Estates Compliance Manager

Estates Compliance Manager

Company Description

About The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an independent membership organisation dedicated to the education, training and advancement of surgeons, dental surgeons, doctors, and various individuals throughout healthcare who are involved in the surgical care of patients. The College has a current membership approaching 32,000 and growing, with members spanning over 100 countries around the world.

From our founding in 1505, the College has been committed to the advancement of surgery and driving patient safety standards worldwide. In our 515-year history, there has never been a better time to join the College than now.

Working with us

At the College we aim to embrace views from across the organisation, sharing common goals and values for the betterment of healthcare through the advancement of surgical and dental professionals. We aim to develop teams that are reflective of the needs of our members and maximise the potential of every employee.

To reflect the varying needs across the organisation, we offer a range of policies and benefits for our workforce including a generous 42 days annual leave, flexible working practices, enhanced employer pensions contribution and various discounts throughout the College including the Ten Hill Place Hotel, 1505 Café and free entry to Surgeons’ Hall Museums.

If you’d like more information about this role, please contact recruitment@rcsed.ac.uk

Position

The Estates Compliance Manager is a key role within the Heritage and Estates Directorate, responsible for the operational leadership of health, safety, security and estate compliance across the College estate. Reporting to the Director of Heritage and Estates, the postholder will lead the delivery of compliance activity across a complex, historically important, and high profile estate, ensuring that statutory requirements, audit actions and safe working practices are embedded in day to day operations.

This is a role with real impact. The work directly supports a safe, secure and well managed environment for staff, members and visitors, and underpins the College’s ability to deliver its wider mission. The role provides direct line management to the Property Operations Assistants and Housekeeping teams, ensuring that compliance requirements are consistently delivered through front line operational activity.

This is a visible, hands on role requiring regular presence across the estate and close working with internal teams, contractors and external advisers.

Requirements

Key responsibilities include: 

• Leading the day to day delivery of health, safety, security and compliance across the estate
• Translating audits, inspections and professional advice into clear, prioritised action plans
• Coordinating and tracking compliance actions through to completion
• Managing physical security arrangements including access control, CCTV and contractor support
• Supporting delivery of Duty to Protect requirements
• Providing clear reporting and assurance on compliance performance and risk

There may be a requirement to work outside normal working hours on occasion and to travel to the College’s Birmingham Campus for agreed projects and meetings.

Experience/Qualifications/Key Skills 

This is an opportunity for an experienced and confident operational manager with a strong background in compliance, estates or facilities management.

You will have:

• Practical experience in health and safety, compliance, facilities or a related operational environment
• Experience managing teams and delivering operational services
• Experience coordinating audits, inspections or compliance action plans
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• The ability to interpret professional advice and translate it into practical delivery
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Good IT skills, including use of systems for tracking actions and reporting

A health and safety qualification such as NEBOSH or equivalent experience is essential, as is experience working in a complex or public facing estate.

Please note that we do not accept CV’s and agencies need not apply.

Other information

Interviews will be held face to face week commencing Monday 8 June 2026 at the College’s Edinburgh Campus. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted in the first instance by email. 

The application is a tool for helping us to shortlist candidates for interview and as a basis for the interview itself. Any decision to shortlist you for interview will be based solely upon the information you supply on your application.

If you have any difficulty in completing the forms or require the forms in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Department by e-mail: recruitment@rcsed.ac.uk

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an equal opportunities employer. If you consider you have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) and have any specific requirements, or require assistance or reasonable adjustments (for example, information in larger font) to be made for you during the selection process, we will do our best to assist you. You are given the opportunity to express your needs by attaching a separate sheet to your application form or by contacting the HR Department on +44 (0) 131 527 1587 or by e-mail: recruitment@rcsed.ac.uk

The Equal Opportunities Monitoring form can be returned with your application. It will be retained within the HR Department and used solely for monitoring purposes; it will not be made available to the short-listing panel.

Thank you for your interest in the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. We look forward to receiving your completed application by 09:00hrs on Monday 25 May 2026.  If you need any further information, do not hesitate to contact us.