Estates & Compliance Lead - 12 Month FTC Estates · Watford

*Please note, this role is a 12 month fixed-term contract

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BRE is a world-leading global organisation for innovation, science and data in the built environment. For over 100 years, we have supported governments, businesses and industry with pioneering research, testing and expertise. We are focused on growth, scale and expanding our global impact with products, services, standards and qualifications that address the challenges of a changing world. Driven by our purpose of helping everyone, in every building, everywhere, we are creating a safer, more sustainable built environment for people and planet.

Help keep BRE safe, compliant and operating at its best

If you're passionate about ensuring buildings and facilities are safe, well maintained and fully compliant, this is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in a function that has a direct impact on people, operations and business continuity. This role will be the driving force behind statutory compliance across our Watford estate, helping to create a safe and well-managed environment while developing and strengthening our compliance processes and standards.

About the role

As Estates & Compliance Lead, you will take ownership of the Estates compliance programme, ensuring that statutory inspections, planned maintenance activities and compliance records are effectively managed and maintained.

This is a varied role that combines compliance coordination, contractor management, stakeholder engagement and operational oversight. You'll work closely with internal teams, service partners and specialist contractors to ensure maintenance and compliance activities are delivered on time, risks are identified and addressed, and robust evidence is available to support audits and assurance activities.

You’ll be responsible for maintaining compliance records and tracking remedial actions, while providing clear reporting and escalation of any risks, overdue activities or compliance concerns. Your work will help ensure our buildings, infrastructure and services remain safe, legally compliant and operationally effective.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and manage the Estates compliance framework, including compliance schedules, asset records, statutory certificates and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate planned preventative maintenance and statutory inspections across the estate.
• Monitor compliance requirements relating to areas such as fire safety, asbestos management, water hygiene, electrical and gas safety, lifting equipment and pressure systems.
• Track defects, audit findings and remedial actions, ensuring issues are assigned, monitored and brought to completion.
• Manage nominated hard and soft services contracts, monitoring performance against safety, service, quality and value-for-money expectations.
• Support contractor control processes, including review of competencies, insurance, risk assessments, permits and safe systems of work.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders, contractors and specialist service providers to coordinate compliance and maintenance activities.
• Carry out or support compliance inspections and site-based checks, ensuring corrective actions are completed and evidenced.
• Produce regular compliance reports, highlighting performance, risks, overdue actions and areas requiring management attention.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Estates systems, processes, record management and compliance reporting.

What we're looking for

We're looking for a highly organised and proactive individual who can manage multiple compliance activities, maintain accurate records and confidently engage with a range of stakeholders.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience within Estates, Facilities Management, Property, Engineering, Construction or another regulated operational environment.
• A good understanding of statutory building compliance requirements and planned maintenance programmes.
• Knowledge of key compliance disciplines such as fire safety, asbestos, water hygiene, electrical safety, gas safety and other statutory inspection regimes.
• Experience coordinating contractors, suppliers, inspections, maintenance activities and remedial works.
• Strong record-management skills with excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain audit-ready documentation.
• The confidence to identify risks, challenge incomplete information and escal​ate issues where necessary.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build strong working relationships.

Desirable

• A relevant qualification in facilities management, engineering, property, compliance, health and safety or a related discipline.
• Experience using CAFM systems, compliance management tools or contractor management platforms.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance reporting, contractor assurance activities or service contract reviews.
• Membership of a relevant professional body, or a willingness to work towards professional accreditation.

BRE Benefits

At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development.

Financial & Security Benefits

• Pension scheme – 5% employer-matched contribution
• Life assurance – 4x your basic salary
• Enhanced maternity package

Health & Wellbeing

• HealthPartners cashback scheme – Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more
• Onsite facilities – Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at-cost EV charging points

Career Development

• Learning & development – Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platform
• Professional membership reimbursement

For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefits

Work Location Options

On-Site – This role requires full-time presence at our Watford office. You must live within a commutable distance.

Our Recruitment Process

As part of our recruitment process we will be conducting 10-30 minute phone screening calls via an AI recruiter called Ryan with all shortlisted candidates. The information gathered from this screening will be used to help assess your suitability for the position.

Employment Agencies

At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.

Equal Opportunities Statement

BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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