Compliance and Risk Lead

At Dalcour Maclaren, we're key players in the Utilities and Infrastructure industry, bringing the UK and Ireland closer to Net Zero every day. Our land, environmental and geospatial experts work together to unlock the consents needed by our clients to deliver key projects. Our services include land access and assembly, agricultural liaison, planning, environmental impact assessments and geospatial mapping. Join us, and play your part in helping us to achieve our vision; to be the professional services team of choice, leading the Utilities and Infrastructure industry to a sustainable future.

We are looking for a proactive and experienced Compliance, Risk and Safety Lead responsible for ensuring Dalcour Maclaren (DM) maintains effective Health & Safety, Risk Management, Business Continuity and Compliance frameworks that support safe, resilient and legally compliant operations.

Role Purpose

You will provide leadership and oversight across governance, assurance and compliance activities, ensuring policies, controls and processes remain effective, embedded and aligned to regulatory and business requirements. Working closely with Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, you will deliver risk and compliance reporting, manage audits and accreditations, and provide expert guidance on emerging risks, legislative changes and organisational compliance obligations.

You will drive a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and operational excellence, while working collaboratively across the business to ensure risk, safety and compliance controls are consistently applied and support the successful delivery of strategic and operational objectives.

Key Responsibilities for the role

• Lead, maintain, and enhance DM’s Health and Safety Management System, including processes, procedures, risk assessments and incident investigations.

• Ensure robust governance and record-keeping for safety audits, accident/incident logs, inspections, and operational registers.

• Ensure data-driven compliance reporting and insights are in place for SLT, Exec and H&S Steer Committee.

• Ensure Regulatory & Legal compliance for the company , including applicable H&S legislation, codes of practice, and industry standards.

• Own and maintain the organisation-wide Risk Management Framework, facilitating risk reviews with Executive and Senior Leadership Teams. Lead vendor and supplier assurance processes, including onboarding and periodic review.

• Support tender and bid submissions, ensuring compliance requirements are met.

• Own Business Continuity and Crisis Governance framework, with delivery and assurance supported by the Compliance & Audit Manager.

• Lead wider compliance function, ensuring overall governance and assurance is in place to support Dalcour Maclaren, including;

  • Oversee external audits and accreditations, ensuring the business is prepared and compliant year‑round.
  • Ensure Policy Management Framework is in place, ensuring alignment with risk, regulatory, and operational requirements
  • Set standards and provide oversight for PPE, DSC and related operational compliance requirements, ensuring consistent application across DM.
  • Support in the defining of training requirements and oversee delivery of compliance and safety training programmes.
  • Accountable for Data and Information Protection Governance Framework, with operation delivery through the DPO, Compliance & Audit Manager.

• Provide proactive subject matter expertise to SLT on emerging risks, trends, and compliance changes.

• Collaborate closely with the wider Operations Team (Facilities and IT) to ensure operational and technological alignment on risk and safety controls

Essential

• Track record in leading and maintaining Health & Safety, risk and compliance frameworks across the business.

• Experience ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and industry standards.

• Proven ability to manage risk assessments, incident investigations, audits and assurance activities.

• Experience delivering clear risk and compliance reporting to senior leadership and executive teams.

• Knowledge of business continuity, crisis management and supplier assurance processes.

• Ideally hold a recognised Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma, CMIOSH or equivalent).

Benefits:

• Annual bonus scheme

• 25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthday

• Vitality Health Membership (including Private healthcare, subsidised gym membership and other discounts)

• Flexible working through our ‘Flexible Advantage’ supporting working families & your work/life balance

• Pension Scheme via The Peoples Pension

• Life insurance (4x Base Salary)

• Cycle to work scheme

• 26 Weeks paid Maternity Leave

• 4 Weeks paid Paternity Leave

• BHN Extras – provides discounted gift cards for hundreds of popular retailers

• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (provided by Octopus Electric Vehicles) effective at 1 years’ service

• Sabbatical Policy effective at 3 years’ service

• Professional development – paid study leave

• Military service paid leave (7.5 days per year)

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) plus wider Mental Health & Wellbeing support

• 2 x Company-wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the year

Dalcour Maclaren is an equal opportunities employer.