Head of Compliance

Closing Date: Monday 26th May 2025 4pm

Interview Date: in person interview

First Interview Date: 4th June 2025

Second Interview Date: 10th June 2025

Providing safe homes for our customers and safe workspaces for our colleagues is central to everything were doing at bdht.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Compliance to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight to ensure that all statutory compliance obligations across our housing stock are met whilst responsible for the Health and Safety of our employees.

The role

Leading a small team of compliance professionals you will shape and deliver a proactive riskbased compliance strategy that supports the organisations wider aims. You will be responsible for all areas of building safety including gas electrical water hygiene asbestos fire safety and lift compliance as well as occupational Health & Safety.

The role will also ensure a strong health and safety culture across the organisation working closely with internal teams contractors and external stakeholders.

About you

We are looking for a compliance professional with relevant professional qualifications (NEBOSHIOSH RICS CIH or equivalent)

Youll have proven experience in a senior compliance or health & safety role within housing property or a related regulated environment and therefore have knowledge of relevant legislation regulations and best practice in building safety and health & safety.

Youll also have experience in managing a range of statutory compliance areas including gas electrical fire asbestos lifting equipment and water hygiene.

A strong communicator with excellent leadership and management skills youll have the ability to build high performing teams and you will be confident in developing and implementing strategies along withinfluencing at a senior level.

What we can offer in return:

• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Holiday purchase scheme buy up to an additional 5 days holiday per year

• Holiday buy back scheme bdht will buy up to 10 days holiday back from staff

• Team budget every year to enjoy an afternoon out as a team

• Electric vehicle leasing scheme through Octopus Energy

• Pension scheme defined contributions pension administered by the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS)

• Life insurance is available to members of the pension scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Mental Health First Aiders

• Healthcare Cash Back Scheme Healthshield

• Retail discounts scheme

• Long Service Awards (given at 1 year 5 years and in increments of 5 years following this)

• Reimbursement for professional subscription fees

• Corporate Sponsorship opportunities

• Reimbursement for HRT prepaid certificates

• Reimbursement for annual flu jab

• Free parking and refreshments

• Monthly staff compliments raffle

• Wellbeing calendar of events throughout the year

Bdht reserves the right to close vacancies before the stated closing date where the volume of applications is extremely high.

INDHIGH

BDHT employs 170people and is dedicated to providing excellent services to our customers by having excellent staff. We are very much a learning organisation. We have a major commitment to identifying transferable skills within our employees and creating opportunities for individuals to grow.

BDHT is a people based organisation and our people are actively encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. The things that are important to you become important to us too.

We believe in our people and actively support them based upon three core themes: Look after yourself Look after your colleagues and Look after the business.

We are a great employer who pays fairly and has excellent terms and conditions. But above all we absolutely recognise that good performance is linked to happy staff so we actively encourage fun and expect that it is part of the normal working day.