Compliance Officer

Why Lancaster?

We’re an award-winning, kind and responsible council, and we’re incredibly proud of our district and communities that reach from the coast to the mountains, including the historic City of Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth and many other beautiful places.

The Role

This is a great opportunity at Lancaster City Council, whom are developing a dedicated team for resident safety and managing the risks related to all areas of property compliance. This includes the big 6: asbestos, fire, gas, electrical systems, water hygiene, and lifting equipment. The team will be an integral part of Repairs & Maintenance Services (RMS).

As part of this team we are looking for a Compliance Officer for M&E (gas, electrical, lifting equipment etc) or a generic role (dependant on experience), overseeing property compliance. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the day to day co-ordination and management of works relating to our obligations in these areas. You will provide an effective risk management and proactive approach, ensuring quality services are delivered within budget and supporting the development of effective business systems to enhance our compliance data, reporting and service delivery.

You will play a key role in supporting a transformation programme to enhance our compliance services encouraging and promoting a positive culture across the Council.

This role is permanent. The hours of work for this post are 37 hours per week.

Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.

We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.

At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.

Interview date: TBC

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £36,298.00-£41,469.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: 155_22