Electrical Compliance & Risk Manager (Housing) in Birmingham

As a Housing Association, what truly defines us is our commitment to providing safe, secure and high-quality homes for our tenants, ensuring full compliance with the regulations designed to protect them. With over 35,000 homes and a proud record of delivering safe places to live, we are dedicated to doing things the right way – putting tenants first and meeting the highest standards of building safety and property compliance. We want you to join us as our Electrical Compliance & Risk Manager (12 month fixed-term contract until January 2027); a key role ensuring our homes remain safe, compliant and well-maintained.

You will lead the delivery of our electrical testing and non-gas compliance programmes, managing a skilled team and driving high performance through our contractors, helping ensure our services meet the rigorous expectations of modern building safety regulation.

Responsibilities

• Programme & Contract Management – Lead the planning, procurement, delivery and financial oversight of our electrical testing, non-gas heating, remedials and repair programmes, acting as lead contract administrator and driving contractor performance against SLAs and KPIs.
• Data, Records & Assurance – Maintain accurate, aligned compliance data and certification across core systems, ensuring robust validation, risk reporting and audit readiness.
• Stakeholder & Tenant Engagement – Work collaboratively with tenants, colleagues, contractors and partners to support safe access, communicate safety information clearly and deliver a positive tenant experience.
• Service Improvement & Innovation – Review and refine processes, drive improvements through lessons learned and stay up to date with emerging technologies and sector developments.
• Leadership & Team Management – Lead, motivate and develop the electric and non-gas teams, ensuring high performance and strong support for colleagues.

Our ideal candidate

Your CV and covering letter will highlight that you:

• Have significant technical experience in property compliance, electrical safety, maintenance contract management within Housing or a relevant industry.
• Are an experienced people manager, able to lead teams and drive contractor performance through clear expectations and confident decision-making.
• Possess excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, able to explain technical requirements clearly and build strong professional relationships.
• Are comfortable working with data and compliance systems, ensuring accuracy, clarity and robust reporting.

Please note – Submission of a cover letter alongside your CV is a mandatory requirement for this role. Applications without an accompanying cover letter may not be considered.

Midland Heart operates Smart Working practices, through which colleagues deliver services from the location they are best delivered on any given day. The successful candidate should therefore expect to work from a Midland Heart site a minimum of 3 days per week, with the remainder worked remotely.

Who are Midland Heart?

We are one team working together for our tenants. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you will be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we are here to develop your potential.

Interested? For a full Role Profile, please scroll down below. Applying is easy – simply register on our candidate portal and submit your CV and a mandatory Cover Letter. Assessments are currently scheduled to take place in the New Year, on week commencing Monday 12th January 2026. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.