Property Compliance Manager –Urban Pubs & Bars | London | Full-Time | Field-Based
Join one of London’s fastest-growing pub, bar and restaurant groups!
At Urban Pubs & Bars, we’re all about creating incredible places for people to eat, drink and socialise. From bustling neighbourhood pubs and award-winning restaurants to lively cocktail bars and competitive socialising venues, our collection of over 60 unique London locations continues to grow.
Behind every great venue is a team making sure everything runs safely, smoothly and to the highest standards. That’s where you come in!
We’re on the lookout for an experienced and proactive Property Compliance Manager to join our growing Property Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of statutory property compliance across our diverse London estate, ensuring our venues remain safe, compliant and ready to deliver exceptional experiences for our guests and teams.
Reporting directly to our Head of Property, you’ll play a key role in protecting our people, properties and business, working closely with our Operations, Maintenance and Property teams to keep everything on track.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Taking ownership of compliance – Lead our statutory property compliance programme across the estate, ensuring inspections, certifications and remedial actions are completed to the highest standards.
- Keeping our venues safe – Oversee essential compliance requirements covering fire safety systems, gas, electrical installations, asbestos, water hygiene, lifting equipment, kitchen extraction and other statutory obligations.
- Staying one step ahead – Maintain our compliance calendar, planned maintenance visits and inspection schedules, making sure nothing slips through the cracks.
- Turning reports into action – Review contractor reports, identify risks and ensure any issues are prioritised, addressed and properly closed out.
- Making compliance simple – Maintain accurate records, certification and reporting systems, providing clear visibility of compliance performance across our sites.
- Working with the best – Manage specialist contractors and suppliers, ensuring great service, value for money and consistently high standards.
- Supporting our growth – Play an important role in bringing new venues into the Urban family, ensuring compliance requirements are understood and addressed before opening.
- Being the expert – Keep up to date with changing legislation, advise key stakeholders and confidently escalating any significant risks or concerns.
- Driving continuous improvement – Identify trends, carry out site audits and help us build smarter, more efficient compliance processes as we continue to expand.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who knows their stuff, takes pride in getting the details right and enjoys working in a fast-paced, growing business.
- Proven experience in statutory property compliance, ideally across a multi-site hospitality, leisure, retail or facilities management environment.
- A strong understanding of property-related health and safety legislation, statutory inspections and certification requirements.
- Confidence reviewing technical reports, challenging contractors and managing remedial works through to completion.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities across a busy estate.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a genuine passion for maintaining high standards.
- Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with everyone from site teams to senior leadership.
- Comfortable using compliance management systems, reporting tools and Microsoft Office, including SharePoint.
- A relevant qualification in property, facilities management, compliance or health and safety would be a bonus.
- A hands-on approach and willingness to travel regularly between our London venues.
Why Join Urban Pubs & Bars?
We’re a business that’s growing fast, but we’ve never lost sight of what makes us special – great people, brilliant venues and a genuine passion for hospitality.
You’ll be joining an ambitious, supportive team where your expertise will make a real difference. With an expanding estate and exciting new openings on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to become part of the Urban family.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
- 30% discount on food and drinks across our fantastic venues.
- Opportunities for career development and progression as our business grows.
- Access to our employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- A supportive, people-focused working environment.
- The chance to work with some of London’s most exciting pubs, bars and restaurants.
- A dynamic role where no two days are the same.
Sound Like Your Kind of Role?
If you’re passionate about property compliance, love keeping things organised and want to make a real impact in a growing hospitality business, we’d love to hear from you!
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