Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of something meaningful. It's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Assistant Compliance Officer - PKC12644
£35,588 - £39,248
Pullar House, Perth

The Compliance Team deal with a complex array of servicing and maintenance contracts to ensure legal health & safety compliance and assist in informing the Planned Maintenance programmes.

We have an immediate need for an Assistant Compliance Officer to assist in overseeing our planned preventative maintenance contracts and to ensure compliance with regulations and standards, including the Health & Safety Executives Approved Codes of Practice and Guidance, across the non-domestic property estate portfolio.

This will be a challenging role within a dynamic multi disciplinary office.

The main accountabilities for this role are to assist the Compliance Officers with:

The management of our Planned Preventative and Reactive Maintenance Contracts for mechanical systems (for example: water management (L8), gas safety management, ventilation systems, LEV & fume cupboards, swimming & hydrotherapy pools, commercial catering equipment, etc).
Reviewing any servicing reports, interpreting results and instructing any remedial action required.
Providing practical knowledge of plumbing and water systems, suggesting solutions to resolve issues identified.
Auditing of our mechanical systems throughout the property estate to inform future programmes of upgrade works required.
Ensuring all documentation is submitted on time and is acceptable.
Auditing contractors to ensure they are carrying out their statutory duties and highlighting any non-conformities to the relevant Compliance Officer.
Ensuring all remedial works are completed promptly and efficiently.
Developing and maintaining an asset register of all mechanical plant and equipment including provision of associated drawings used within the property estate.
Ensuring the maintenance of accurate records for all property compliance works providing data, performance indicators and reports as required.
Checking and validating contractor applications for payment.
The procurement of competent contractors.
To support with the management of other planned preventative disciplines as required.

Skills & Experience Required

You must be a Qualified Plumber or have a HNC in Building Services

Are you a qualified plumber with water and gas safety management experience or do you have an HNC (or equivalent) in a building services related discipline?

If so, we welcome applicants who can demonstrate that they are dedicated to working to a high standard and provide excellent customer service.

Ideally you will hold the following qualifications, however these are not mandatory because training will be provided to the successful candidate:

Water Supply (Water Fittings) (Scotland) Byelaws 2014.
Legionella Awareness
P900 Control of Legionella in Domestic Hot & Cold Water Systems or equivalent.
P901 Management and Control of Building Hot & Cold Water Services or equivalent.

To undertake the role, we require excellent planning and organisational skills along with the ability to ensure target deadlines are achieved.

Attention to detail is an essential criterion for this role.

Supervisory skills are required as the post-holder will be responsible for assisting with the management of contractors.

You must hold a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth & Kinross.

You will have a good working knowledge in the use of computer packages including Microsoft applications and CAFM systems.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

A generous annual leave package
6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
Eligibility to join our pension scheme
Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
Flexi time
Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.

Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs.

We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Alistair Stuart, Senior Compliance Officer (Mechanical) on 07788 145379 or by email at AJStuart@pkc.gov.uk to find out more.

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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.