Compliance Officer – Building Safety

Vico Homes is built on the foundations of WDH. We are looking for a Compliance Officer – Building Safety to join our Building Safety and Compliance Team.

A home is more than four walls and a roof. It should be a safe place. A place to start things. A place of opportunities. A place to grow. A place where you feel you belong.

These are the places we provide for today and for the future. This is what marks us out as one of the leading players in the social housing sector. We have over 32,000 homes across the north of England, home to tens of thousands of people. And people are at the centre of what we do.

Our people are approachable and professional. But we’re not afraid to be optimistic and show our passion for what we do to support our customers. We share a common vision, acting confidently to ensure we remain at the forefront of making it happen.

Together, we’re building better futures and vibrant communities.

About the role

As the Compliance Officer – Building Safety your manager will be our Business, Building and Safety Manager. You will work 37 hours a week on a fixed term basis for up to 12 months, working flexibly in the Vico Homes operating area based from our Head Office in Castleford.

As the Compliance Officer – Building Safety you will be responsible for supporting the Building Safety and Compliance team in delivering Building Safety requirements across the Vico Homes portfolio providing assurance to senior management and the board.

It is an exciting time to be joining us and here are some of the initiatives that you will be involved in:

• Delivering building safety requirements across all Vico Homes’ assets
• Regulatory requirements around the Building Safety Act and Property Compliance Big 6

What you’ll do

• Building safety assurance and compliance management
  Lead and maintain up-to-date building safety records and data systems (Salesforce, Risk Hub, IBS, Documotive), monitor compliance processes, identify non‑compliance or improvement opportunities, and provide robust evidence and assurance to the Board and internal stakeholders that statutory obligations are met
• Inspections, audits and incident management
  Carry out regular building inspections, audits and assessments; investigate building safety incidents and mandatory occurrences; translate findings into actions and follow up to ensure remedial work is completed to required standards
• Contractor procurement and ongoing contract management
  Support SKEB reviews, procurement specifications and tender evaluations; participate in contractor selection; run regular contractor meetings, audits and performance monitoring and challenge poor performance to ensure contractor works meet contractual and regulatory standards
• New build compliance
  Work with the new build and development team to review plans, raise concerns, and ensure all works meet accredited standards and the golden thread requirements for Vico Homes, including contributing to the development of systems and processes that embed safety and compliance
• Stakeholder engagement and reporting
  Represent Vico Homes at resident engagement events and TARA meetings; respond to customer enquiries and complaints; liaise with regulators and enforcing bodies; produce KPIs, management information and reports for boards and committees to communicate performance and risk

What we’re looking for

• A Qualification at Level 4 of the Qualification and Credit Framework such as a HNC in in a building related discipline and an appropriate Health and Safety Management Course
• Experience in managing Building Safety within a social housing setting
• Expansive knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022 and secondary legislation
• A team player who is happy to work as part of a wider team and department

For more details on what we’re looking for in this role, please see the Job Description below.

For more information or an informal chat about the role or working for Vico Homes, please contact Barry Tomlinson, Business, Building and Safety Manager on 07827 898768 or [email protected].

Please note: Interviews will take place in the week starting 8 December 2025.

Working for Vico Homes

Want to work in a place that values you? Where you’re offered a competitive salary and a great pension? And where you can make a real difference? You’re in the right place!

We have a strong and inclusive culture and we’re always on the lookout for talented and dedicated people to be part of our teams. You spend a lot of your waking hours at work, so we offer a workplace where you can really be yourself, feel valued and access opportunities to progress and develop. We are recognised as a disability confident employer and have the Investors in People accreditation.

Working at Vico Homes brings lots of great benefits, including:

• Holidays - 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after five years' service) and an extra day off on your birthday, plus bank holidays and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Pension - generous employer pension contribution
• Flexible working - we’re happy to talk flexible working, including our WorkSmart approach to hybrid working, reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns
• Vico Homes Rewards - a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme
• Colleague wellbeing - a range of initiatives to support our people including an Employee Assistance Programme, Volunteering Scheme and dedicated Wellbeing Champions
• Colleague development – a range of initiatives to support personal development including training, support with professional membership fees, internal and external qualifications, mentoring and personal coaching

How to apply and what happens next

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

• Read the job description, person specification and guidance notes below
• Complete the supporting information form below with details of how you meet the person specification
• We also encourage you to provide your CV if you have one
• Email your supporting information form, and CV if you have one, to [email protected] before the closing date. Applications close at midnight on the closing date specified
• You'll receive an automatic reply to let you know we've received your application
• We'll then score all the applications against the person specification and contact you to let you know if we're inviting you to interview

If you have any questions about a career at Vico Homes, you can contact us by email on [email protected].