Senior Inspection & Compliance Lead

DP World; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World is seeking an experienced Inspection Manager to lead the delivery of the approved inspection strategy across its operating areas in the UAE. The role involves developing risk-based plans, ensuring compliance with JAFZA and NIP regulations, and guiding complex enforcement actions within delegated authority.

You will supervise an Inspection team and coordinate with government authorities to safeguard regulatory and operational interests.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the approved Inspection strategy across operating areas with clear priorities, annual plans, resource deployment and performance expectations.
• Develop risk-based inspection plans by considering regulatory requirements, operational risk intelligence, violations, non-compliance and emerging concerns.
• Manage regulatory inspection and compliance assurance across Free Zone and Mainland companies, interpreting JAFZA and NIP regulations, local laws and permits.
• Lead assessment and resolution of significant violations and complex cases, evaluating evidence and risk to determine corrective or enforcement actions.
• Exercise delegated decision-making for complex inspection cases with penalties up to AED 250,000 per incident, ensuring evidence-based, documented decisions.
• Lead, coach and develop the Inspection team to raise technical capability and regulatory judgement quality.
• Act as the primary interface for Inspection matters with internal stakeholders, customers and government authorities, escalating material issues as needed.
• Establish and monitor inspection KPIs, trends and recurring violations; identify systemic weaknesses and propose corrective actions.
• Lead continuous improvement of Inspection policies, procedures, systems and processes to enhance compliance, productivity and customer experience.
• Manage the Inspection function's controls to safeguard regulatory, operational, financial and reputational interests, ensuring HSE, environmental and information-security requirements are followed.

Job description

DP World is seeking an experienced Inspection Manager to lead the delivery of the approved inspection strategy across its operating areas in the UAE. The role involves developing risk-based plans, ensuring compliance with JAFZA and NIP regulations, and guiding complex enforcement actions within delegated authority.

You will supervise an Inspection team and coordinate with government authorities to safeguard regulatory and operational interests.