Head of Contracts and Compliance

Responsible to: Managing Director

Responsible for: Building Safety & Compliance Manager, Repairs and Maintenance Manager, General Manager (Epsom)

Location: Tunbridge Wells

Salary: £75,000 - £80,000

Hours of work: 35 Hours

Contract: Permanent

Probation Period: 6 Months

Notice Period: 3 months

Purpose

To provide operational leadership in the design, delivery and evaluation of the responsive service, contracts and legislative compliance regulations. Ensuring key operational and financial targets are achieved in line with the aims and objectives of the company. Develop a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the team.

To be accountable for building safety and compliance ensuring that TCH complies with Health & Safety and related statutory obligations.

To be responsible, for continuous improvement of the resident experience, always striving for service excellence across all workstreams

To drive performance and deliver value for money through the reactive & voids repairs service contracts.

To develop, promote and embed a safety culture, ensuring that ‘safety is everyone’s responsibility’ is understood and practiced.

To ensure C&C services to internal customers are both responsive and statutory are of a high standard.

To take the strategic lead client role for the Kent and Sussex joint venture responsive repairs vehicle, TCHR. Lead the repairs team to realise the strategic objectives of the joint venture contract ensure our residents receive the best possible service.

To lead the Direct labour force for our responsive repairs service in Surrey.

Why Choose Us

• Contributory pension scheme 4% to 10% matched contributions
• Hybrid working
• Free onsite car parking
• Life assurance of 4x annual salary (Terms and Conditions apply)
• 30 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Two volunteer days per year
• Employee assistance programme (24/7 telephone advice, information portal & face to face counselling sessions)
• Corporate eye care scheme providing free eye tests and free VDU glasses or contribution towards VDU glasses
• Extensive annual Staff Wellbeing programme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave provision
• Flexible annual benefits (for dental, healthcare, shopping vouchers, technology etc.)
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Access to an extensive range of corporate discounts on shopping, travel & days out
• Social events, including lunchtime walking, rounders, festive Fridays
• Travel loan

Key responsibilities:

To undertake best value reviews on contracts to ensure legal compliance balanced against commercially managed, procured and reviewed contracts.

To be accountable for the reactive repairs service contract in order that value for money, outstanding service delivery and a high level of customer satisfaction may be achieved within a framework of shared values.

To be accountable for all compliance servicing contracts in order that TCH complies with all regulatory and statutory obligations whilst achieving value for money, outstanding service delivery and a high level of customer satisfaction.

Assist in the development of operating plans and the maintenance strategy, ensuring continuous improvement to services making sure that there are effective processes to capture and review customer satisfaction and resolve service issues. Work collaboratively internally to achieve best practice and diminish silo practices.

To lead best practice in departmental procurement policy ensuring it is reviewed and monitored to ensure compliance.

Ensure compliance on all health and safety for the group ensuring that all our working practices and procedures are up to date with latest legislation and regulations. Report directly to EMT and the Board on these matters.

Ensure that the company develops its service contracts and standards in line with current legal and statutory obligations by benchmarking and researching industry standards.

Develop and maintain effective management processes and procedures to ensure information systems are accurate and timely data is available for routine management, business planning and performance management. Ensuring budgets are established and managed robustly.

Drive our servicing contractors to support TCH’s sustainability agenda by promoting low carbon delivery methods and seeking innovative solutions to achieve TCH sustainability goals.

Support TCHR’s growth ambitions to deliver more of the TCH repairs obligations along with opportunities to deliver planned programmes.

General:

To adhere to the Group’s equal opportunities policy and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible.

Recognise, respect and promote the different roles and diversity of the individuals within the Group.

To actively contribute towards the Group’s key performance indicators and professional standards

Work in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Data Protection Law and be responsible for the integrity of personal information you process. This may include identifying anomalies in data and investigating and correcting them where appropriate. Ensure you attend training on data protection regularly.

To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and relevant directives.

To participate in training and attend other meetings and staff events as required.

To network with peers, strong awareness of sector implications to ensure we stay abreast of developments, best practice and respond quickly to change.

To undertake other such duties as may be reasonably expected from time to time.

Be an effective member of your team, presenting a positive impression of your section and the Group.

Member of leadership group. Working very closely with head of Asset Investment to seek proactive solutions to reduce our responsive repairs demand.

Develop partnership working with our Group parent, Peabody, actively participating in working groups, forums and other vehicles to deliver shared objectives, innovation and best practice. With the Managing Director represent TCH within Peabody’s Building Safety Board.

This job description is a guide to the nature of the work required. It is not comprehensive and does not form part of the contract of employment.

Education and Qualifications

Educated to degree level or equivalent (Desirable)

Member of RICS or CIOB (Desirable)

Diploma/BTEC in relevant field i.e Construction/Compliance

Evidence of CPD

Comprehensive, up to date knowledge of relevant statutory and regulatory requirements (technical and consumer)

Key Skills and Competencies

A good level of IT skills

Technical competence in a construction/compliance discipline

A proven track record of successfully delivering a regulated service

Experience of building, developing and embedding a safety culture

A proven track record of successfully leading, managing and motivating teams

Experience of drafting and presenting reports to Boards and executive teams

Behaviours

Proven experience of managing and directing contractual relationships with service providers

A pro active approach to managing performance, risk and regulatory requirements

Demonstrable experience of successfully managing budgets

Resident focussed

Strong leadership skills

Good decision making skills

Excellent people management skill

Enthusiastic and positive

Our Values

Our culture is about the shared values, beliefs and behaviours that determine how we do things, then the ways and systems of working that help to get those things done.

Our new values, principles and behaviours will put customers at the heart and provide the foundation for the culture of the new organisation. Only by delivering a cohesive and customer-focused culture will we be able to achieve our purpose and priorites.

Equal Opportunities Statement

TCH is an equal opportunities employer committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity or paternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, or caring responsibilities.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join TCH.

We are recognised as a ‘Disability Confident Committed Employer’. As part of this commitment, individuals who disclose at application stage that they have a disability, will be invited to interview provided they demonstrate that they meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Candidates will be asked if they require any support or reasonable adjustments to enable them to fully participate in the recruitment process.

Applications

Please complete our online application form by clicking the Apply button below. We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward, so we strongly encourage early applications.

Please note: As an employer, Town & Country Housing does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.

Key Dates:

Applications Close: 21st July

Interviews: 26th July