Farringdon, Croydon or Sittingbourne
The role
We have a great opportunity for a Compliance Manager to join our dedicated Asset Compliance team. Youll take on the role of a Subject Matter Expert within the Asset Compliance Directorate in your key area of responsibility: Heating.
You will work with the Head of Service to ensure that we remain legally and regulatorily compliant, keeping fully up to date with changes in legislation, regulation, and best practice - both within the housing sector and beyond.
You will ensure that all formal documentation (such as management plans) is followed and kept current, and that everything we commit to doing is being delivered. You will have financial responsibility for contracts up to £10m per annum and line manage 7 - 8 direct reports. In addition, you will lead on the quality assurance of our heating-related services, ensuring the effective delivery of repairs and appliance replacements while maintaining robust servicing compliance standards.
A key part of the role will be driving high levels of customer satisfaction. Youll support your team in delivering safe, high-quality services for our residents and ensuring that our compliance streams operate efficiently, consistently, and with a clear focus on customer experience.
This role is based at one of our main offices in Farringdon, Croydon, Maidstone, or Sittingbourne, working 2 days onsite and 3 days from home.
What youll need:
Proven track record of a high level of competency in heating works in similar environment
Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
Experience in managing successful teams and inspiring others to follow
Ability to work in a pressurised environment, effectively managing workloads and prioritising tasks
Experience in managing budgets and working with contractors and consultants
Higher level certificate in Gas Safety Awareness (ACS) or similar (desirable)
Membership of a relevant professional body e.g., AGSM/ASCP, RICS, CIOB, CIBSE (desirable)
In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above seven criteria providing real examples.?
Closing Date : 22ndof February 2026 (Sunday) at 23:59
Shortlisting Date : from 23th of February 2026
Interview Date : in-person interviews from the week commencing 2ndof March2026
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.
About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heartof everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to peoples lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
What's in it for you
Pension
Life assurance
Healthcare cash plan
Eyecare & dental
Birthday leave
Retailersdiscounts
Cycle to work
Buy & sell annual leave
Season ticket loan
In-house academy & career development
Flexible working
Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, its about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experienceand perspective of each individual. Were all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.
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