FRA Compliance Officer – Building Safety

NEWLON HOUSING TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable housing association in Greater London seeks a Compliance Officer to ensure statutory compliance for Fire Risk Assessments. The ideal candidate will have significant compliance experience and a health and safety qualification. Responsibilities include monitoring compliance reports, coordinating repairs, and maintaining relationships with residents. Benefits include 27 days holiday and a non-contributory pension. The closing date is October 6, 2025.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Non-contributory pension

Flexi scheme

Qualifications

• Substantial compliance experience with Fire Risk Assessments.
• Membership in relevant bodies like IOSH, RICS, CIOB.
• Experience managing Health and Safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure statutory landlord compliance regarding Fire Risk Assessments.
• Deliver a robust compliance and responsive service.
• Monitor reports and raise repairs as needed.

Skills

Compliance experience

Excellent communication

Customer service focus

Knowledge of housing legislation

Education

Health and safety qualification (NEBOSH or IOSH)

Job description

Newlon Housing Trust is a successful charitable housing association and one of the major providers of new affordable housing in north and east London.

Working as part of the Building Safety Team, you will take responsibility for ensuring that Newlon meets it statutory landlord compliance obligations in relation to Fire Risk Assessments for all properties. You will deliver a high quality and robust compliance and responsive service, ensuring works and servicing programmes are delivered effectively, on time and required standards are met. Your duties will include monitoring reports, raising repairs and the allocation of identified Fire Risk Assessment tasks to relevant teams and specialist contractors, as well as other admin and database duties relating to building safety.

Having previously worked in a similar role, you will have substantial compliance experience and will ideally be a member of a relevant body such has IOSH, RICS, CIOB, RIBA, CIBSE or IFSM. You will need to hold a health and safety qualification such as NEBOSH or IOSH. You will also need demonstrable experience and knowledge of current housing related legislation in relation to Fire/Structural Safety and Fire Risk Assessment work streams, as well as experience of managing Health and Safety with safety regulations.

An excellent communicator with a focus on providing high quality customer service, you will be able to build rapport with residents and maintain effective working relationships. You will also need the flexibility to be able to travel from site to site, as and when required.

In return, you can expect 27 days holiday, a non-contributory pension, excellent benefits and a flexi scheme. You’ll also be working out of purpose-built offices that form part of the award-winning Hale Village regeneration project, and are situated just two minutes’ walk from the major transport interchange at Tottenham Hale.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website via the button below.

Closing date: 23:59 on Monday 6 October 2025

Interviews will be held at the Newlon Head Office on Wednesday 15 October 2025

Newlon Housing Trust is a charitable housing association and a committed Equal Opportunities employer. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

No agencies please.