Compliance Inspector
Lancaster City CouncilLancaster, North West
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Lancaster City Council based in Lancaster. The advertised salary is £26,403 to £31,022 per year. Applications close on 7 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Join Lancaster City Council as a Compliance Inspector and play a vital role in keeping our community safe. You will help protect residents by ensuring that council-owned properties, especially high-rise blocks, meet all safety standards. Your work will directly contribute to creating secure, hazard-free living environments and supporting the Council’s commitment to safety, well-being, and sustainability.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will carry out regular inspections of fire doors, emergency lighting, alarms, and communal areas, ensuring compliance with fire safety, asbestos, gas, electrical, and water hygiene regulations. You’ll monitor and report on safety issues, liaise with contractors, and communicate clearly with tenants about safety measures. Your attention to detail will help identify hazards such as slip and trip risks, fire hazards, and other building safety concerns, ensuring corrective actions are taken promptly to maintain safe and welcoming homes for our residents.
You’ll Fit Right In If…
You have a keen eye for detail, strong communication skills, and a customer-focused approach. You must have demonstrable skills in practical health and safety management, including building inspections and identifying slip, trip, and fire hazards. Experience in public-facing roles will help you thrive. You’ll be confident using IT to record data and able to build positive relationships with tenants and colleagues. A full driving licence is essential. Above all, you share our values of Working Together, Ambition, Pride, and Ownership, and are committed to making a real difference in the community.
Ready to Join Us?
If you’re passionate about safety and community well-being, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more about what it’s like working with us, our benefits, values and culture, by visiting lancaster.gov.uk/sites/recruitment.
Why Work With Us
Our Benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Car purchase scheme
- Lifestyle savings
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Volunteering days
- Well-being support
Flexible working friendly
We welcome discussions about flexible working and may be able to offer hybrid working, a generous flexi-time scheme, and agreed working hours to support work–life balance.
Inclusive employer
We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
We guarantee interviews for applicants with a disability and armed forces veterans who meet the essential criteria. Please feel free to edit this as you wish before sending over to recruitment@lancaster.gov.uk:
How this role compares
We hold 316 council vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £36,822. This role pays less than about 86% of them.
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 811 of them in North West.
You have 8 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Lancaster City Council has 10 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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How to apply
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