Contracts and Compliance Team Leader (M&E)

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: PO5, (50,574 – £53,607)
Hours per week: 36 hours per week, Hybrid Working
Contract type: FTC, 12 Months
Closing date: Sunday 29th June 2025
Interviews: w/c 7th July 2025

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

As our Contracts and Compliance Team Leader, you’ll manage a diverse and complex portfolio of technical contracts, including crucial systems like fire alarms, access control, CCTV, and electrical distribution. Your core responsibility will be to ensure compliance with contract conditions and regulations, driving performance and consistently meeting KPI’s.

This vital role involves managing projects and budgets, all while upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. You’ll be instrumental in procuring and managing contracts, ensuring value for money and strict adherence to current legislation. Beyond direct contract oversight, you’ll contribute to the strategic development of M&E contracts, focusing on continuous improvement and long-term value.

A significant aspect of this position is leading, mentoring, and supporting a small team of officers. You’ll handle everything from appraisals to objective setting and performance management. Your leadership will ensure your team delivers their duties effectively, as you regularly monitor performance against key service-wide targets.

About the Team

You’ll be joining our dedicated Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Team, a vital part of our operations comprised of six skilled professionals. Reporting directly to the Technical Contracts & Compliance Manager, you will play a crucial role in leading two direct reports. Your leadership will be key in overseeing their day-to-day work, managing a substantial portfolio of contracts and budgets valued at approximately £5 million, which includes both significant capital projects and various ad-hoc works.

About You

You’ll be a highly experienced professional with an extensive background in M&E services, specifically in the installation, maintenance, and day-to-day management of relevant systems. A clear understanding of current laws, regulations, and statutory instruments related to consumer protection and Health and Safety is essential. You’ll ideally have extensive relevant work experience or HNC in Building Services Engineering (or equivalent) or be actively working towards this qualification.

We’re looking for someone with proven staff management and contract management skills, including the ability to confidently lead technical officers, external consultants, and contractors within a performance-driven culture. You’ll have a strong grasp of budget and cost awareness, coupled with the ability to monitor and control budgets effectively and utilise complex systems.

Crucially, you’ll have experience of working with residents, involving them in monitoring and shaping services, and a background in implementing quality systems. Knowledge and experience of partnering, procurement mechanisms, and best management practices are also key. Finally, you’ll need the flexibility to travel to sites regularly to meet contractors, staff, and inspect jobs to ensure they meet our high standards.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. 

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and well-being support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk