Estates and Facilities Compliance Officer
Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education
Norwich · posted 20 August 2026
Job type
full time
Location
Norwich, East of England
Category
catering_cleaning_and_site_management
Role Purpose
A newly created role to strengthen the College’s approach to statutory compliance, asset management,and planned maintenance.
You will coordinate and monitor statutory inspections and servicing across a diverse and complex asset base, ensuring a consistent, compliant and well-governed process across both curriculum equipment and estate infrastructure.
The Opportunity
With the introduction of a newTopDesk asset management system, this role is central to:
- Creating a single, accurate asset register
- Improving visibility and compliance assurance
- Driving a structured, efficient approach to inspections and maintenance
- Reducing risk across all campuses
Key Responsibilities
- Asset & Compliance Management
- Maintain a centralised asset database across all departments and estates.
- Track statutory inspections and servicing requirements.
- Inspection & Maintenance Coordination
- Plan and coordinate inspection programmes with departments and E&F teams.
- Ensure timely completion and certification.
- Compliance Monitoring
- Review inspection reports and documentation.
- Identify risks, non-compliance, and required remedial actions.
- Reporting & Analysis
- Produce compliance reports, dashboards and trend analysis.
- Provide assurance to senior management.
- System Development (TopDesk)
- Support implementation and ongoing use of TopDesk.
- Improve data quality, workflows and reporting.
Working Relationships
- Line managed by Estates & Compliance Manager
- Work closely with:
- Facilities Managers
- Department Technicians
- Administration teams
- External contractors
About You
- Experience in estates, facilities, engineering or technical compliance
- Knowledge of statutory inspection regimes (e.g. LOLER, electrical, pressure systems, or similar)
- Strong organisational and data management skills
- Ability to work across teams and coordinate activity effectively.
- Proactive, detail-focused, and solutions-driven
Experience with asset systems (e.g. TopDesk) desirable but not essential.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a high-impact, newly created role.
- Shape a modern, data-driven compliance framework.
- Improve safety and performance across a complex estate.
- Play a key role in a major system transformation.