Compliance Officer (Fire)

Location: London
Salary: £24 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract Type: Temporary

About the Role
We are working with a medium-sized housing association based in London to recruit a Compliance Officer specialising in fire safety. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional with strong data management and contract administration skills to support the organisation's fire safety compliance efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in managing compliance with fire safety regulations, including Active Fire Safety, AOV systems, Alarm Systems, Emergency Lighting, and Evacuation Systems.
• Oversee the administration and coordination of fire safety contracts, ensuring all contractor obligations are met.
• Maintain and update compliance databases, ensuring accuracy and completeness of information.
• Upload fire safety certificates and other essential documents into the database.
• Book orders and schedule appointments with contractors and residents.
• Communicate with contractors and residents to resolve access issues and ensure timely completion of fire safety work.
• Support the Compliance Team in monitoring contractor performance and compliance with service level agreements.
• Support ongoing compliance projects and contribute to improving fire safety procedures.
• Use Microsoft Dynamic 365 for data management and administrative tasks.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience in compliance or contract administration, preferably within a social housing environment.
• Strong data management skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working with fire safety compliance processes (desirable but not essential to be technically qualified).
• Excellent organisational and communication skills to coordinate with contractors and residents.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamic 365 is a plus.

MMP Consultancy are looking to recruit a Housing Management Assistant to work for a Local Authority in Hampshire.

Responsibilities:

• Foster good landlord/tenant relationships and to ensure compliance by the City Council and its tenants with the terms of the tenancy agreement.
• Maintain accurate information on the Council's housing management system (in particular using customer services) on tenancy issues relating to individual properties/tenants and using customer services as a tool for managing case work. This requires considerable amounts of data input.
• The use of File Director for storing tenancy records - an electronic filing system which has to be maintained with incoming information from tenants and used to keep tenancy records - which at various times have to be retrieved for casework. This scanning and imaging system requires accuracy to ensure that records are kept correctly, accurately, and are held securely - there is a need for accurate keyboard skills, and knowledge of the operation of the MFD.
• Take initial phone calls and deal with initial enquiries from residents, being able to answer questions in relation to tenancy and estate management. Passing on more complicated issues to the relevant Officer.
• Log multiple contacts on IWORLD for estate management issues and accurate input of documents scanned onto File Director. Data input is a major feature of the post.
• Assist customers in the bidding process for Homebid, making bids on their behalf as required.
• Book signs ups in a timely fashion to ensure that void turn round times are kept to a minimum.
• Prepare sign up paperwork, carrying out necessary checks, for the Housing Management Officer.
• ASB issues
• Tenancy management issues
• Update void information.
• Book and arrange patch chats inviting relevant staff and residents, and following the patch chats to type up notes, and distribute them to relevant staff/residents.

MMP Consultancy is currently seeking an experienced Disrepair Surveyor to work on an interim contract with a public sector housing organisation in North West London. £320 per day

£320 per day (LTD Inside IR35). Required to travel and attend site and office.

Key Duties

• Inspection reports: findings, causation, remedials, conclusions, and photos-SORs to be utilized.
• Drafting of Scott's Schedules.
• Focus on case management and closure.
• Strong knowledge of legal disrepair protocols, including the Landlord and Tenant Act (Section 11), Section 9A, and the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act.
• Post-inspection tracker updates and completion.
• Responses to MP inquiries, Councillor complaints, and Ombudsman cases.

Experience / Qualifications

• HNC, HND, BTEC HND or higher, in a building discipline, or over 5 years of hands-on experience in related repairs surveying/ construction from a trade background.
• Experience managing legal disrepair cases.
• Good understanding of damp and structural issues.

Role Details

Rate: £320 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: North West London
Expenses: Expenses Upon Approval by Client
Contract: Rolling Interim

MMP Consultancy is looking for an Assistant Director of Building Safety patch in South London. Interim opportunity paying between £700 per day (Depending on experience). - Inside IR35.

Title: Assistant Director of Building Safety
Client: Local Authority
Location: South London
Contract: Rolling Interim Contract - Long Term.
Rate: £700 per day (Inside IR35)

About the Role
In this role, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the clients approach to building safety and compliance within the context of a larger property and asset management portfolio. You will provide leadership across property compliance, fire safety, engineering services and the effective maintenance of council-owned buildings.
Your remit extends beyond compliance: you will drive strategic planning, governance, and financial oversight while ensuring that our buildings meet statutory and non-statutory safety regulations. You will oversee key legislation such as the Building Safety Act 2021 and the Fire Safety Act while ensuring our broader asset strategy aligns with long-term housing, environmental, and community objectives.
Collaboration is key: you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, senior leaders, and resident groups, ensuring transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement in building safety and compliance.
Who Are We Looking For?
We are seeking a highly experienced leader in Property Services with a proven track record of strategic leadership in asset management, housing maintenance, and compliance. While technical qualifications such as RICS or RIBA membership are beneficial, we are prioritising senior-level experience and leadership in property services over specific professional accreditations.
Key requirements:
* Extensive experience at Director or Assistant Director level within property services, housing, or asset management.
* Demonstrated ability to lead large, multi-disciplinary teams in politically sensitive environments.
* Experience in strategic planning, financial management, and governance in the context of property services.
* A track record of collaborating with senior leaders, regulators, and resident groups to drive service improvements.
* Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

MMP Consultancy is currently seeking an experienced Repairs Surveyor to work an interim contract with a public sector housing organisation in Northwest London. £40 per hour (Inside IR35).

Title: Repairs Surveyor
Rate: £40 per hour (Inside IR35) (Neg. for experienced candidates)
Location: Northwest London
Expenses: Business-related parking and mileage is paid.
Contract: Rolling Interim - 39 hours per week.

Key Duties:

• Carry out surveys to properties, including diagnosing the cause of complex faults and failures and post inspect works.
• Prepare detailed specifications, and oversee contractors' delivery of works, managing quality, value and progress, all in line with contract terms.
• Carry out Damp Mould and Condensation (DMC) inspections and provide solutions that align with ombudsman recommendations (AWAABs Law)
• Ensure that contractors deliver an excellent service and that customers are effectively consulted with and kept informed.
• Ensure that services are provided in a way that keeps customers, colleagues and third parties safe, and complies with health and safety legislation and H&S policies and procedures.
• Ensure accurate recording and updating of systems to ensure property information is up to date.
• Provide weekly updates outlining the status of work in progress and preparations for future works.

Essential Experience:

• Excellent level of knowledge of building construction standards, and legislation, and an ability to diagnose and specify remedies to building defects.
• Experience of undertaking assessments in line with the Housing Health & Safety Rating System.
• Understanding of responsive repairs, voids works, planned and cyclical repairs requirements.
• Ability to be proactive and work on own initiative, with limited supervision,
• Experience of managing contractors.
• Excellent standards of customer care and the ability to deliver accurate and clear communications in writing, face to face or by telephone.
• Good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft