Position: Director of Compliance
Location: Cardiff
Work Pattern: Circa 45hrs/week. Monday - Friday
Salary: £100,000+ per annum Plus Car and Fuel Card
Outline
As Director of Compliance, you will be a pivotal member of the leadership team, responsible for shaping and driving the strategic direction of Health & Safety and Environmental policy and procedure across the organisation. This role demands a blend of strategic vision, operational excellence, and transformational leadership to drive a culture of continuous improvement and sustainable practices.
Strategic Leadership
- Provide direct leadership, guidance and support to the Group Compliance Team.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive compliance strategy aligned with business goals and growth trajectory.
- Support and assist Managers and Supervisors to discharge their responsibilities for health and safety as defined by legislation and company policy.
- Influence and guide the Board of Directors and senior management on health, safety and environmental matters and represent the business with the Regulatory Authorities, and externally as a brand ambassador.
- Hands on and professional approach to Health & Safety & Environmental issues.
Operational Excellence
- Oversee the execution of compliance policies, procedures, and culture programs across the business to ensure the integrated management systems (IMS) are effective on all projects and locations and ensuring compliance with statutory and legal obligations.
- Develop and instil a continuous improvement ethos amongst Management, Supervisory and operational staff.
- Keep up to date with current and pending legislation and a working knowledge of policies, procedures, technical standards and codes of practice which affect the business.
- Review Group training matrix and implement measures to ensure continuity of compliance.
- Lead the review of RAMs and SSoW to ensure employee and supervisor engagement.
- Support the validation and approval of subcontractors, pre-qualification checks and onboarding.
- Oversee and advise on accident investigations, ensuring investigations are of appropriate width and sufficient quality.
- Ensure that incidents and near misses are effectively managed, reported, investigated. Support the operational teams in embedding lessons learned.
- Culture and Engagement
- Establish and implement a programme to embed and develop a positive culture of health & safety across the Group.
- Improve employee engagement and commitment to safe working environments.
- Oversee the compliance program, collaborating closely with department managers and other functional stakeholders to develop, implement and measure effectiveness aligned to the organisational values to create an empowered, engaged workforce. Lead the safety strategy for the organisation.
- Professional and confident to challenge the status quo and improve the way things are done with experience of continuous improvement of systems and processes.
Innovation and Improvement
- Identify and implement innovative practices and technologies to enhance Group compliance performance.
- Lead initiatives that drive operational efficiency, risk mitigation and employee engagement.
- Lead an effective inspection and internal audit plan ensuring that the compliance team conduct sufficient levels of site inspections and take a proactive approach to rectifying failures.
- Performance Management
- Set ambitious compliance performance targets, monitor progress, and ensure accurate reporting.
- Develop and use metrics to measure and drive improvement.
- Set Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and targets for the Compliance Team and present progress to the Senior Management Team.
- Develop, review and update all safety, health and environmental strategies, policies, procedures and documentation to ensure they comply with the requirements of ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001.
- Oversee the ISO accreditation audit procedures.
Strategic Vision
- A forward-thinking leader with the ability to anticipate future challenges and opportunities, translating them into actionable strategies.
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with the regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders to uphold the highest standards of governance and enhance our industry reputation.
- To promote the Company in a professional manner
The Person
Leadership Experience
- Demonstrated success in a senior SHEQ/HSE/Compliance Leadership role within the construction, civil engineering, or a related industry and have experience representing the business both with internally and externally.
- Relevant experience of SHEQ functions within a business of similar complexity & size
- Working knowledge and understanding of waste permitting, regulations and associated reporting.
- Development and implementation of safety management systems
- Managing major SHEQ incidents
- Up to date knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation
- Demonstrated previous experience with HSE, EA/NRW at a high level
Change Management
- Proven ability to influence and coach senior leaders to drive successful change management initiatives.
- Experienced in M&A and Integration of SHEQ in fast paced/ growing business environment.
Professional Credentials
- Chartered Membership of IOSH and a relevant degree-level qualification or equivalent.
- WAMITAB CoTC Level 4
Communication/ Practical Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire diverse teams and stakeholders both internally and externally.
- First rate communication and influencing skills
- Flexible - able to work at all levels and at hands on level
- Proven written communication skills
- Good level of numeracy
- Computer literate in MS office applications
- Full driving licence
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