Compliance Engineer

National Gas; Bacton; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double-match pension

Annual bonus

Tusker car scheme

26 days holiday

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing & development

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

National Gas is seeking a COMAH Compliance Engineer for the Bacton Gas Terminal to maintain safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance on a site-based basis. You will help protect people, assets, and reliability of critical energy infrastructure.

This role supports governance, inspections, and continuous improvement while collaborating with operations, regulators and emergency services.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety and environmental legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience in a high-hazard or safety-critical operational environment.
• Understanding of industrial assets, plant, equipment, or infrastructure operations.
• Experience supporting permit-to-work systems, risk assessments, and safe systems of work.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to coach, influence and promote a positive safety culture.
• Engineering qualification (HNC) or significant relevant experience.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance activities across safety, security, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor performance, licences, authorisations, and risk registers to maintain compliance and assurance.
• Support CDM and Temporary Works governance, providing guidance and coaching where needed.
• Plan and deliver assurance visits, identify improvement opportunities, and share good practice across teams.
• Contribute to process safety assessments, risk reviews, and incident investigations to strengthen operational performance.
• Build strong relationships with regulators, emergency services, local authorities, and other key stakeholders.
• Support emergency preparedness, policy development, new asset projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Produce and analyse KPI reports to track compliance performance and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Safety compliance

Environmental compliance

High-hazard environment

Industrial assets

Permit-to-work

Risk assessments

Safe systems of work

Stakeholder management

Coaching & influencing

Engineering qualification

Driving licence

Education

HNC in engineering

Job description

• Additional allowance of £2,500 per year, paid monthly

£55,500 to £65,500 + up to 6% bonus

• Additional allowance of £2,500 per year, paid monthly

Location: Bacton

Working pattern

Site-based, 5 days a week

Location requirement

Based within reasonable travelling distance of Bacton

About Us

At National Gas, the work we do matters. As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm by maintaining the critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today, we’re also helping transform the network for a clean energy future. Join us and help secure Britain’s energy.

About The Role

Help keep one of the UK’s most important gas terminals safe, compliant, and operating at its best.

As a COMAH Compliance Engineer at Bacton Gas Terminal, you’ll provide expert guidance across safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance, helping protect people, assets, and the reliability of critical energy infrastructure.

Why this role matters

Bacton Gas Terminal plays a vital role in the East Region, connecting strategically important infrastructure to the wider gas transmission network. Every day, the decisions made on site support safe, reliable operations and contribute to energy security across Great Britain.

This is a role with real operational impact. You’ll help ensure compliance with legislation, industry standards, and company requirements while driving continuous improvement in safety performance, environmental management, and operational excellence. Working alongside operational teams, regulators, emergency services, and external stakeholders, you’ll be a trusted voice for safety and compliance, helping create a workplace where people can perform at their best and go home safely every day.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead compliance activities across safety, security, environmental, and regulatory requirements


• Monitor performance, reporting, licences, authorisations, and risk registers to maintain compliance and assurance


• Support CDM and Temporary Works governance, providing guidance and coaching where needed


• Plan and deliver assurance visits, identify improvement opportunities, and share good practice across teams


• Contribute to process safety assessments, risk reviews, and incident investigations to strengthen operational performance


• Build strong relationships with regulators, emergency services, local authorities, and other key stakeholders


• Support emergency preparedness, policy development, new asset projects, and continuous improvement initiatives


• Produce and analyse KPI reports to track compliance performance and drive continuous improvement

What you’ll bring

This role would suit someone who enjoys working close to operations, influencing positive safety behaviours, and helping teams achieve high standards in complex, highly regulated environments.

Essential

• Knowledge of safety and environmental legislation and compliance requirements


• Experience working in a high-hazard or safety-critical operational environment


• Understanding of industrial assets, plant, equipment, or infrastructure operations


• Experience supporting permit-to-work systems, risk assessments, and safe systems of work


• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills


• Ability to coach, influence, and promote a positive safety culture


• HNC (or equivalent qualification) in an engineering discipline, or significant relevant engineering/operational experience


• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• IOSH Managing Safely qualification


• NEBOSH General Certificate (with a willingness to work towards NEBOSH Diploma)


• Incident investigation and root cause analysis experience


• Understanding of gas transmission, process industries, energy, utilities, or similar sectors


• Experience supporting construction, commissioning, or infrastructure projects

Security clearance

This role is subject to National Security Vetting (NSV). Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC) throughout their employment. For further information, visit GOV.UK (UK Security Vetting: Clearance Levels).

What we offer

• Market-leading double-match pension (up to 12% company contribution)


• Annual performance bonus up to 6%


• Access to the Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme


• 26 days holiday (plus statutory holidays)


• 10x salary life assurance and income protection


• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental, and technology options


• Family-friendly policies, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities

Inclusive recruitment

We're building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity, and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution. We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond. National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.