Compliance Administrator

The Vacancy

Are you ready to take on a role where your skills in organization, compliance, and security truly shine? If you’re a tech-savvy Administrator or Compliance Specialist looking to elevate your career, this is your opportunity to join Wates and play a vital role in delivering safe, secure, and successful construction projects.

At Wates, we’re not just about construction; we’re about building futures. And right now, we’re looking for a Compliance Administrator to join our team and help us deliver projects with precision, professionalism, and a focus on safety and compliance.

Why This Role?
This isn’t your everyday compliance role. As our Compliance Administrator, you’ll be an integral part of the team, ensuring our projects stay on track, secure, and compliant from the ground up. You’ll work with talented people, solve complex challenges, and play a critical role in making sure our sites are safe and secure for everyone who steps onto them.

Your Mission:
In this role, you’ll become the go-to expert for all things security, working with project teams and subcontractors to ensure strict adherence to protocols. Here’s what you’ll be diving into:
📄 Security Vetting: Make sure every subcontractor is cleared and compliant before they step foot on site.
🎤 Security Induction: Design and deliver inductions that keep everyone informed and aligned with security requirements.
📋 Order Compliance Champion: Double-check that all subcontractor orders meet security requirements to the letter.
🚨 Incident Troubleshooting: Partner with our Construction Incident Manager to handle security issues with efficiency and professionalism.
🕵️‍♂️ Auditing: Lead monthly audits with the Wates and client teams, showcasing your meticulous organizational skills.

What’s In It for You?
This is your chance to elevate your career and join a company that thrives on innovation, teamwork, and delivering excellence. At Wates, you’ll:
✅ Be part of a diverse and supportive team that values your skills and fresh ideas.
✅ Gain the chance to work on high-profile projects that shape London’s skyline and beyond.
✅ Have access to top-notch development opportunities to grow your expertise and leadership skills.
✅ Join a company that’s not afraid to challenge the norm and find smarter ways to work.

Other benefits include:

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme

• Flexible working

• Car Allowance / Company Car *

• Travel covered to any of our sites*

• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…

• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)

• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

(*Subject to role…….)

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies or to discuss career opportunities in strict confidence, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.