Contracts & Compliance Manager

Belmont Recruitment; London Borough of Brent; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont Recruitment is assisting Brent Council in London to recruit a Contracts & Compliance Manager on an initial 3-6 month contract with hybrid working. The role focuses on ensuring landlord compliance, managing contracts, and leading staff to deliver high performance.

A robust risk management approach and ongoing reporting are required. Essential: electrical and gas compliance experience, contract management knowledge, and proven methods for collecting risk data through checklists,

Qualifications

• Electrical compliance experience alongside the Gas experience.
• Experience of monitoring risks relating to compliance and developing mitigation and contingency management plans
• Knowledge of contracts management
• Experience of accumulating risk data through checklists, inspections and audits
• Experience of developing compliance programmes for testing, inspection and cyclical maintenance work

Responsibilities

• Take direct and indirect operational responsibility for ensuring the Council's compliance with landlord duties.
• Manage and lead staff to achieve high performance and effective delivery.
• Manage contracts as supervising officer/contract administrator.
• Develop and implement a risk management approach to compliance and maintenance.
• Create checklists, inspections and audits to build risk data and conduct analyses.
• Rank risks and communicate mitigation plans to stakeholders and monitor progress.

Skills

Electrical compliance

Gas experience

Risk monitoring

Contracts management

Inspections & audits

Job description

Good Afternoon, I am currently representing Brent Council who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 3-6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate which is negotiable dependent upon experience

We are looking for a Contracts & Compliance Manager this role will be based at: HA9 0FJ - Hybrid

Responsibilities

• To take direct and indirect operational responsibility for ensuring the Council's compliance with its landlord statutory and non-statutory duties and obligations is met and maintained on the portfolios assigned to the post holder.
• Manage and lead staff to achieve high performance and effective operational delivery, including developing and improving staff capability.
• Manage contracts efficiently and effectively, undertaking the role of supervising officer/contract administrator/contracts manager (depending upon form of contract)
• Develop and implement a risk management approach to Compliance and the elimination and reduction of hazards through the delivery of training, maintenance, inspection and testing work. Identify the properties, assets and risks for the portfolio. Investigate and reduce the number of unknown risks or properties or assets.
• Create checklists, inspections and audits to build the risk data. Carry out workforce involvement and consultation to identify and consider all risks. Carry out accident and loss investigations and scenario planning including stakeholder consultation. Use techniques such as SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) and PESTLE (political, economic, sociological, technological, legal, environmental) analyses to assist in developing the full risk picture
• Rank the risks and prioritise mitigation and programmed action within financial limits. Develop a risk management strategy and plan accordingly. Communicate the risks and mitigation plans to the Property Services Team and stakeholders. Execute compliance management and regularly monitor and report progress.

Requirements

• Electrical compliance experience alongside the Gas experience.
• Experience of monitoring risks relating to compliance and developing mitigation and contingency management plans
• Knowledge of contracts management
• Experience of accumulating risk data through checklists, inspections and audits
• Experience of developing compliance programmes for testing, inspection and cyclical maintenance work