Building Safety and Compliance Manager | Full Time | Norwich | £62,586 – £68,392

Norwich City Council is looking for a Building Safety and Compliance Manager to join its Property Services team.

This is a senior role. You will lead and inspire the council’s “big six” compliance areas. You will make sure the council meets its statutory and regulatory duties across a varied property portfolio.

You will give expert advice on building safety. You will also lead compliance programmes, manage performance and support a high-performing team.

The role will help Norwich City Council deliver safe, high-quality and value-for-money services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Building Safety: Provide expert advice on building safety matters.
• Manage compliance: Lead key statutory and regulatory compliance areas.
• Support legal duties: Help the council meet all relevant property safety duties.
• Lead programmes: Drive compliance programmes across the property portfolio.
• Manage performance: Monitor service standards, outcomes and progress.
• Lead a team: Support, guide and inspire a high-performing team.
• Improve services: Help deliver safe, high-quality and value-for-money services.
• Manage risk: Identify compliance risks and support clear action plans.
• Support reporting: Provide updates, reports and performance information.
• Work with stakeholders: Build strong working links across property services and wider teams.
• Support assurance: Help make sure records, actions and evidence are clear and up to date.
• Drive improvement: Review ways of working and support better service delivery.

About You

Norwich City Council is likely to be looking for someone with:

• Building Safety experience: Strong experience in building safety or property compliance.
• Compliance knowledge: Good knowledge of statutory and regulatory compliance duties.
• Property services experience: Experience working with varied property portfolios.
• Leadership skills: Ability to lead, support and motivate a team.
• Performance focus: Experience managing service performance and outcomes.
• Risk awareness: Ability to identify risk and support practical solutions.
• Technical judgement: Confidence giving clear advice on safety and compliance matters.
• Communication skills: Ability to explain complex issues clearly.
• Stakeholder skills: Ability to work with internal teams, external partners and senior colleagues.
• Service focus: Commitment to safe, high-quality and value-for-money services.
• Planning skills: Ability to manage priorities, deadlines and compliance programmes.
• Improvement mindset: Willingness to improve systems, processes and service delivery.

What Norwich City Council Offers

Norwich City Council offers:

• Salary: £62,586 - £68,392 per annum, pro rata.
• Hours: 37 hours per week.
• Contract: Permanent.
• Working pattern: Full time.
• Location: Norwich City Hall.
• Hybrid working: Hybrid working arrangements.
• DBS requirement: Basic DBS.
• Senior role: Lead compliance across a varied property portfolio.
• Service impact: Help deliver safe and well-managed council properties.
• Team leadership: Support and develop a high-performing team.
• Public service purpose: Work that supports residents, communities and safer places.

About Norwich City Council

Norwich City Council is the local authority for Norwich in Norfolk.

The council provides public services across housing, planning, environmental health, community safety, waste and recycling, property, revenues and benefits, and wider local government services.

This role sits within Property Services and supports the council’s work to keep its property portfolio safe, compliant and well managed.

How to Apply

Apply online through Norwich City Council.

The closing date is 26 June 2026.

Use your application to show your building safety, compliance, leadership and property services experience.

Application Tips

For this Building Safety role, focus on your experience leading compliance services, managing risk and supporting statutory safety duties. Give clear examples of how you have led teams, improved compliance performance, managed safety programmes or advised senior stakeholders. Mention any work across property portfolios, audit readiness, regulatory duties, service improvement and performance reporting. Keep your application clear, structured and evidence based.