Stevenage (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£33,366 opportunity to progress to £36,124
Compliance Officer Apply Now
Hard FM & Compliance- Job Number
- HCC28107
- Location
- Stevenage
- Directorate
- Resources
- Salary Range
- £33,366 opportunity to progress to £36,124
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Full Time/Part Time
- Full Time
- Closing date
- 27-Jun-2025
Job Title: Compliance Officer
Starting Salary: £33,366 opportunity to progress to £36,124 per annum (pro rata for part time) – pay award pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Stevenage/Hybrid
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Resources
About the team
The Facilities Management Team support a wide range of HCC services including Libraries, Fire Stations, Day Care Centres and Main Offices in ensuring they have safe and well-maintained buildings to work in and deliver services from. The Compliance Team play a key role to ensure this delivery is in line with the current safety legislation and regulation.
The Compliance Team work closely with the FM Helpdesk, FM Officers, wider Property Department Staff, other Service Departments and external contractors to deliver this work.
About the role
- Auditing and uploading servicing documents to the Corporate Property Database (CPD) including cross referencing equipment serviced
- Ordering future service visits
- Tracking and monitoring remedial works linked to servicing
- Raising queries with Contractors
- Pulling together performance information, statistics, running reports from CPD
- Writing and reviewing risk assessments and method statements
- Carrying out safety audits / reviews of paperwork received e.g. Fire Risk Assessments, Permit to Works
- Supporting the training needs of the FM team including delivering training on use of the CPD
- Managing email inboxes / enquiries
- Visit sites as necessary
- Support further development of CPD
About you
Essential:
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Ability to multi task, prioritise workload
- IOSH Managing Safely qualification
- Good understanding of Health and Safety at Work legislation
- Good understanding of Health and Safety legislation related to work equipment and machinery
- IT skills – ability to use databases, Microsoft applications
- Good communication skills, written and verbal and confidence to deal with enquiries, queries, questions
- Ability to work well in a team and independently
- Ability to drive and use of a vehicle
Desirable:
- Experience of dealing with building / equipment maintenance type work
- Understanding of Compliance in building management
- Willing to work towards NEBOSH General Certificate
A fulfilling and rewarding role that positively impacts HCC staff, multiple services and service users
Excellent role for career development into Health and Safety or Facilities Management roles
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Technical Services, level TEC9 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles: Technical services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Louise.Sanderson@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: w/c 7th July 2025
Benefits of working for us
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.