Make a difference by helping to keep residents safe and homes compliant.

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Compliance Officer to support the delivery of statutory compliance programmes across our housing stock. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring the Council meets its legal and regulatory responsibilities while delivering safe, well-maintained homes and excellent services for residents.

You will be responsible for monitoring compliance performance, managing contractor delivery, maintaining accurate compliance records and asset data, and supporting the delivery of inspections, testing programmes and remedial works across the housing portfolio. Working closely with internal teams, contractors and stakeholders, you will help identify and manage compliance risks, improve service performance and provide assurance that regulatory requirements are consistently met.

The successful candidate will have experience of managing or supporting compliance, asset, repairs or housing-related programmes, together with strong analytical, organisational and communication skills. You will be confident working with data, producing performance reports, monitoring contractor performance and contributing to service improvement initiatives. A commitment to resident safety, customer service and continuous improvement is essential.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a broad range of housing compliance disciplines, contributing to the delivery of safe, sustainable and value-for-money housing services while supporting the Council's strategic objectives and regulatory obligations.

For more information contact Ellen Coombes on Ellen.Coombes@wokingham.gov.uk or 07798 617 580.

Closing date: 19th October 2026, 11pm

AI in Applications:

We recognise that candidates may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support the preparation of their job applications. When used appropriately, AI can be a helpful aid in structuring responses, checking clarity, and improving presentation.

However, applications must reflect your own skills, experience and understanding. If an application appears to rely excessively on AI-generated content, it may not meet the required standard and could be rejected.

We encourage all applicants to ensure their submissions are authentic, tailored to the role, and clearly demonstrate their own knowledge, experience and suitability.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.