Technical Compliance Specialist

Building Engineering Services Association

Job Overview

Location

Remote UK - North

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Conduct detailed technical compliance reviews of SFG20 maintenance schedules to ensure alignment with current legislation, industry standards, and best practices.
• Perform comprehensive research across statutory regulations, technical standards, guidance documents, and industry publications to validate maintenance tasks, frequencies, and required skill sets.
• Critically evaluate technical content for inconsistencies, gaps, or conflicts in legal justifications, maintenance criticalities, and operational recommendations.
• Verify that all maintenance schedules are supported by sufficient, credible evidence and accurately reflect real-world operational requirements.
• Collaborate with Technical Authors and subject matter experts to resolve technical queries, challenge recommendations, and drive alignment on compliance outcomes.
• Produce clear, structured, and auditable documentation for all compliance reviews, including audit trails and defensible reasoning for conclusions.
• Identify and escalate unresolved or complex technical issues through established governance and specialist review processes.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of compliance processes, review methodologies, and governance frameworks.
• Support technical compliance assessments related to platform developments, operational processes, and customer-facing content.
• Stay current with evolving legislative, technical, and industry developments in building services engineering, facilities management, and compliance.
• Fact-check and create related technical content such as blogs and articles to support knowledge dissemination and compliance awareness.
• Demonstrate persistence and curiosity in resolving ambiguity, conflicting guidance, or incomplete technical information.
• Manage multiple concurrent compliance reviews while maintaining high accuracy, attention to detail, and adherence to deadlines.
• Engage constructively with internal and external stakeholders, including technical specialists, to foster collaboration and consensus on compliance matters.
• Apply a commercial and pragmatic approach to technical compliance, balancing regulatory rigor with operational feasibility.
• Utilize advanced Microsoft Excel and broader Microsoft Office tools to organize, analyze, and document compliance data and findings.
• Participate in the evolution of systems for tracking compliance reviews, actions, outcomes, and audit records as the function scales.
• Conduct technical due diligence on new platform features, operational changes, and customer-facing materials to ensure ongoing compliance integrity.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience in building services engineering, facilities management, maintenance engineering, design engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements relating to maintenance and facilities management.
• Ability to interpret legislation, standards, and guidance documents and apply them in technical or operational settings.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to clearly document technical reasoning and conclusions.
• Ability to critically evaluate technical information and identify inconsistencies, omissions, or areas requiring clarification.

🏖️ Benefits

• 26 days holiday + bank holidays (with option to buy more)
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance with BUPA
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
• Perkbox offering discounts, perks, and everyday savings

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About Building Engineering Services Association

BESA owns and operates the SFg20 standard, the UK’s benchmark for building maintenance compliance. The not-for-profit association provides digital maintenance schedules, training, and technical guidance to help facilities managers, contractors, and building owners meet statutory obligations, optimise asset life, and improve safety and energy efficiency across HVAC, electrical, and mechanical systems.

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