Statutory Compliance and Facilities Manager

Wigan Council; Wigan; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Exclusive rewards and benefits

Job summary

Wigan Council invites applications for a senior compliance leadership role overseeing housing stock and corporate estate. You will drive statutory compliance programmes, ensuring safety and maintenance across properties, with a focus on governance and data-driven decision making.

Leading cross-functional teams, you will partner with senior leaders and contractors to deliver service excellence while managing risk and continuous improvement in a high-profile role.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, facilities management, housing, construction or property services.
• Strong technical knowledge of statutory compliance and governance.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing teams and manage change.

Responsibilities

• Lead statutory compliance programmes (gas, electrical, asbestos, legionella).
• Drive governance, performance management and data-led decision making.
• Collaborate with senior leaders, contractors and stakeholders to improve services.

Skills

Compliance

Facilities management

Housing

Construction

Property services

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Wigan Town Hall

Salary: Grade 12, £53,460 - £57,379 per annum.

37 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of compliance across Wigan Council’s housing stock and corporate estate. You will lead statutory compliance programmes, including gas, electrical, asbestos and legionella management, ensuring our homes and buildings remain safe, compliant and well-maintained. Working closely with senior leaders, contractors and stakeholders, you will drive service excellence through robust governance, performance management and data-led decision making. This is a high-profile leadership opportunity to influence strategy, champion continuous improvement, manage risk effectively, and ensure we meet our responsibilities as a trusted landlord.

About you

Are you a confident leader with a passion for keeping people safe and services performing at their very best? We are looking for a strategic and inspiring professional with extensive experience in compliance, facilities management, housing, construction, or property services. You will bring strong technical knowledge of statutory compliance, excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and the ability to lead high-performing teams through change. Most importantly, you will share our values, embracing Team Wigan behaviours and helping us deliver our Progress with Unity vision. You thrive on solving complex challenges, driving improvement, and making a real difference for residents and communities.

About us

Wigan is a borough with ambition, pride and a strong sense of community. Through our Progress with Unity approach, we are transforming services by working together with residents, partners and colleagues to create opportunities, improve outcomes and build thriving communities. At Team Wigan, we believe that how we work is just as important as what we achieve. We foster a supportive, inclusive culture where innovation, collaboration and personal development are encouraged. Join us and become part of an organisation that is committed to making a positive difference every day, delivering excellent services while supporting the people and places that make Wigan special.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Join us at our Recruitment Information Session on Thursday 20 August 2026 at 6pm, at Wigan Town Hall, where you'll have the opportunity to learn more about the role, our ambitious plans for Property and Assets, and the difference you could make for residents and communities across Wigan Borough.

You’ll also have the chance to meet senior leaders from our Property and Assets team, hear about our vision for the future, and ask any questions you may have about the role, the team and working for Wigan Council.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits and to find out more about working for Team Wigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK, and you must maintain a valid (active) right to work. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK www.gov.uk Prove your right to work to an employer

Wigan Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. As part of this commitment, Wigan Council operates robust Safer Recruitment procedures

Interview date

Friday 11 September

Please note: Interviews will take place on 11 September as part of a half-day assessment process. Candidates will participate in group activities, a Q&A session, and a formal interview. This approach allows us to assess candidates fairly while providing a fuller understanding of the role and team.

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