Compliance and Assurance Lead

Babcock International; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering firm is seeking a Compliance and Assurance Lead to ensure compliance with the Electro-Mechanical Training Contract while promoting best practices. This role involves leading quality assurance across the organization, managing audit programmes, and driving governance processes. The ideal candidate will have experience in ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems and must secure BPSS clearance. Competitive compensation and generous benefits are offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading option

Paid leave for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of quality assurance across EMTC.
• Manage internal and external audit programmes.
• Oversee policy control documents and coordinate compliance activities.
• Drive governance processes with the Contract Performance Manager.
• Ensure effective management of EMTC contractual obligations.

Skills

Delivering external audits

Managing audit programmes

Collaborating across cross-functional teams

Applying business management principles

Implementing governance frameworks

Managing operational risk

Education

Experience in managing quality management systems (ISO 9001:2015)

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Compliance and Assurance Lead
Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £40,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68745

Lead the Way in Compliance and Assurance Excellence

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Compliance and Assurance Lead at Lyneham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Role

As a Compliance and Assurance Lead, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring our Electro-Mechanical Training Contract (EMTC) meets the highest standards of governance, compliance, and assurance. This is a pivotal role where your expertise will directly support national defence training, helping shape a safer future. You’ll work closely with leadership teams and stakeholders to uphold quality, drive continuous improvement, and influence strategic decision-making.

Day-to-day you’ll be required to

• Lead the development and delivery of quality assurance across EMTC and Babcock’s Global Business Management System.
• Manage the internal and external audit programmes and promote best practices in compliance and assurance.
• Oversee policy control documents, SOPs, and coordinate quality compliance activities.
• Drive governance processes and identify operational improvements with the Contract Performance Manager.
• Ensure contract compliance and effective management of EMTC contractual obligations.

This is a full-time role, totalling 37 hours per week, based at Lyneham. It offers hybrid working arrangements, with a mix of onsite and home working days.

Essential experience

• Delivering external audits and managing audit programmes.
• Collaborating across cross-functional teams to support business and contract operations.
• Applying business management principles in a complex organisation.
• Implementing governance, assurance, and compliance frameworks.
• Managing operational risk effectively.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing and leading quality management systems, such as ISO 9001:2015

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at GOV.UK.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 13/11/2025