Asset Compliance Manager

Asset Compliance Manager

Maidstone

£77,780 per annum

Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week)

Closing Date: 26th August 2026

Role Overview

It's a great time to join Golding as we're an efficient, local, visible and listening organisation, providing sustainable homes and communities. We've an established track record for building quality homes and investing in our local communities.

We're excited to recruit for an Asset Compliance Manager to lead our statutory compliance function, ensuring our homes remain safe, compliant and fit for the future.

Reporting to the Head of Building Safety & Compliance, you'll provide strategic and operational leadership across our compliance portfolio. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring we meet all legislative and regulatory requirements while delivering robust assurance to our Executive Team, Board and our customers.

As a key member of the Building Safety & Compliance leadership team, you'll work collaboratively with the Lead Building Safety Manager and senior colleagues to deliver a coordinated, risk-based approach to asset safety and compliance. You'll also deputise for the Head of Building Safety & Compliance when required, representing Golding Homes internally and externally and contributing to the strategic direction of the service.

The Role

You'll lead, motivate and develop a high-performing compliance team while overseeing key compliance areas, including fire, gas, electrical, asbestos, water hygiene, lifts and mechanical and electrical systems.

You'll drive excellence in compliance management, governance, contractor performance and customer safety, providing clear performance reporting to senior leaders and supporting audits and regulatory inspections. You'll also manage budgets, contracts and contractor performance, using data and insight to improve services, strengthen compliance and deliver excellent customer outcomes.

Working closely with colleagues, contractors and regulators, you'll help deliver a coordinated approach to building safety and asset compliance. You'll also deputise for the Head of Building Safety & Compliance, contributing to the strategic leadership and ongoing development of the service.

About you.

You'll be an experienced leader with a strong background in statutory compliance within housing, property or asset management. You'll have an excellent understanding of the legislative and regulatory framework governing building and asset compliance, together with significant experience of managing compliance services across multiple disciplines.

You'll be confident leading and developing teams, managing complex contracts and budgets, and building effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You'll be comfortable presenting assurance and performance information to senior leaders and able to use data and insight to drive informed decisions and continuous improvement.



What can you bring?

• A degree, professional qualification or equivalent experience in Building Surveying, Asset Management, Engineering, Building Safety, Compliance or a related discipline.


• A NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent Health & Safety qualification)


• Significant experience leading statutory asset compliance services within social housing or another highly regulated property environment, with a strong understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022 and the wider regulatory environment for social housing.


• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing technical or multidisciplinary teams.


• Experience managing complex compliance contracts, procurement and budgets, delivering value for money and excellent customer outcomes.


• Experience developing compliance strategies, policies and assurance frameworks with the ability to present performance, risk and assurance information to senior leaders.


• Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire, influence and develop others.


• Strong analytical and financial management skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and provide robust assurance and strategic recommendations.


• A full driving license and DBS are required for this role.

If this sounds like you, and you share our passion and belief in the work we do, then we’d love to hear from you. We welcome and embrace diverse talent, and we’re committed to building a healthy, vibrant and inclusive organisation that treats people with respect and creates opportunities for all.

What will you get in return?

Creating an environment which enables our people to thrive is crucial for us and our Total Reward package goes beyond your salary, designed to support you throughout your working life here.

You'll get:

• 28 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas Closure)


• 2 x Golding give back volunteering days


• Regular opportunities for training (upskilling and cross skilling)


• Company Pension contribution and life assurance


• Flexible Benefits including health cash plan, additional holiday purchase, cycle to work scheme, onsite gym, retail discounts and more.

We operate hybrid working and flexible working arrangements, but regular attendance is required at our head office as we believe leadership visibility is very important.

We appreciate that people process information in different ways. Please get in touch if you would like some support with your application.

Please note we will be sifting applications throughout and reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we find suitable candidates.