Principle Manager (Compliance)

The KC Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave and sick pay ent

Flexible and hybrid working

Professional development and career

Employee Assistance Programme

Subsidised leisure facilities and Well

Cycle to Work scheme

Public transport and parking benefits

Job summary

KC Group, a public sector housing landlord in the Midlands, is seeking a Property Compliance Manager to lead safety and compliance across its residential portfolio. You will shape policy, drive performance and ensure homes meet statutory standards.

The role requires significant senior management experience, a degree or professional body, and a track record in risk management, budget oversight and change programmes.

Qualifications

• Significant senior management experience within housing maintenance, property compliance, asset management or a similar operational environment.
• Degree-level qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional body.
• Proven experience managing teams, budgets and complex operational services.
• Strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements relating to housing safety and compliance.
• Experience overseeing multiple areas of property compliance and risk management.
• A track record of business planning, change management and continuous service improvement.
• Experience and/or qualifications in Health & Safety.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to make informed, risk-based decisions and deliver results within a demanding operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership and strategic oversight of housing maintenance safety and compliance.
• Act as the lead responsible officer for ensuring residential properties remain safe and meet all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee landlord compliance across key areas, including fire safety, gas, electrical safety, asbestos, water hygiene, lifts, emergency lighting and alarm systems.
• Lead the management of damp, mould and other property-related hazards, ensuring timely intervention and compliance with relevant legislation, including Awaab's Law.
• Ensure Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) risks are identified, monitored and appropriately addressed.
• Develop and implement effective compliance strategies, policies and procedures.
• Manage and develop operational teams, ensuring high standards of performance, accountability and service delivery.
• Oversee budgets, business planning and resource allocation, ensuring value for money.
• Drive continuous improvement, operational efficiency and positive change across the service.
• Monitor performance, identify emerging risks and provide reports and recommendations to senior management.
• Work collaboratively with internal departments, contractors, regulatory bodies and external stakeholders.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture, ensuring resident safety remains central to all decisions.

Skills

Senior leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Change management

Health & Safety

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Degree-level qualification

Membership of a professional body

Job description

An established public sector organisation is seeking an experienced Property Compliance Manager to lead a key area of its housing maintenance and property compliance service, helping to ensure its homes remain safe, compliant and well maintained.

This is a senior leadership opportunity within a large, customer-focused housing operation, responsible for maintaining and improving a substantial residential property portfolio. The organisation invests significantly in its housing stock, with a strong commitment to ensuring homes remain safe, compliant and maintained to a high standard.

You will lead a specialist safety and compliance function, taking overall responsibility for ensuring the organisation meets its statutory and regulatory obligations as a social housing landlord.

With a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, service delivery and resident safety, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional to influence strategy, drive operational performance and make a meaningful difference to housing standards.

Key Responsibilities as a Property Compliance Manager:

• Provide senior leadership and strategic oversight of housing maintenance safety and compliance.
• Act as the lead responsible officer for ensuring residential properties remain safe and meet all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee landlord compliance across key areas, including fire safety, gas, electrical safety, asbestos, water hygiene, lifts, emergency lighting and alarm systems.
• Lead the management of damp, mould and other property-related hazards, ensuring timely intervention and compliance with relevant legislation, including Awaab's Law.
• Ensure Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) risks are identified, monitored and appropriately addressed.
• Develop and implement effective compliance strategies, policies and procedures.
• Manage and develop operational teams, ensuring high standards of performance, accountability and service delivery.
• Oversee budgets, business planning and resource allocation, ensuring value for money.
• Drive continuous improvement, operational efficiency and positive change across the service.
• Monitor performance, identify emerging risks and provide reports and recommendations to senior management.
• Work collaboratively with internal departments, contractors, regulatory bodies and external stakeholders.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture, ensuring resident safety remains central to all decisions.

The successful candidate will have:

• Significant senior management experience within housing maintenance, property compliance, asset management or a similar operational environment.
• A degree-level qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional body.
• Proven experience managing teams, budgets and complex operational services.
• Strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements relating to housing safety and compliance.
• Experience overseeing multiple areas of property compliance and risk management.
• A track record of business planning, change management and continuous service improvement.
• Experience and/or qualifications in Health & Safety.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to make informed, risk-based decisions and deliver results within a demanding operational environment.

What's on Offer?

• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Generous annual leave and sick pay entitlements.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Subsidised leisure facilities and wellbeing benefits.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Public transport and parking benefits.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced housing or property compliance professional to take on a senior leadership position, influence service delivery and help ensure residents live in safe, well-maintained homes.

If your application is unsuccessful on this occasion, we may keep your CV on file for future opportunities.