Compliance Contracts Manager – Royal Borough of Greenwich

Greenwich, London | Hybrid
£68,973 – £72,480 per annum (PO9)
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Goodman Masson is working in partnership with the Royal Borough of Greenwich to appoint a highly capable Compliance Contracts Manager to join their Housing & Safer Communities directorate. This role sits within the Landlord Risk & Compliance team and is critical to ensuring that Greenwich’s 20,000+ homes, 1,500 buildings, and 60+ high-rise blocks remain safe, legally compliant, and delivered to the highest standards.

This is a high-impact, strategic role overseeing all compliance and building safety contracts, working closely with contractors, consultants, and internal delivery teams. The successful candidate will play a key part in maintaining Greenwich’s reputation for safe housing, robust contract delivery, and service excellence.

• Act as the Contract Administrator across a suite of compliance and safety contracts, including Measured Term Contracts, FM contracts and partnering agreements.

• Oversee the effective management of contractor performance, ensuring statutory obligations are met and contracts deliver on cost, quality and safety.

• Deputise for the Head of Landlord Risk & Compliance, providing leadership and guidance to internal staff and over 15 contractors and consultants.

• Monitor contract KPIs, payment mechanisms, variation orders, and service delivery, ensuring best value and high standards across all agreements.

• Lead on site inspections, defect resolution, stakeholder engagement and compliance reporting—including compliance with the Building Safety Act and Procurement Act 2023.

• A proven compliance or contracts professional with deep experience managing building safety and compliance-related contracts in a local authority or housing provider context.

• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation including H&S, Fire Safety, Procurement, and the Building Safety Act.

• Excellent stakeholder and contractor management skills with the ability to mediate, influence, and drive performance.

• Highly organised, detail-focused, and confident preparing reports, presenting at contract meetings, and leading operational responses to risk or non-compliance.

• Comfortable deputising at senior level and mentoring junior staff as required.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a high-performing local authority committed to safety, compliance, and delivering excellence to its residents. If you''re looking to make a real impact in the compliance and contracts space — we’d love to hear from you.

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