Compliance and Risk Delivery Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension (employer ~19%)

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Vivup benefits

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a lead for the Compliance & Risk Team to deliver statutory fire safety, water hygiene, asbestos, gas, electrical and lifting-equipment compliance across the corporate estate and traded customer portfolio.

You will manage a team of compliance professionals and surveyors, oversee budgets, and develop traded compliance services while working with senior stakeholders to drive service improvement and meet statutory obligations.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification in property, construction, building services, compliance, health & safety or fire safety.
• Experience delivering statutory compliance services in large, complex estates.
• Experience managing operational teams, contractors and delivery partners.
• Budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery of statutory compliance services across the corporate estate and traded customer portfolio.
• Lead and manage a team of compliance professionals and specialist surveyors.
• Oversee key compliance programmes to ensure safety, efficiency and compliance with legal and corporate requirements.
• Manage compliance frameworks, contractors and consultants across fire safety, asbestos, water hygiene and other disciplines.
• Support governance, continuous improvement and performance monitoring across compliance activities.
• Oversee compliance systems and monitor performance, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Manage relationships with customers and stakeholders to drive service improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Education

Degree / HND / HNC / NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

This role sits in the Compliance & Risk Team, which delivers statutory fire safety, water hygiene, asbestos, gas, electrical and lifting-equipment compliance across Warwickshire County Council's property portfolio. The postholder leads that operational delivery, managing contractors and consultants and overseeing compliance programmes. The post carries line management of compliance professionals and specialist surveyors, plus budgets and the development of traded compliance services for customers. Applicants need a relevant degree, HND or NEBOSH qualification and accurate spoken English to advise the public.

What the job involves

• Lead the operational delivery of statutory compliance services across the corporate estate and traded customer portfolio
• Lead and manage a team of compliance professionals and specialist surveyors
• Oversee key compliance programmes so they are delivered safely, efficiently and to legal and corporate requirements
• Manage compliance frameworks, contractors and consultants across fire safety, asbestos management, water hygiene and other disciplines
• Support wider compliance activity, governance arrangements and continuous improvement
• Oversee compliance systems and monitor performance
• Manage financial matters, including budgets and forecasting
• Manage relationships with customers
• Develop traded compliance services
• Work with senior stakeholders to drive service improvement, support organisational change and meet statutory obligations

What’s required

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification such as a degree, HND, HNC or NEBOSH General Certificate, or equivalent, in property, construction, building services, compliance, health & safety or fire safety

Experience

• Proven experience delivering statutory compliance services, including fire safety, asbestos management, water hygiene or similar
• Significant experience managing statutory compliance programmes in a large, complex property environment
• Experience managing operational teams, contractors, consultants and external delivery partners
• Experience monitoring compliance performance, analysing data and using insights to inform decisions and improvement
• Commercial and financial management experience, including budget monitoring, forecasting and performance reporting

Skills & knowledge

• Strong leadership skills and a record of developing, motivating and managing high-performing teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, giving professional advice and building working relationships with customers and partners
• Sound knowledge of statutory compliance legislation and best practice, applying technical guidance in an operational setting
• Strong organisational, problem-solving and decision-making skills, managing competing priorities

Checks & eligibility

• Relevant DBS check before engagement

Other

• Accurate spoken English to provide advice to the public (Fluency Duty)

What’s offered

• Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution typically around 19 percent, plus scheme benefits for members and dependants
• Agile working
• Generous annual leave, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas
• Access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform