Safety & Compliance Officer (8-month FTC)

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. 

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. 

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income. 

Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets. 

Who we are 

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.  

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change. 

As Safety & Compliance Officer, you will ensure that the end-to-end approach to asset management is robust and delivers the best commercial and quality outcomes to the business and its customers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to make a difference in a dynamic environment, working with a passionate team, giving you the chance to contribute to the creation of real change in the affordable housing sector.

What you’ll be doing:

• Being responsible for organising, monitoring, and reviewing all CDM activity across the business, carrying out both desktop and on‑site audits where LGAH is the client
• Conducting technical reviews of safety documentation (LGSR, EIC, FRA, L8, LOLER) to support practical completion of new homes and ongoing servicing and maintenance
• Overseeing the operation and management of the TCW technical assurance platform to enable seamless technical reviews ahead of practical completion
• Organising and reviewing Management Provider quarterly safety returns to ensure new homes are set up correctly, are being serviced, and that third‑party competency is being maintained
• Engaging the wider business to understand safety concerns, identify trends, and provide ad‑hoc safety advice and guidance
• Supporting the Safety & Compliance Manager in developing a third‑party competency framework to ensure contractors and suppliers undergo appropriate safety due diligence before engagement
• Overseeing the management of key suppliers within safety and compliance, ensuring performance against agreed KPIs and SLAs while maintaining strong supplier relationships
• Supporting the Safety & Compliance Manager and wider business during ISO 45001 audits through documentation preparation, folder administration, and guidance to key personnel

Who we’re looking for:

• Technical member of IOSH or have equivalent safety institution membership
• NEBOSH general certificate or an equivalent qualification
• Construction safety qualification desirable
• Background in affordable housing compliance desirable
• Experience conducting CDM audits and site inspections
• Experience working with suppliers, contractors, third parties, managing agents and developers desirable
• Personal CPD and ongoing review of new legislation and industry guidance
• Experience reviewing and maintaining compliance documentation, particularly gas, electrical, water, lifts and fire
• Experience of accident/incident reporting via relevant systems, including investigations
• Proactive and creative approach to relationship-building and problem-solving, with a strong attention to detail

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.