Our client is seeking an experienced Compliance Director to lead its group-wide compliance, quality, health and safety, security, and risk-management function.
Reporting directly to the CEO and Owner, the role will oversee the organisation’s Integrated Management System and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, contractual, and international certification requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of the Group’s Integrated Management System.
- Maintain compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 18788 and ISO 28007 requirements.
- Develop policies, procedures, operational standards and document-control processes.
- Plan and lead internal, external, certification and surveillance audits.
- Manage non-conformances, corrective actions and relationships with certification bodies and external auditors.
- Maintain legal, regulatory and corporate risk registers and advise senior management on compliance matters.
- Oversee health and safety processes, including risk assessments, incident reporting, investigations and performance monitoring.
- Maintain the Group’s security compliance framework and client assurance requirements.
- Support client due diligence, audits, prequalification processes and regulatory enquiries.
- Advise operational teams on compliance requirements, risk assessments, project mobilisation and operational planning.
- Prepare compliance, audit, safety, risk and performance reports for Executive Management.
- Promote a strong culture of compliance, quality and safety while developing the future compliance and QHSE function.
Requirements
- Extensive experience managing integrated management systems.
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 45001.
- Knowledge of ISO 18788 and ISO 28007, or the ability to develop this expertise quickly.
- Proven experience leading internal and external audits.
- Strong understanding of risk management, corporate compliance and operational assurance.
- A degree in Business, Maritime, Risk Management, Health and Safety or a related discipline would be preferred.
- ISO 9001 or ISO 45001 Lead Auditor certification would be advantageous.
- Experience within maritime, shipping, offshore, marine services, private security, oil and gas or emergency response would be an advantage.
- Strong report-writing, analytical, leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
- Strategic and commercially aware approach, combined with strong attention to detail and professional integrity.
Benefits
- Group-wide leadership position reporting directly to the CEO and Owner.
- Opportunity to shape the organisation’s compliance, safety, security and risk frameworks.
- Broad strategic and operational exposure across an international maritime business.
Salary
- EUR 80,000-90,000 gross per annum, depending on the experience of the successful candidate.