Compliance Officer

About this role

• Location:

Northwich

• Salary:

£26,318.31

• Employment Type:

Permanent

• Hours per Week:

37.5

• Grade:

6

• Closing Date:

27 July 2026

Reporting Group

• RMG

RMG

Are you detail-oriented, organised, and confident in administration? We're looking for a proactive Compliance Officer to join our Compliance team at Residential Management Group (RMG). This role concentrates on Building Safety

Where will I be working?

You will be based at our offices in Northwich, CW9 7LN.

As a Compliance Officer, you will

• Handle the administration of regulatory legal instructions and update internal databases, including the Building Management System, Compliance Database, and Salesforce.
• Monitor supplier performance against SLAs, ensuring timely receipt, review, and upload of reports.
• Respond to internal and external compliance queries with clarity and professionalism, providing advice and solutions.
• Support the resolution of non-compliance issues to reduce risk to the company and clients.
• Identify and escalate risks to performance against compliance requirements.
• Follow company processes, procedures, and policies at all times.
• Undertake additional duties appropriate to the role as required.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage compliance activities, deadlines and data accurately.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, with experience handling enquiries from customers, contractors and internal stakeholders professionally and effectively
• Confident use of Microsoft Word and Outlook; basic to intermediate Excel skills.
• Ability to make decisions independently and collaboratively.
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).

Desirable

• Experience within residential property management or housing, particularly in relation to statutory compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of compliance disciplines including Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs), Fire Safety Regulations (England) 2022, LOLER, Water Risk Assessments and EICRs.
• Experience using compliance management and CRM systems, such as Salesforce, Building Management Systems or similar compliance databases.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

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W*e understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We**can't**promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.*

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.

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