Compliance Manager

Service Care; England; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Gym membership

Parking discounts

Cycle to work

Training & development

Employee assistance

Job summary

Service Care are recruiting a Compliance Manager to lead the Housing Safety and Compliance function for a Suffolk local authority. You will head the Safety and Compliance team, oversee nine key landlord compliance areas and ensure the council's housing stock meets regulatory standards.

The role requires significant senior experience in housing safety or compliance, a relevant degree or professional membership, and strong leadership, budgeting and stakeholder skills.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior compliance or housing safety management role within a comparable environment.
• Degree qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional organisation.
• Experience managing teams, staff and budgets.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory requirements associated with maintaining safe social housing.
• Experience across housing compliance, building safety or property safety management.
• Experience in business planning, change management and continuous improvement within an operational or front-line environment.
• Relevant Health and Safety experience and/or qualifications.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Safety and Compliance team, ensuring Council homes remain safe and fully compliant.
• Act as the Principal Responsible Manager and lead officer for housing safety and compliance.
• Oversee all nine key landlord compliance areas, including fire, gas, electrical, asbestos, water safety, lifts, emergency lighting, alarm systems, damp and mould.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and statutory requirements.
• Monitor hazards identified through HHSRS stock condition surveys and ensure appropriate remedial action.
• Ensure compliance with Awaab's Law and Decent Homes requirements.
• Manage staff, budgets and operational resources effectively.
• Lead business planning, change management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders to maintain high standards of resident safety.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Team management

Education

Degree qualification

Professional membership

Job description

Compliance Manager

Location: Suffolk

Salary: £53,051 – £55,224

Job Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time - Hybrid Working

We are working on behalf of a local authority in Suffolk who are looking to appoint an experienced Compliance Manager to lead their Housing Safety and Compliance function. This is a senior management position within a busy Housing Maintenance and Contracts service, responsible for ensuring the safety and regulatory compliance of approximately 8,000 residential properties, including sheltered housing schemes and temporary accommodation. As Compliance Manager, you will lead the Safety and Compliance team, taking overall responsibility for ensuring the Council's housing stock meets all relevant regulatory and statutory requirements. You will oversee the landlord's key compliance areas, ensuring a proactive approach to resident safety and maintaining high standards across the housing portfolio. This will include responsibility for the nine key landlord compliance areas: Fire, Lifts (LOLER), Emergency Lighting, Alarm Systems, Gas, Damp and Mould, Electrical, Asbestos and Water Safety. You will also oversee the monitoring of hazards identified through Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) stock condition surveys, ensuring appropriate action is taken to meet Awaab's Law and Decent Homes requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced compliance professional to take a senior leadership position, influence service delivery and drive continuous improvement across a significant social housing portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Safety and Compliance team, ensuring Council homes remain safe and fully compliant.
• Act as the Principal Responsible Manager and lead officer for housing safety and compliance.
• Oversee all nine key landlord compliance areas, including fire, gas, electrical, asbestos, water safety, lifts, emergency lighting, alarm systems, damp and mould.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and statutory requirements.
• Monitor hazards identified through HHSRS stock condition surveys and ensure appropriate remedial action.
• Ensure compliance with Awaab's Law and Decent Homes requirements.
• Manage staff, budgets and operational resources effectively.
• Lead business planning, change management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders to maintain high standards of resident safety.

About You

• Significant experience in a senior compliance or housing safety management role within a comparable environment.
• Degree qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional organisation.
• Experience managing teams, staff and budgets.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory requirements associated with maintaining safe social housing.
• Experience across housing compliance, building safety or property safety management.
• Experience in business planning, change management and continuous improvement within an operational or front-line environment.
• Relevant Health and Safety experience and/or qualifications.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Some Benefits

• Salary up to £55,224.
• Permanent position.
• Hybrid and flexible working opportunities.
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme.
• Free swimming and gym membership.
• Subsidised parking and public transport discounts.
• Cycle purchase scheme.
• Excellent training and professional development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme.