Compliance Officer - Health and Safety

Salary range: £42,912 - £46,854 per annum. Salary negotiable depending upon experience

Location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP

Contract type: 2x Fixed term until 30 November 2026 or 2 April 2027 – Full Time

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF TIFFENY’S POWERFUL VOICE.

At Westminster City Council, we don’t just listen to the voices and experiences of our residents - we listen to our people too. Tiffeny is a single mum whose young son has ADHD and before joining our team, she never thought she’d find a job that gave her flexibility and freedom to support her son’s needs. As a neurodivergent woman herself, she also never expected to be part of a team that not only supports her needs but actively celebrates them – where people encourage her to be her true self. And that’s what she found here at the City of Westminster.

Working as an Engagement Officer Within the corporate property team means that she gets to meet people from all walks of life within the community supporting the development of positive change, especially being the voice for young people where it matters - in education, training, or employment. Her experiences and her amazing ability to relate to others means that within the first few months of joining our team, she’d already made a huge impact on things like accessibility in the Borough. Tiffeny feels heard and that’s because we know how important it is to listen.

The Role:

As a Statutory Compliance Officer, you too can make a powerful contribution. Join us to keep Westminster’s landmark buildings safe and thriving by ensuring high‑impact compliance, coordinating essential safety checks, and making a real difference to our community every day.

As part of a team, you’ll work to ensure that all buildings within the operational portfolio are compliant with legal obligations. You’ll ensure that risk assessments and safety checks are complete for fire, water, gas, electrics, lifts, and asbestos. You will support the Technical Assurance Lead to deliver Monthly Statutory Compliance KPIs and prepare performance reports.

In this role, you will liaise with contractors to verify works and update WCC’s records. You’ll also work with Westminster Facilities Managers and Projects leads to address any compliance issues at Westminster sites. You will sometimes meet with different teams on site to provide support and compliance advice.

Keeping on top of data will be key. You’ll input data into corporate IT systems including Civica Property Management, checking that evidence is stored and certificates are up to date.

You’ll be joining a small team with backgrounds in housing, facilities management, and the private sector. This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills in data management, reporting, managing contractors and project management. You’ll also get to work on some historic buildings, which is a joy of the job. Ultimately, we enjoy knowing that our work keeps our community resources available and safer for residents.

About You:

You’ll bring experience in managing statutory compliance for all legal building‑safety requirements: fire safety, water safety, gas safety, electrical safety, asbestos management, lifting‑equipment safety regulations, and planned preventive maintenance. You’ll have managed risk assessments in the same areas. Following this, you will have managed the necessary remedial works to completion.

Data experience is key. You’ve analysed and managed information and data, used IT systems for monitoring and reporting. Plus, you’ve prepared reports on performance. This is matched with superb communication skills across writing, speaking, and presenting.

Excellent stakeholder management skills are important. You’ve worked with contractors on compliance, including on-site visits. You’ve assisted inspections, compliance checks, and audits of buildings. You’ve worked with clients before to help address any building safety related concerns and to schedule required works.

You’re comfortable working independently and managing your own workload - for example conducting desktop audits and writing reports to meet deadlines. You’re also comfortable working as part of a team, communicating well with others and supporting other teams’ projects.

It is strongly preferred that you have a NEBOSH General Certificate.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

Closing date: 1 April 2026.