Property Compliance Officer

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Property Compliance Officer to join our Works (Maintenance) Department to ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance across our property portfolio. You will oversee key areas including gas, electrical, water management, asbestos, fire compliance and CDM, ensuring robust systems, accurate records, and a strong safety culture. You will play a vital part in driving a strong culture of maintenance safety and compliance, working closely with internal teams, contractors, and the College’s Health & Safety and Fire function to ensure best practice is embedded across all activities.

Key responsibilities include monitoring and managing compliance across all property safety areas within the Works Department, supporting the Fire Officer in the Health and Safety Team, maintaining clear and robust records, ensuring timely statutory checks are completed, monitoring performance against Compliance KPI’s through audits and site inspections, data analysis to drive compliance improvement, contributing to management reports, and providing support to the Head of Health and Safety with incident investigations.

You will be a confident and knowledgeable professional with experience in property compliance and a passion for maintaining safe environments and a commitment to continuous improvement. Strong understanding of relevant legislation, including the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and CDM 2015, is essential, together with working knowledge of key compliance areas (gas, electrical, fire, asbestos, water) and experience of conducting audits.

Strong organisational, analytical, and communication skills are also key, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.

The salary for the post is in the range of £42,000 to £46,000 per annum plus excellent benefits which include a generous defined contribution pension scheme, free meals in College, a subsidised gym and, after satisfactory completion of the probation period, a cycle to work scheme and private health care.

The application and equal opportunities monitoring form should be returned to  no later than Sunday 14 June 2026.