Contract Compliance Officer

Wrexham County Borough Council; Wrexham; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave up to 32 days

Health & wellbeing resources

Job summary

Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking a Contract Compliance Officer to join the Housing Department and ensure works meet standard documents, regulations and internal policies. You will be responsible for contract management, property surveys, detailing scopes of works, and supervising key projects within the housing portfolio.

The successful candidate will work within the Environmental Team to deliver improvement schemes for housing stock and help drive service delivery.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and highly motivated
• Experience in contract management or compliance preferable

Responsibilities

• Ensure works comply with standard documents, regulations and internal policies.
• Conduct contract management, property surveys and define scopes of works.
• Perform site visits and supervise key projects to meet contract standards.

Job description

The Housing Department are now working towards delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, this is an exciting post that focuses on a wide range of works within the Council’s housing stock.

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Contract Compliance Officer to join our professional team.The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that works comply with standard documents, regulations, and internal policies.This role involves a mix of contract management, property surveys, detailing scope of works, site visits and supervision of key projects to ensure that Wrexham Council’s Housing portfolio meets all the requirements of its contract holders and works are completed to a high standard.

The successful candidate will work within the Environmental Team to assist in the delivery of improvement schemes to our housing stock. It is an exciting opportunity to assist in driving the service forward.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

For further information regarding this post, please contact:-

• Grymuso

The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.

Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).

Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.

The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).

Employee benefits include:

• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days
• Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
• Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
• Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
• Health & well-being resources, for example:
  • Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
  • Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
    • Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
    • Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
    • Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
    • Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
    • Legal, financial and consumer advice
  • Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
  • Menopause Café and guidance
  • Unpaid Carer Café and guidance

Our Council Plan (2023–28) sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values: