Compliance Manager

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a leader for their Compliance team in Portsmouth. The role focuses on managing compliance activities for nearly 17,000 residential dwellings and ensuring safety standards. Experience in compliance management and team leadership is essential. This position involves overseeing various compliance activities related to gas servicing, asbestos management, and health and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance management.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance duties.
• Skill in managing teams and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Compliance team in Building Services.
• Manage compliance activities for residential and corporate assets.
• Ensure policies and procedures are implemented for safety compliance.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an individual to lead our Compliance team in our newly formed Compliance service within Building Services of the Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services Directorate. The role will have responsibility for ensuring that the Council meet its statutory compliance duties to its stock of nearly 17,000 HRA residential dwellings and 900 corporate assets. The post holder will be responsible for management of teams undertaking compliance activities in relation to:

• Gas servicing and repairs
• Asbestos management
• Water quality
• Building Health and Safety
• Lift servicing and repair
• Mechanical & electrical servicing and repair

The role will also assume responsibility for ensuring policies and procedures are in place across Building Services and that they are implemented so that statutory responsibilities are met with the safety of residents, members of the public, staff and our buildings being maintained. The role will hold responsibility for the overall management of all mechanical and electrical servicing and repair contracts, ensuring that contracts are suitably procured and managed, delivering a high service and providing value for money.