Interim Legionella Compliance Manager

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A social housing organization is seeking an experienced Interim Legionella Compliance Manager to lead water safety and compliance across its housing portfolio. The role involves managing large-scale projects to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, driving improvements in water hygiene management, and engaging with residents regarding safety measures. Ideal candidates will possess strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills, alongside relevant Legionella control qualifications.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing Legionella compliance within social housing.
• Demonstrable experience managing large water safety projects.
• Strong skills in data analysis and compliance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's Legionella compliance strategy.
• Manage large-scale water safety and compliance projects.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and best practices.

Skills

Legionella compliance management

Health & safety legislation understanding

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Relevant technical qualifications in Legionella control

Job description

Overview

About the Role: We are seeking a highly experienced Interim Legionella Compliance Manager to lead and oversee water safety and compliance across our social housing portfolio in the South East. This is a critical interim role, responsible for managing large-scale water safety projects, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and guidance, and safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our residents.

The successful candidate will drive improvements in our water hygiene management strategy, embed robust monitoring systems, and ensure contracts are delivering value, quality, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's Legionella and water hygiene compliance strategy across a large housing stock.
• Manage large-scale water safety and compliance projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to required standards.
• Ensure full compliance with ACoP L8, HSG274, and all other relevant regulations, legislation, and best practices.
• Oversee external contractors delivering water hygiene services - performance management, contract compliance, and quality assurance.
• Develop and implement KPIs and SLAs to monitor and improve contractor performance and internal processes.
• Provide technical advice and assurance to internal stakeholders, including asset management, repairs, and housing teams.
• Lead on resident engagement regarding water safety, including communication of inspection schedules, findings, and any necessary remedial work.
• Conduct risk assessments, audits, and internal reporting to ensure continuous improvement.
• Support and guide colleagues across the organisation on compliance-related training and awareness.
• Work collaboratively with the Health & Safety team and other compliance leads to ensure an integrated approach.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience in managing Legionella compliance and water hygiene within a social housing or public sector environment.
• Strong understanding of health & safety legislation, particularly ACoP L8 and HSG274.
• Demonstrable experience in managing large water safety projects from concept through to delivery.
• Experience in contract management and monitoring performance of service providers against set KPIs.
• Strong skills in data analysis and compliance reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder and resident engagement skills - able to communicate technical issues in plain language.
• Ability to lead, influence, and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Relevant technical qualifications in Legionella control (e.g. City & Guilds or equivalent).

Desirable

• Membership of a professional body such as Water Management Society (WMSoc), IOSH, or similar.
• NEBOSH or other Health & Safety qualification.
• Experience delivering training or awareness sessions to non-technical staff.

Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law