepare reports and give professional/technical building safety and compliance advice. Coordinate and provide training of other non-technical staff on compliance related subjects.
• For details of other responsibilities, see the Job Description

Qualifications and experience

• The successful candidate will have: Experience in a comparable environment.
• A degree qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional organisation.
• Experience of managing building safety and compliance as well as leading staff and contractors.
• Experience of business planning, change management and continuous improvement in a similar environment.

Additional information

For more information about this role please contact Paul Pledger on 01473 432779 or [e-mail]

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification

The selection process will be a panel interview in person. Interview date to be confirmed.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.

Please note CVs are not accepted.