HRA Water Safety Manager

Oxford City Council; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

subsidised leisure membership

flex scheme

employee benefits scheme

Job summary

Oxford City Council is seeking an experienced HRA Water Safety Manager/Coordinator to lead the management and continuous improvement of water safety compliance across its Housing Revenue Account housing stock of approximately 8,000 homes.

This specialist role focuses on Legionella risk assessments, monitoring regimes, remedial actions and governance, ensuring systems and records are accurate, auditable, and compliant with legislation and guidance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading water safety compliance in housing or similar sector.
• Strong understanding of water hygiene and legionella risks.
• Proven ability to develop governance and assurance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate water safety compliance across the HRA housing stock.
• Ensure Legionella Risk Assessments, monitoring regimes and remedial actions are effectively managed.
• Collaborate with contractors, consultants and delivery partners to meet timescales.
• Improve data quality and underpin regulatory compliance with robust governance.

Skills

Water safety management

Compliance

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

Location Oxford - Town Hall/Work from home (Hybrid)

credit_card Salary G7: £43,100 per annum full time (pro rata for part time).

work_outline Basis Full Time

Job profile for HRA Water Safety Manager

HRA Water Safety Manager

location_on Oxford - Town Hall/Work from home (Hybrid) 13/10/2026 HRA Water Safety Manager

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary G7: £43,100 per annum full time (pro rata for part time).

Contractual hours 37 Basis Full Time

Region Oxford

• 29 days holiday


• LGPS


• subsidised leisure membership


• flex scheme (where appropriate)


• employee benefits scheme


• post-probation pay increment

Job category/type Permanent

Date posted 25/09/2026

Job reference 002875

• HRA Water Safety Manager_G7_HS_Sep26_002875.pdf


• OCC Candidate Pack A4 - low-res single pages.pdf

Job description

Oxford City Council is seeking an experienced and highly organised HRA Water Safety Manager / Coordinator to lead the management,coordinationand continuous improvement of water safety compliance across its Housing Revenue Account (HRA) housing portfolio of approximately 8,000 homes.

This is a specialist compliance role within the HRA Compliance function, responsible for ensuring that the Council effectively manages water hygiene and legionella risks across its residential housing stock through robust governance, proactive riskmanagementand strong operational control.

The postholder will take ownership of the Council’s water safety management arrangements, ensuring that Legionella Risk Assessments (LRA’s), monitoring regimes, remedial actions,inspectionsand associated compliance activities are effectively managed, accuratelyrecordedand compliant with all relevant legislation,guidanceand organisational requirements.

The role will act as the Council’s lead coordinator for water safety compliance, ensuring that compliance systems, records, riskinformationand assurance processesremainaccurate, up to date and fully auditable. The postholder will work closely with contractors, consultants, operationalteamsand delivery partners to ensure that risks are effectively managed and that remedial actions are completed within required timescales.

The HRA Water Safety Manager will play a key role in strengthening compliance assurance, improving data quality, supporting regulatory compliance and embedding best practice water safety management across the organisation

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Sakib Ali Corporate Fire Safety Manager 07889 973661 [e-mail]

Note: All vacancies close at 23:59 on the stated closing date.