Compliance Contract Manager - Electrical & Fire Safety Systems

Compliance Contract Manager - Electrical & Fire Safety Systems

Job Introduction

Job Title: Compliance Contract Manager

Contract: Permanent

Location: Northwest

Weekly Hours: 35 per week, (Monday to Friday)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Northwest based Compliance Contract Manager (Electrical & Fire Safety Systems) to take responsibility for the delivery of EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Reports) and the service and maintenance of fire safety systems.

What will my working week look like? 

You will be homebased, living in the Northwest, within a reasonable travelling distance of our head office in Birchwood Warrington, to attend meetings and training courses when required. You will be required to visit our head office approximately twice per month.

What will I be responsible for doing?

As a Compliance Contract Manager, you will….

• Be the appointed person and organisational lead for ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations for Electrical Testing and Fire Safety Systems through the delivery of servicing and repairs.
• Effectively manage contractors to ensure the delivery of a value for money and quality service to customers.
• Monitor and report on budget expenditure and support financial planning and budget setting, developing, and maintaining asset registers and condition reports to shape future investment programmes.
• Work closely with key internal colleagues, providing technical guidance and support, along with developing design briefs and technical specifications.
• Be required to travel at times to cover the operational requirements of this role (you will live within the Northwest to be able to travel around our geographical area).
• Have your own vehicle with mileage paid at the HMRC rate.
• Be part of an ‘on-call’ rota (payment received for this).
• Have experience of delivering servicing & maintenance contracts to a large and diverse portfolio of mixed tenure properties and associated budgets.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

• CIH Level 4 or equivalent or willingness to undertake this qualification.
• BS7671 18th Edition Qualification, NVQ Level 3 Electrical Training Qualification or another recognised electrical training qualification.
• Experience of delivering electrical and/or fire safety system servicing & maintenance contracts to a large and diverse portfolio of properties and buildings.
• Knowledge of building, construction and maintenance industries including the design process, contractual matters, and legislation.
• Experience of producing a variety of written documents including responses to customer complaints, design briefs, technical specifications, performance reports, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation, including Control of Asbestos Regulations, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) CDM Regulations 2015.
• Experience of setting and managing budgets and expenditure reporting.
• Proven experience of managing contractors developing successful relationships, achieving challenging targets and objectives.
• Experience of managing external contractors and the development and application of performance management procedures.

Ideally you will have

• Ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbally) to a diverse range of stakeholders, and influence at all levels.
• Ability to explain complex repairs & maintenance issues to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to manage a number of services and projects simultaneously, often with conflicting priorities.
• Ability to confidently challenge contractors for areas of underperformance and/or unacceptable behaviour.
• Ability to strictly adhere to work schedules and deadlines.

This role also offers genuine progression opportunities.

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £42,000 - £46,000 for a 35-hour week, and 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays. We trust our people to manage their own diaries, if you need time for an appointment, the school run, or an exercise class, as long as it fits with business needs, we’re open to what works for you too. And when you need to collaborate with your team, you can visit Youggle House – our wellbeing, social, collaboration and meeting space, in Birchwood, Warrington.

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

As part of our pre-employment checks, this role requires the successful applicant to complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check.

Closing Date: 19th November 2024

We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability, if these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.