National Risk and Compliance Lead

We’re seeking a national lead to provide strategic direction, specialist advice and operational oversight across our high risk land and project portfolio. You’ll play a key role in shaping our approach to risk management, ensuring legal compliance, and maintaining safe, secure and well managed sites located across multiple regions in the UK. Working closely with internal teams, and external partners, you will influence best practice across a complex and diverse estates.

You’ll join a collaborative, knowledgeable team within a purpose driven organisation committed to sustainability, wellbeing and making a meaningful impact. This is an opportunity to combine strategic leadership with hands on technical work in a role where your expertise truly matters.

As a key leader of safe and responsible site management, you will lead on:

• Shaping and delivering national risk and compliance strategy for high risk, vacant, derelict and brownfield assets, including specialist and emergency related assessments.
• Developing and maintaining robust risk frameworks, policies and procedures.
• Providing expert guidance on CDM 2015, demolition, remediation and contractor management.
• Ensuring robust contractor assurance processes, including competence checks and overseeing high-risk works.
• Offering clear assurance to senior leaders on compliance performance, risk exposure and mitigation.
• Overseeing national inspections, audits, incident investigations and root cause analysis to drive effective corrective actions.
• Strengthening risk culture through targeted training, engagement and expert advice to colleagues, clients and partners.

Someone who brings strong technical expertise, sound judgement and a collaborative approach.  If you meet most of these core skills and qualifications and are committed to developing in the role, we encourage you to apply:

• NEBOSH National Diploma or Level 6 NVQ in Occupational Health & Safety. 
• Cert IOSH with commitment to achieving CMIOSH. 
• Demonstrable competence in CDM 2015, demolition, remediation and management of high risk, vacant, derelict or brownfield land. 
• Asbestos awareness (UKATA Category A) and fire risk assessment competence. 
• Significant experience in managing complex and high risk land, projects or property portfolios (typically over 5+ years).
• Strong background in contractor management, technical report interpretation and incident investigation. 
• Excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. 
• High professional integrity and a commitment to continuous improvement.