Estates Compliance Officer
Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours per week)
Location: Liverpool, hybrid (minimum 3 days on site per week)
Salary: £33,951 - £36,636
Are you passionate about ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient estates operations? We’re looking for a dedicated Estates Compliance Officer to help us maintain a safe and legally compliant campus environment at LSTM.
In this role, you’ll support the Estates Team by maintaining accurate health and safety records, coordinating statutory inspections, and ensuring remedial actions are completed promptly. You’ll provide essential administrative support, including raising purchase orders, preparing reports, updating databases, and managing documentation to support compliance activity.
You’ll also coordinate and monitor compliance across a range of specialist systems, including fire safety, water and legionella, electrical systems, gas and pressure systems, HVAC and mechanical plant, lifts and lifting equipment, asbestos, and specialist laboratory equipment such as autoclaves.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Ensuring estates compliance with health and safety standards, regulations, and statutory requirements
2. Coordinating and monitoring inspections, audits, and testing to maintain accurate and up-to-date compliance records
3. Developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and technical documentation
4. Supporting risk assessments, safe working procedures, and participation in Health and Safety Committee activities
5. Managing contractor documentation including permits to work, insurance certificates, method statements, and risk assessments
6. Organising reactive maintenance and repairs for HVAC, autoclaves, and other specialist systems
7. Assisting with contract renewals, asset tracking, and the transition to online systems such as CAFM
8. Promoting a positive safety culture and supporting continuous improvement across the Estates Team
You will have:
9. National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) - General Certificate in Health & Safety
10. Experience in a similar role in a complex organisation meeting high quality outputs
11. Strong attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise workload and manage conflicting demands
12. Experience writing reports/ statements and maintaining accuracy
13. Evidence of conformance to Health & Safety and Environment legislation relating to the built environment and statutory compliance
14. Demonstrable experience in operational estate / maintenance management, with responsibility for ensuring statutory compliance and maintaining associated records
15. Knowledge of relevant legislation including L8, HTMs, HBNs, COSHH, Asbestos, CDM Regulations, and ACOPs
16. Experience of contractor supervision, management and monitoring
Additional benefits of joining LSTM:
17. 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure days
18. Generous occupational pension schemes
19. Government backed “cycle to work” scheme.
20. Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre
21. A range of additional family friendly policies