Property and Compliance Lead in Newcastle upon Tyne

Group Property manage all property assets throughout the Group, from our branch estate to Cobalt Head Office and other back-office sites. As a Property Compliance Lead, you’ll report directly to the Group Property Services Manager and play a key role in ensuring the smooth and compliant running of all technical building services across our portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll be responsible for the management and delivery of maintenance operations, repair, and lifecycle management of assets. You’ll oversee technical infrastructure, statutory compliance, and contracted service providers – ensuring standards are met and value is achieved.

Working closely with the Group Property Services Manager you’ll support colleagues across the Group by providing expert technical advice, practical solutions, and innovative ways of working. You’ll build strong, credible relationships with key stakeholders, suppliers, and partners while ensuring safety, comfort, and compliance remain at the heart of everything we do. The role will be primarily based at Cobalt, with regular travel to our branches and other sites.

About You

You’ll bring extensive experience in maintenance and electrical building services, ideally as a Property Compliance Lead or in a similar role. You’ll also have a strong, practical understanding of all aspects of building services, including:

• Health & Safety procedures and statutory regulations
• L8, F Gas Regulations and Gas Safe requirements
• Managing service providers and conducting regular contract reviews
• Maintenance planning and lifecycle management

Alongside your technical expertise, you’ll have excellent communication skills and the ability to influence at all levels. You’ll be customer-focused, commercially aware, and highly organised, with strong IT and financial skills to match. As a motivated leader, you’ll be comfortable working in a busy environment with changing priorities, while maintaining a calm, solutions-focused approach. Above all, you’ll share our commitment to collaboration, accountability, and delivering an excellent service to our colleagues and communities. A full UK driving licence will be required for this role.

About Us

Group Property Services are part of Group Property & Procurement who support colleagues, customers and clients ensuring operations continue seamlessly. We respond to reactive requests, have planned schedules of duties and work strategically with stakeholders across the business. Our Group Property Services team is currently going through a transformation to ensure we are future fit to continue to support colleagues, customers and clients as well as planned investment in the property estate. As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

What do you get in return?

As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

• A 35-hour weekly contract
• Shift / on call allowance
• 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Bonus Scheme (paid annually) - On target 5%, up to 10% depending on performance
• Colleague mortgage scheme and access to our financial advisors
• Pension scheme – up to 9% employers’ contribution
• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
• Access to a range of wellbeing benefits, including Medicash scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay regardless of gender or route to parenthood
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• The option to buy and sell holidays
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• A broad range of learning and development opportunities
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts
• Free onsite gym at Cobalt and access to a range of discounted/subsidised gym memberships nationwide
• A wide range of recognition initiatives to recognise and reward great performance

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you.