Housing Safety and Compliance Manager

Are you passionate about ensuring safe, compliant, and well-maintained homes? Do you have the leadership skills to drive excellence in housing asset compliance?

This role focuses on statutory building safety compliance across housing assets, so you will play a pivotal role in protecting residents and delivering high-quality housing services.

Reporting to the Head of Housing Assets, you will lead our Housing Compliance Team in managing statutory building safety across our housing portfolio. This includes oversight of:

Fire safety, gas, electrical systems, water hygiene, lifts, and asbestos
Implementation of cyclical testing and servicing programmes
Procurement and contract management for compliance services
Ensuring health & safety and regulatory compliance across all housing stock
Maintaining accurate statutory records and databases
Conducting site inspections, preparing reports, and responding to complaints, FOIs, and disrepair claims.

You will also be responsible for managing additional systems such as access control, CCTV, emergency power, and disability aids ensuring all installations are safe, certified, and fit for purpose.

In order to thrive in this role you will already have proven experience in housing compliance or building services and have:

Proven experience of managing multidisciplinary teams and contractors
Excellent knowledge of statutory regulations and health & safety standards
A relevant qualification (e.g., HNC/HND in Building Studies) and professional membership (e.g., CIBSE, RICS, MCIOB)
Membership of a professional body (e.g., CIBSE, RICS, MCIOB)

Experience with housing compliance systems like True Compliance is a plus.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Paul Ingram, Head of Housing Assets on 01233 330428

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When Applying - please ensure that you have received confirmation of a submitted application once completed. For any assistance in completing the application form, please email recruitment@ashford.gov.uk

Hybrid Working - We are an organisation that puts people first and understands how important employee wellbeing is. We want to help you to balance your working life and home life and offer flexible ways of working to help structure your life in a positive and productive way; both at home and in the office. This maximises personal development and collaborative working. Competitive remuneration package - We offer an excellent salary linked pension scheme, generous annual leave with flexi time, free life insurance, supportive relocation package and opportunities for training and development.

With devolution news and talks evolving across the country for local authorities, we understand that there may be some uncertainty for those currently serving within the sector. Although Kent and Medway have not been included in the Devolution Priority Programme, discussions continue in this area. Kent, Medway and all District and Borough Councils in the South East will continue to work closely with each other to deliver vital services to our communities. This is an exciting, but stable time to join our organisation.

Ashford Borough Council recognises the need to ensure the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults when they come into contact with the services we provide

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