Technical Compliance Manager

We are making some big changes at BTP, and right now there is a great opportunity to join an organisation that is committed to modernising itself.  As a member of the Estates & Facilities team, you will be pivotal in driving this change forwards.

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.   The front line is supported by a hard-working and reactive org support function, covering Finance, Commercial, Estates services, and People and Culture.  Our org support teams ensure that our front line is effective at doing it’s job.

We are in the midst of a significant restructure across our org support functions, where through our intelligent client model we will be holding a stronger grip over our suppliers, more effectively monitoring performance, and holding them to account.  The role holder will be accountable for leading the relationship between BTP and our key suppliers, and ensuring that service delivery and cost benefits are continuously monitored, challenged and realised.

A Technical Compliance Manager is required for a Permanent role paying £42,976.96 plus £2,634.25 London Allowance with British Transport Police (BTP) based in Force Headquarters, Camden, London. 

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing. As Technical Compliance Manager you will be accountable for and working through the Intelligent Clients and Project Sponsors to deliver a professional technical and compliance advisory and compliance capability in respect of all property related matters, including maintenance, refurbishment, alterations and new build across all Force Divisions.

As Technical Compliance Manager you will be required to:

• Ensure compliance with property-related corporate or departmental policies, standard operating procedures and guidance.

• Deliver technical support to the department, ensuring common technical specifications and the Intelligent Client for TFM and Senior Project Sponsor for projects.
• Act as the central subject matter expert for reviewing all RAMS and permits prior to works commencement, including instances where risk is to Network Rail and safe running of the railway.
• Provide of a professional technical and statutory compliance capability and represent the ‘Dutyholder’ in each case in respect to all such property related matters, including legal.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description. 

The successful Technical Compliance Manager will be required to evidence the following skills and qualifications:

• Qualified building surveyor or qualified in an associated profession with significant practical experience of property management including property-related Occupiers’/Employers’ legal obligations.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate
• Two years practical Safety Management experience
• Knowledge of working within the Railway Environment
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving and project management skills.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Salary £42,976.96 plus £2,634.25 London Allowance 
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Final Salary Pension
• Other benefits include a bespoke BTP rewards platform and various salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work as well as many high street and online retail discounts

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period (12 months) for current substantive posting.