Compliance & Assurance Manager

National Grid; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider in the UK is seeking a Compliance and Assurance Performance Manager to oversee safety, health, and environmental activities within their Infrastructure Delivery team. The role requires a professional with a degree in a relevant field and a NEBOSH qualification, focusing on managing compliance systems and strategy development. Offering a salary between £65,000 and £75,000, flexible working, and generous benefits, this position plays a crucial part in enhancing safety standards across the organization.

Benefits

Annual Performance Based Bonus up to 30%

28 days annual leave plus statutory days

Generous pension scheme

Financial support for professional memberships

Flexible benefits

Family care benefits

Health and fitness support apps

Qualifications

• Qualified professional with degree in a relevant field.
• Solid background in construction environment.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction compliance and assurance management system.
• Develop compliance and assurance strategy.
• Prepare and deliver compliance reporting.

Skills

Project planning

Change management

Performance improvement

Understanding of safety standards

Education

Degree in Safety or STEM field

NEBOSH qualification

Job description

About the role

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing, and improving. In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers.

Join Our Team as a Compliance and Assurance Performance Manager!

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the field of Safety, Health, Environmental & Sustainability (SHES) within our Infrastructure Delivery (ID) team? We are seeking a dedicated Compliance and Assurance Performance Manager to oversee and assure all our SHES Construction activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set the standard for ID Construction work by managing our construction compliance and assurance management system and business procedures.
• Develop a risk-based future compliance and assurance strategy.
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive compliance and assurance reporting for the team.
• Provide oversight for internal control systems, ensuring best practices in strategic, operational, and compliance controls.

You will work closely with all Business Units to understand their SHES Compliance and Assurance activities and plans. By identifying common themes, you will implement Best Practices and coordinate requirements on behalf of ID, acting as the representative for Compliance and Assurance improvements.

We’re flexible on where you are based but there will be a need to travel regularly to sites and contractor offices throughout England and Wales, and this can be combined with hybrid working from home.

What you'll need

You are a qualified professional with a degree or equivalent in a relevant Safety or STEM field, complemented by a NEBOSH qualification. With a solid background in a construction environment, you bring valuable experience as a project or programme planner, along with expertise in change management and performance improvement.

Your membership in, or qualification from, a relevant professional body is a distinct advantage. You possess knowledge of key standards such as PAS200/ISO22301 (for Business Continuity Management), ISO18000 (for safety), BS11200 (for crisis management), ISO9001 (Quality), ISO55001 (Asset Management), ISO14001 (Environmental), or other related standards.

Your experience working with regulatory agencies and external stakeholders is essential, and you hold a current driving licence, enabling you to navigate the demands of this role effectively.

What's in it for you?

• Salary of £65,000 to £75,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Job requirement car
• Annual Performance Based Bonus of up to 30%
• 28 days annual leave, plus eight statutory days
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it’s relevant to your role
• Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
• Access to a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing

More Information

This role closes on 31st December 2025 however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. Interviews will be held in mid-January.

At National Grid we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.