Senior Risk & Compliance Manager

OCU Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OCU Group, a global infrastructure and energy services business, is expanding in Australia and New Zealand. We seek a Senior Risk & Compliance Manager for ANZ to set the standard for risk management and compliance across the region and to embed proven frameworks locally.

Reporting to the General Counsel with a dotted line to the UK Head of Risk & Compliance, you will partner with executives to support strategic growth while maintaining robust controls and ethical practices across renewables,

Qualifications

• A recognised risk, compliance or governance qualification such as the IRM International Diploma, RMIA CPRM, Graduate Certificate in Compliance and Risk Management, or equivalent.
• A track record of embedding and improving risk frameworks, grounded in ISO 31000 and COSO ERM.
• Experience in fast-paced contracting environments, ideally in engineering, utilities, construction or energy.
• The judgement to be pragmatic, knowing when to hold the line and when to adapt.
• Experience working across global or multi-entity groups.
• The influence to challenge senior leaders and bring them with you.
• Clear, confident communication, on paper and in the boardroom.
• A knack for turning complexity into something simple and actionable.

Responsibilities

• Adapt Group Risk Management Framework to ANZ with local laws where required.
• Maintain visibility of ANZ regulatory obligations with accountable owners and practical controls.
• Advise leaders on ethics, anti-bribery and corruption, competition law, sanctions, modern slavery and human rights, privacy, conflicts of interest and fraud.
• Run the Group Risk Management Framework locally, including risk appetite, KRIs and horizon scanning.
• Deliver independent, risk-based monitoring and assurance, and oversee remediation of root causes.
• Manage compliance concerns, incidents and breaches, supporting investigations and corrective action.
• Report clearly to ANZ leadership and governance forums; support governance committees and audit records.
• Act as the regional face of risk and compliance, training and guiding teams across ANZ.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Regulatory compliance

ISO 31000

COSO ERM

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Education

IRM Diploma

RMIA CPRM

Grad Cert Compliance

Job description

OCU Group is a global infrastructure and energy services business with more than 5,000 people delivering projects that power communities and support the energy transition.

Our Australian and New Zealand operations are growing fast, bringing together great businesses including All Energy Contracting (AEC), Bam Bam, Pilecom and Volta under one group.

About the opportunity

Most risk and compliance roles ask you to maintain a framework. This one asks you to build and embed it into a business that's growing fast.

In just over a year, OCU has built a multi-business platform across Australia and New Zealand, spanning renewables, power infrastructure, piling, geotechnical engineering, energy advisory and high-voltage commissioning. Behind us is a Group that has just passed £1bn in revenue, with ambitious plans to keep growing, here in ANZ and internationally.

As our Senior Risk & Compliance Manager for ANZ, you'll set the standard for how we manage risk and compliance across the region. Reporting to our General Counsel, with a dotted line to our UK Head of Risk & Compliance, you'll take proven Group frameworks and make them work locally, partnering with our executive and senior leaders to help them make confident, well-informed decisions that keep our growth on solid ground.

New acquisitions, new markets, new opportunities: you'll help us move quickly without cutting corners. If you want to build something, not just maintain it, this could be the role for you.

What You'll Do

• Bring OCU Group frameworks to life across ANZ, adapting them to local laws and regulations where it required.
• Keep a clear view of our ANZ legal and regulatory obligations, with accountable owners, practical controls and horizon scanning to stay ahead of regulatory change.
• Advise leaders on ethics, anti-bribery and corruption, competition law, sanctions, modern slavery and human rights, privacy, conflicts of interest and fraud, offering practical guidance and constructive challenge.
• Run the Group Risk Management Framework locally, including risk appetite, registers, KRIs and emerging risks, and lead workshops that help leaders own their risks and build them into planning, investment, acquisitions and delivery.
• Deliver independent, risk-based monitoring and assurance, and oversee remediation so root causes are fixed and controls genuinely strengthened.
• Manage compliance concerns, incidents and breaches, supporting investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective action, and escalating promptly when it matters
• Report clearly to ANZ leadership and Group governance forums, support governance committees, and keep our risk and compliance records and evidence audit‑ready
• Act as the regional face of risk and compliance, working with Group, regulators, clients, certification bodies and external assurers, and building a proactive risk culture through practical training and guidance

What You'll Bring

• A recognised risk, compliance or governance qualification, such as the IRM International Diploma, RMIA CPRM, Graduate Certificate in Compliance and Risk Management, or equivalent.
• A track record of embedding and improving risk frameworks, grounded in ISO 31000 and COSO ERM.
• Experience in fast‑paced contracting environments, ideally in engineering, utilities, construction or energy.
• The judgement to be pragmatic, knowing when to hold the line and when to adapt.
• Experience working across global or multi‑entity groups.
• The influence to challenge senior leaders and bring them with you.
• Clear, confident communication, on paper and in the boardroom.
• A knack for turning complexity into something simple and actionable.

Why join the OCU Group

• Be part of something bigger - join an international group operating across the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
• Build your career- access greater opportunities for learning, development and progression as the Group continues to grow.
• Work on industry‑leading projects - contribute to some of Australia and New Zealand’s largest renewable energy and power infrastructure projects.