Property Compliance Contracts Manager in Oldham

Location: Mobile Worker - Located in the North West of England

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy.

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week/ 70 hours over two weeks (nine-day fortnight)

The role involves helping to keep residents safe and homes compliant. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Property Compliance Contracts Manager to lead the planning, delivery, and assurance of property compliance across our PFI housing portfolio. This is a pivotal role where you will ensure our homes remain safe and fully compliant with all statutory and regulatory requirements.

Working collaboratively with contractors, partners, and internal teams, you will oversee the delivery of compliance programmes, monitor contractor performance, and ensure works are completed safely, on time, and within budget. You will provide expert assurance on property compliance across our Oldham PFI housing portfolio, supporting ongoing compliance with legal obligations while delivering high-quality homes and services for our residents. This is an opportunity to make a real difference by protecting residents, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring the highest standards of property compliance.

If you have a strong background in compliance management, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a passion for delivering safe, quality homes, we'd love to hear from you. This is a Mobile role where the successful applicant must live within the North West of England. There will also be occasional nationwide travel required for meetings and training as and when required.

What we’re looking for:

• Knowledge of statutory property compliance and health and safety related legislation and best practice, with a background in a housing or property setting.
• Professional knowledge and/or experience of contract procurement.
• Proven experience of managing contractors and contracts within a similar environment.
• Experience of managing multiple contract areas simultaneously.
• Experience of working with external suppliers and internal teams to rectify any problems in a prompt and efficient manner.
• Ability to conduct independent investigations, identify concerns and propose solutions.
• Evidence of information gathering, reporting and monitoring of data.
• Experience of managing budgets and budgetary control techniques.
• Strong IT skills and the ability to utilise sophisticated computerised maintenance systems.
• Commercial awareness, ensuring statutory compliance is achieved, whilst maintaining value for money.
• Experience of working effectively under pressure while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, demonstrating logical and methodical work techniques to prioritise and plan effectively.
• Educated to degree level or relevant experience.
• Willingness to take on further training if required to meet essential competency standards.

Why us?

We support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.

As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon an offer being made.

An offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a basic disclosure check, satisfactory references, and induction training.

Closing date for applications: 2 August 2026, 1st stage interviews taking place 10 and 13 August 2026 over Teams and 2nd stage (face to face) interviews taking place on 19 and 20 August 2026 in Oldham. Some flexibility may be available with the interview dates and can be discussed with successful candidates upon an offer being made.

Due to the nature of this role, this advert may close earlier than the closing date listed and once sufficient applications have been received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About us:

At Housing 21 we pride ourselves on being passionate about people and are committed to investing in those who work for us to help them to be the best they can be. When you work for us, you will be joining an organisation that holds the Investors in People Platinum standard and was rated the UK’s third Best Place to Work by Glassdoor. Our people are our foundation, and we know how important it is to support them to do what they do best, whether through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We are incredibly proud of the culture we have created and celebrate the positive difference we make to society. If you think you’re ready for a new challenge and able to make a difference, then come and join us!