Role Summary & Benefits

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Are you passionate about ensuring statutory compliance and health & safety across a diverse estate? Do you have the leadership skills to manage a high-performing team and deliver value through facilities management contracts? If so, Plymouth City Council is looking for a Statutory Building Compliance Team Leader to join our Hard Facilities Management team.
About the Role
As the Statutory Building Compliance Team Leader, you will be responsible for managing the compliance team and overseeing the performance of Hard FM compliance contracts. You’ll ensure that service level agreements (SLAs), statutory compliance, and health & safety standards are met across the corporate estate. This is a key leadership role that supports the delivery of corporate and service-level targets.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and manage the compliance team, ensuring performance targets are met.
• Manage the Statutory Compliance Technician
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Wellbeing policies and statutory legislation.
• Lead the Person in Control (PIC) programme alongside the Soft FM Manager, ensuring training and resources are available.
• Implement and monitor compliance audit programmes across the estate.
What We’re Looking For
Essential Qualifications & Knowledge:
• Degree or equivalent in Contract/Facilities Management or related field.
• Membership or eligibility for membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IWFM, IOSH, RICS).
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• Strong knowledge of property-related health & safety legislation.
Essential Experience:
• Proven experience in a management role with a track record of delivering performance targets.
• Experience of compliance to SFG20 standard.
• Experience in health & safety and statutory building compliance management.
Desirable:
• Management qualification.
• Experience in procuring and managing property-related service contracts.
Skills:
• Strong numerical, planning, evaluation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage budgets, articulate strategies, and coordinate resources effectively.

Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.

Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Kirsty Spencer

kirstie.spencer@plymouth.gov.uk

Key Responsibilities

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Key Responsibilities
• Lead and manage the compliance team, ensuring performance targets are met.
• Manage the Statutory Compliance Technician
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Wellbeing policies and statutory legislation.
• Lead the Person in Control (PIC) programme alongside the Soft FM Manager, ensuring training and resources are available.
• Implement and monitor compliance audit programmes across the estate.