Compliance Duty Holder Gas and Water
Adur & Worthing Councils
Post title
Compliance Duty Holder Gas and Water
Post No
TBC
Salary
Starting from £47,181 to £51,356 per annum
Scale / Band
Grade 8
Hours
37 hours per week
Place of work
Commerce Way, Lancing
Closing date
17th June 2026 at 23:55 pm
Interviews
TBC
At Adur & Worthing Councils, we have launched an ambitious redesign of Adur Homes to transform how we support our 2,500 residents. Our top priority is simple: ensuring our homes are safe, secure, and compliant. With a formal regulatory inspection fast approaching this financial year, we are investing in a competent, proactive team to lead our housing stock into full compliance with the consumer standards.
We are looking for a dedicated Compliance Duty Holder Gas & Water to join our team. This is an essential role where your technical expertise directly protects our communities. If you are a specialist who takes pride in high workmanship standards and wants to put residents at the heart of property safety, we want you on board.
The Role
As the designated Duty Holder and Responsible Person for all Gas Safety and Water Hygiene Compliance across our council housing stock, you will be our technical subject matter expert. You will support the Asset and Compliance Manager by taking full operational ownership of gas servicing records, domestic water systems, solid fuel appliances, and associated safety procedures.
This is a proactive, monitoring and coordination role where you will:
- Manage, maintain, and monitor the gas service database to ensure all appliances are repaired and serviced in line with regulations.
- Supervise and coordinate gas responsive, improvement, and planned maintenance works across our housing stock.
- Monitor contractor and consultant performance on-site, auditing work in progress to guarantee high standards of safety, materials, and workmanship.
- Ensure absolute regulatory compliance with the Gas Safety Regulations, Legionella control, Consumer Standards, and general Health & Safety.
- Utilise software and data tracking packages to maintain complete, accurate compliance documentation and provide regular progress reports.
- Actively track legislative updates to provide professional advice and ensure our housing service always aligns with modern best practice.
About You
We need someone with sharp problem-solving skills, real technical authority, and the drive to help us successfully deliver our improvement plan. To excel in this role:
- You must hold craft certificates or an equivalent qualification in a gas/central heating related subject, including ACS categories: CCN1, CEN1, and HTR1. You should also possess Legionella Awareness with the ability to carry out risk assessments in domestic properties, alongside a solid fuel awareness certificate (e.g., HETAS or equivalent).
- Demonstrable experience acting as a Gas Safety and Water Hygiene Duty Holder within occupied premises—ideally for a Social Housing Landlord or Local Authority. You must have an extensive track record managing gas servicing, water hygiene monitoring programmes, and contractors across housing stock and blocks.
- A comprehensive understanding of health and safety legislation relating to housing (including CDM Regulations 2015, COSHH, water regulations, and gas safety standards). Knowledge of mid-rise blocks (over 11m) is highly desirable.
- The ability to convey clear technical messages confidently to residents, contractors, and managers alike. You should be a collaborative team player who values kindness and compassion in the workplace.
- A willingness and ability to travel within the Adur and Worthing Districts to conduct essential site inspections.
Why Join Us?
By joining Adur Homes now, you will play a crucial role in building a compliant, resilient housing service from the ground up. We offer a supportive environment through our Blended Working Policy, giving you the flexibility to manage your patch effectively while balancing your personal life.
If you bring the qualifications we need and the ambition to take ownership of our regulatory readiness, apply today to lead a competent workforce that puts our 2,500 residents first.
The successful candidate will be subject to a Basic DBS check clearance.
At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview.
Staff Are Our Most Important Asset And We Therefore Have a Benefit Package Which Reflects Our Continuing Commitment To Our Employees. This Includes
- Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
- Local Government Pension
- Training & development
- Occupational Health
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Employee resource groups/networks
- Buddy Support Programme
- Flexible working options
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.
Fair, Green & Local - Please See Link Below To Our Corporate Plan With Our Key Priorities For Adur And Worthing (2025-2028)