Estates Compliance (Inc Fire Safety) Manager

Job overview

Join Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and lead statutory, regulatory and NHS estates compliance across a diverse mental health and community estate. You will be the Trust’s designated Fire Safety Manager, ensuring compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and NHS Firecode, providing clear assurance and expert advice to senior leaders.

You’ll oversee the full estates compliance portfolio, fire, water safety, asbestos, electrical safety and wider built‑environment requirements, driving strong governance, high‑quality certification, and rapid closure of remedial actions. Working with Estates & Facilities colleagues, contractors and Authorising Engineers (e.g., water, electrical and pressure systems), you’ll embed best practice, manage specialist contracts, and convert audits and inspections into practical improvement plans and risk controls.

This is a high‑impact role for an experienced compliance professional who can analyse performance data, improve evidence quality (including compliance dashboards/certification QA), influence operational teams and deliver safer, more consistent compliance outcomes Trust‑wide.

Main duties of the job

Lead the estates compliance programme; maintain compliance registers and track inspections, servicing, testing and remedials.

Ensure compliance with HTMs/HBNs, British Standards and building regs; advise and contribute to risk/assurance reporting.

Fire Safety Manager: develop/review fire safety policy & procedures; coordinate FRAs and action plans; deliver training/drills; liaise with Fire & Rescue/authorities.

Lead compliance for water safety (Legionella), asbestos, electrical safety and other domains; ensure risk assessments are completed, reviewed and actioned.

Manage Authorising Engineers (water/electrical/pressure): contracts/specs, performance monitoring, audits/visits and implementing recommendations. Lead compliance reporting and CAFM oversight: assure data integrity, optimise PPM tracking/audit readiness; train/support Helpdesk and QA of PPM remedials.

Audit/contractor/project oversight: site audits and reports; validate RAMS/certificates/permits; support capital/minor works so compliance is embedded.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants