Compliance Manager (Housing)


Company:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Salary:	£300 to £300 a day
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Cambridgeshire
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	17 Oct 2026

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Summary

What's involved with this role:

Role: Compliance Manager (Housing)

Ref: 5305341

Pay Rate: £300.00 to £500.00 per day PAYE, with flexible holiday pay

Hours: 37 hours per week

Length of Contract: 6 months

Location: Cowley Road Hub, Cambridge CB4 0DN

Working Arrangements: Hybrid (office days/remote days not confirmed) – travel between sites will be required

Location: Cambridge & surrounding areas | £2m budget responsibility

Are you an experienced Housing Compliance Manager with a strong background in landlord health & safety, building compliance and risk management?

We’re looking for a confident leader to oversee statutory compliance across a large property portfolio, ensuring housing and buildings remain safe, compliant and well managed.

The Role

You will:

Lead a team of 7/8 compliance professionals, providing strong leadership, mentoring and performance management.

Develop and implement landlord and building safety strategies, policies and procedures.

Oversee compliance across areas including fire safety, asbestos and legionella.

Manage audits, assurance programmes, risk assessments and remedial action plans.

Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and ensure compliance with statutory requirements and best practice.

Manage consultants, contractors and contractual performance, with responsibility for a £2m budget.

Provide expert compliance and building safety advice to senior colleagues and stakeholders.

Establish and monitor robust KPIs, reporting systems and continuous improvement processes.

Travel between properties and offices and participate in a rotational out-of-hours emergency call-out service.

Essential Experience & Skills

3+ years’ experience managing landlord health & safety and property compliance within a similar organisation.

Strong housing compliance experience covering at least two of: asbestos, fire safety and legionella.

Proven team leadership and people management experience.

Strong knowledge of building safety legislation, regulatory requirements and risk management.

Experience managing contractors, consultants, procurement and contracts.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and decision-making skills.

Meticulous, organised and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Essential Qualifications

HNC or equivalent professional qualification in Building Surveying, with relevant construction industry experience.

NEBOSH or recognised landlord/property compliance qualification.

GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths.

Desirable

Level 4 P405 Asbestos Management or equivalent.

Level 4+ Fire Safety / Fire Risk Assessment qualification.

Level 4 VRQ Diploma in Asset & Building Management Compliance.

Additional requirements: Enhanced DBS clearance, full UK driving licence with business-use insurance, ability to travel between sites, and availability for rotational emergency call-outs.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Job Ref: 5305341

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.

Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.

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