Equans is looking for a Quality and Compliance Manager to join our team at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. This is a full time permanent role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
Working hours will either be 08:00 to 16:00 or 09:00 to 17:00
We are recruiting a highly skilled Quality & Compliance Manager to lead and drive the quality assurance, compliance, governance, and continuous improvement agenda across our PFI Healthcare Facilities Management contract(s). This key role ensures all services meet contractual requirements, healthcare regulations, statutory standards, and Equans policies, maintaining the highest levels of safety, sustainability, and service excellence.
You will work collaboratively with operational teams, clients, healthcare stakeholders, subcontractors, and internal governance to embed a culture focused on accountability, risk-awareness, and performance excellence across healthcare estates.
- Develop, implement, and continually improve quality management systems in line with Equans standards, healthcare contracts, and ISO management system frameworks.
- Lead and coordinate risk-based audits, compliance inspections, statutory assessments, and certification processes, ensuring thorough preparation and effective issue resolution.
- Manage non-conformance, corrective and preventive actions, and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.
- Maintain compliance registers, audit schedules, risk logs, and document control systems to guarantee audit readiness and contractual compliance.
- Monitor and report on service quality, compliance, health & safety, environmental, and sustainability KPIs.
- Administer contractual Payment Mechanism processes, managing performance deductions and supporting evidence to safeguard contract performance.
- Promote compliance culture through training, briefings, and sharing best practices.
- Support Equans’ sustainability goals including carbon reduction, waste management, and energy efficiency initiatives.
- Ensure adherence to healthcare premises guidance, technical standards, and local client requirements.
Provide timely support to operational teams and stakeholders and participate in contract management meetings and on-call rotations as required.
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What can we offer you?
On offer is a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, which includes;
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
- Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Holiday purchase scheme
- 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
- Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
- Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
- Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Women Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
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- Proven experience in quality, compliance, audit, or governance within facilities management or a regulated environment.
- Strong understanding of complex contractual frameworks, preferably in PFI healthcare or NHS estates.
- Proficient knowledge of quality management systems, audit methodologies, document control, and continuous improvement techniques.
- Familiarity with statutory compliance requirements relevant to FM services (health & safety, fire, water hygiene, electrical safety, etc.).
- Practical knowledge of ISO 9001 and awareness of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of producing clear, professional reports and liaising confidently with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret performance data and audit outcomes to support operational decision-making.
- Excellent planning, prioritisation, and organisational skills, managing multiple deadlines effectively.
- Disclosure Scotland vetting under the PVG Scheme is mandatory.
Who are we?
In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.
Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.
Our ambition
At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus.
We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers' needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day.
What's next?
If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.
As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.
At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.
You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.
The Equans Resourcing Team manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.
