Compliance Manager
Location: Remote (with weekly travel to Milton Keynes)
Salary: Up to £53,000 depending on experience
Benefits: Bonus, Pension, Holidays, plus many more
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and detail-driven Compliance Manager to ensure our buildings, services, and operations meet all statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements. This is a pivotal field-based role focused on maintaining safe, compliant, and efficient service delivery across a diverse estate including retail sites, head offices, and data centres.
Working closely with internal teams, contractors, and key stakeholders, you will play a critical role in reducing risk, driving compliance performance, and ensuring that all statutory obligations are consistently met.
Key Responsibilities
- Compliance Assurance:
- Ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance across all properties, covering electrical, mechanical, fire, gas, water hygiene, asbestos, and life safety systems.
- Remedial Actions Management:
- Track, prioritise, and ensure timely completion of actions arising from inspections, audits, and risk assessments.
- Documentation & Records:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date compliance records, certification, and supporting evidence for all statutory tasks and maintenance activities.
- Risk Management:
- Own and maintain the FM compliance risk register, ensuring risks, overdue actions, and non-conformances are identified, managed, and escalated appropriately.
- Contractor Compliance:
- Ensure contractors meet all statutory and contractual obligations, including competency checks, RAMS review, permit-to-work controls, and service validation.
- Performance Monitoring:
- Monitor contractor compliance performance against KPIs, including statutory completion rates, certification quality, and remedial close-out.
- Reporting & Insight:
- Deliver clear and accurate compliance reporting using CAFM systems and dashboards to support decision-making.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Analyse trends in compliance failures and audits, identifying recurring issues and implementing preventative and corrective actions.
- Incident Support:
- Assist in investigations into compliance-related incidents, conducting root cause analysis and reviewing technical records.
- Stakeholder Engagement:
- Liaise with internal teams, clients, and regulatory bodies to ensure transparent and effective communication.
About You
We’re looking for a knowledgeable compliance professional with strong technical expertise and a proactive approach to risk management.
Essential Qualifications:
- NEBOSH General Certificate or Diploma
- IOSH Membership
- IWFM Membership
Experience & Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation and its application within FM environments
- Detailed knowledge of statutory inspection and testing regimes across key building systems
- Working knowledge of CDM Regulations, duty holder responsibilities, and safe systems of work
- Experience managing compliance in areas such as asbestos, water hygiene/legionella, electrical and gas safety
- Proven ability to interpret technical reports, audits, and maintenance data
- Experience using CAFM systems and compliance dashboards
- Strong contractor assurance and performance management experience
- Excellent analytical and reporting skills
What We’re Looking For
- A safety-first mindset with a commitment to ensuring everyone goes home safely
- A customer-focused approach, delivering high standards of service
- Commercial awareness with the ability to balance risk, cost, and performance
- Strong relationship-building skills with a collaborative and professional attitude
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where compliance, safety, and operational excellence are at the heart of everything we do. You’ll have the autonomy to shape compliance standards and drive meaningful improvements across a national portfolio.
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