An excellent opportunity has arisen to be part of a dynamic Compliance/ facilities team that is constantly developing and looking for new and improved ways of managing Fire & Building safety across our portfolio of non-domestic and commercial properties. The ideal candidate will have the ability to be progressive and adaptable within the role and always be looking to drive service improvements in a fast paced and changing legislative world of Non Domestic Compliance. Contractor management skills will be a key area for you, delivering within a framework of key performance areas makes the role both challenging and rewarding. Customer safety is at the heart of everything we do at Beyond Housing and you will take center stage in the delivery of a busy programme of maintenance and repairs programmes. Solving problems and decision making will be required to achieve our compliance targets and you will do this with the support and guidance of an experienced and dedicated team. The Facilities Officer is a developing role, and you will play a defining part in this as Compliance continues to adapt and we continue to develop our procedures.
The Fire Safety Bill brings greater focus and responsibility for us but also provides the support required to deal with non-conformance and access issues to carry out our maintenance work. Quality assurance for maintenance works and processes and procedures employed will be an area you will have authority over. You will have a leading role in internal audits as we continually look to review and improve, you will be involved in audit scoping, evidence collection, management responses and agreement of audit actions. The actions we agree and carry out will be learning and improvement that gives assurance to the organisation. Our compliance partners are key stakeholders, therefore you will play an advanced role in selecting who we work with, providing specification content and maintenance breakdowns. You will be involved across all tender and contractor appointment processes, evaluating safety, customer focus, quality and cost. You will be responsible for day-to-day management of fire safety actions as we continue to review our communal spaces and uphold our high standards. To do this you will lead on a multi departmental team of colleagues committed to delivering high standards of repairs and fire safety. You will develop key relationships acrossthe organisation, providing and receiving expert support from Health and Safety, Maintenance, Housing, and Estate teams, hence sustaining a collective approach. If you are excited by the challenging, fast paced world of Non Domestic compliance, apply today
Samantha Allen is our Facilities Manager, so if you fancy an informal chat about the role, why not give them a call on 07527 130954
Closing date for applications is Friday 6 May 2025, applications will be reviewed throughout the duration of the advert and we may close it early should enough applications be received. We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy.
Beyond Housing’s Employability team is here to support your application. If you need any assistance please call 0345 065 5656 or email employmentsupport@beyondhousing.co.uk.
Who is Beyond Housing?
We are proud to be an ethical organisation, deeply embedded in our local communities. With over 15,000 homes, 30,000 customers and 750 colleagues, we’re changing lives every day. Our mission is simple; to provide homes customers want, services they value, delivered by people who care. We want to help our customers and communities to succeed and thrive. Considerate, collaborative, ambitious and accountable – that’s just our way of life.
Our offices are more than just the space we work in. We encourage inspiration, creativity and productivity in a relaxed and comfortable environment. We’re looking for people who are travelling in the same direction when it comes to the way we work, live our values and deliver our services. Our reward and recognition offer is pretty impressive too!
We have ambitious plans for further impact, and we need the right people to take this leap with us. It may be challenging at times, but you can be assured that it is going to be rewarding and inspiring. After all, we are changing lives, every day, in all that we do.
Our values and extremely important to us and we want all our colleagues to really live our values every day, we are looking for candidates who show they have the skills to do the role and are aligned with our values.
At Beyond Housing, we are committed to ensuring that all applicants are treated fairly throughout our recruitment and selection processes and are not discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Why choose us?
The team here at Beyond Housing genuinely cares about the work we do to transform the lives of our customers. We think this is a pretty big reason to love your career at Beyond Housing, and that’s why our benefits package shows Beyond Housing genuinely cares about its teams too.
Here are some details of our employment package:
- Agile working – to give you that positive work-life balance. This enables you to work up to two days from home (if your role is suitable for that) after you have settled in and learned the ropes
- Generous holiday entitlement (up to 39 days including bank holidays after 5 years’ service) with the ability to purchase more if you wish
- Impressive salaries that match the market rate, with a commitment to an annual cost of living rise
- Commitment to paying the Real Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation
- Competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions, to help you plan financially for your retirement
- Life assurance to look after your loved ones should the worst happen to you, and generous time off for bereavement if the worst happens to your loved ones
- Health cash plan, to claim back basic medical expenses such as optical, dental, and complementary therapies, along with free flu jabs to keep you tip-top
- A much-needed caffeine boost with free tea and coffee (and cordial for when you’re feeling parched)
- Recognition schemes such as weekly ‘Cheers For Peers’, ‘Star of the Quarter’ and our prestigious annual Star Awards event
- Long service awards every 5 years
- Cycle to work scheme and cycle parking (if you’ve got the legs for it)
- Cashback and discounts scheme covering a range of well-known retailers and leisure providers to help your money go further
- Salary sacrifice electric vehicle lease scheme to support cost effective green travel
