Key Responsibilities

• Landlord Safety & Compliance Lead: Act as the Council’s lead officer responsible for statutory safety and regulatory compliance across all retained housing assets.

• Management: Lead, monitor, and deliver full compliance across key property safety areas:

  1. Fire Safety

  2. Lifts & Lifting Equipment (LOLER)

  3. Emergency Lighting

  4. Alarm & Detection Systems

  5. Gas Safety

  6. Damp & Mould Management

  7. Electrical Safety

  8. Asbestos Management

  9. Water Safety / Legionella

• Regulatory & Legal Standards: Monitor hazards arising from Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) stock condition surveys, ensuring strict compliance with Awaab’s Law and the Decent Homes Standard.

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, manage, and develop the Safety and Compliance Team, fostering a high-performance culture focused on tenant safety, continuous improvement, and operational efficiency.

• Budget & Resource Management: Oversee relevant departmental budgets, ensure cost efficiency, and drive value for money in compliance-related maintenance contracts and operational delivery.

• Risk Management & Quality Assurance: Implement robust audit, quality assurance, and reporting frameworks to proactively identify, track, and remediate safety hazards or regulatory gaps.

• Strategic Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with senior management across the Maintenance & Contracts team (one of six senior management posts) and broader Council leadership to align asset management strategies.

Person Specification (Requirements)

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience: Significant track record of senior leadership in a comparable housing, asset management, local authority, or property compliance environment.

• Education / Accreditation: Degree-level qualification and/or professional membership in a relevant field (e.g., CIOB, RICS, CIH, or equivalent professional body).

• Health & Safety: Proven qualification or extensive operational experience in Health & Safety compliance (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH).