At Cairn Housing Association, we’re passionate about creating great homes, delivering great services, and offering
great opportunities for our people.
Cairn is currently recruiting for Health & Safety Officer and Compliance Officer roles as part of our strong
commitment to Health and Safety legal compliance and the safety of our staff and tenants across the Association.
These are varied and fast-paced roles and ideal for someone who enjoys being visible and influencing a positive,
proactive safety culture.
Reporting to the Compliance Manager this role will be responsible the planning and delivery of the Landlord
Compliance activities through the management and administration of planned servicing activities, as well as
responsibility for resolution any areas of non-compliance.
This includes liaison with colleagues in Maintenance, Investment and Health and Safety to advise on satisfactory
solutions and ensure requirements are met. Officers will coordinate and monitor performance of service providers
through a combination of external contracts or internal SLAs.
Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Do:
Specification & Procurement
- Lead on the development and specifications of compliance activities
- Undertake procurement exercises in
line with regulatory requirements, procuring contracts and services to meet Cairn’s requirements
Data
- Ensure that the Group’s compliance data records are maintained as accurate, accessible and up to
date
- Verify all necessary certification and evidence captured and retained in order to demonstrate
compliance at all times
Policies & Procedures
- Assist the Leadership Team in the periodic review, amendment and implementation of policies and procedures as
required
- Uphold a consistently high standard of service delivery and ensure compliance of statutory
regulations, legal requirements and relevant codes of practice, guidance and good practice are
achieved.
Contractor Management
- Ensure that Health and Safety legislation, guidance and good practice are strictly adhered to
- Manage and
oversee the delivery of external contracts in the role of client project manager
- Perform inspection,
instruction and supervision of planned maintenance works
- Lead on project progress reporting for planned
compliance projects
- Review, monitor and report on contractor and consultant service delivery and
performance
- Ensure all appropriate policies and procedures are consistently applied and implemented to
specifications
- Drive compliance to demonstrate the quality of works comply with industry standards,
statutory regulations, guidance, good practice and Cairn HA standards
Budget Management
- Monitor budgets for Compliance activities in conjunction with the Compliance Manager
- Exercise financial
control in line with delegated authority levels
Line Management
- Provide support and guidance to Assistants in delivery of compliance activities
- Monitor and oversee
performance in line with Cairn performance reviews, training requirements and target setting
Strategic Planning
- Produce reports to Compliance Manager to inform the strategic compliance and asset management planning
process
- Participate in the specification and proposal of programmes of work to deliver compliance
activities
Requirements – What We’re Looking For:
- Relevant building or construction related qualification to HND level
- Comprehensive knowledge of H&S law and legislation
- Demonstratable project management skills
- Knowledge of the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Performance Standards
- IT Literate in the use of housing management/CRM systems and proficient in Microsoft Office