Compliance Manager - Housing Asset Management

JOB TITLE: Compliance Manager LOCATION: Ealing DURATION: 3 months START DATE: ASAP (before end of April) PAY RATE: £28 - £30 PAYE or £36 - £39 Umbrella IR35 STATUS: Inside PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: This role will have responsibility for safeguarding residents by ensuring that the homes managed by the council are as safe as possible and are maintained to the highest standards. The role will provide technical expertise, operational management and leadership to ensure that the council is delivering a high quality, customer-focussed value for money service that meets the highest standards and ensure that all compliance requirements are meeting statutory and best practice guidelines. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: Sustainability. Act as the council's strategic technical lead for the implementation of low carbon technology into its housing stock, ensuring that sustainable, low-carbon and renewable systems are fully considered at every stage of the design, construction, maintenance and repair process and that and that measures are adopted wherever possible, in order to assist the council in its commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030. Champion carbon reduction within the council's housing compliance teams, ensuring that the work processes, systems and behaviours of council staff and contractors reflect best practice and are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain current and effective.Technical Act as the council's strategic lead for all fire safety, mechanical and electrical services within its housing stock. You will be responsible for creating and implementing strategies for all of the life safety and building services within both the existing housing stock and across the regeneration portfolio to align with the council's 30 year business plan.Leadership Lead a team of technical staff who have operational responsibility for the management of installation, maintenance and repair contractors working for the council. You will act as a mentor and enable the team to develop to meet the future needs of the council and our residents.Finance and performance Manage large capital and revenue budgets and be accountable for the way that the money is spent, ensuring that the council delivers the best possible value for money for its residents at all times.Higher Risk Residential Buildings Act as the council's lead on Higher Risk Residential Buildings. You will be responsible for the identification of HRRBs, the development and maintenance of safety cases and all of the supporting documentation required to assist the management of these buildings over their lifetime. Where required, you will act as the council's lead contact on HRRB's and you will be responsible for any registration and ongoing data collection with statutory and enforcement agencies including the Health and Safety Executive, the London Fire Brigade and the Regulator for Social Housing. KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED: The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people operating at different levels, being able to convey often complex or technical information in a way that's clearly understood by everyone. A strong desire to engage with and work alongside residents. Knowledge of the current national and local context impacting and influencing the social housing sector. Extensive experience of managing a customer-focussed service. The ability to build positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. Experience of managing large budgets. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience of managing a large and diverse team. Experience of leading and delivering large-scale change management within a complex organisation. Demonstrable experience of performance management The ability to develop, write and implement strategies, policies and procedures A collaborative approach that ensures staff and teams are fully engaged in delivering successful outcomes QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should have experience in working in the building services, technical FM or fire safety field and should hold a relevant qualification in an associated discipline. This is to include one or more from the following; Membership of relevant professional body (IET, CIBSE, BIFM or the IFE). A relevant qualification at level 4 or above on the national qualifications framework. Demonstrable experience working at a senior level in a similar work environment with appropriate formal technical qualifications held to support the application. Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser