Compliance Manager

Barclay Simpson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclay Simpson is supporting a UK-based manufacturer of water treatment and filtration products in a Regulatory Compliance & Solutions Manager search. This 12-month fixed-term role sits hybrid, requiring 3–4 days in the office.

The ideal candidate will have strong water-compliance knowledge and a demonstrable ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable solutions. The successful candidate will track UK and EU regulations, understand product and commercial implications,

Qualifications

• Water compliance experience with practical exposure to drinking-water materials, treatment and related products.
• Familiarity with EU Drinking Water Directive and Article 11 requirements.
• Knowledge of national approval schemes such as WRAS, ACS, KTW/BWGL, DM 174, KIWA, Belgaqua or equivalents.
• Experience with product testing, certification and re-certification programmes.

Responsibilities

• Track and map changing UK and EU regulations.
• Understand product, operational and commercial implications.
• Develop practical technical or commercial solutions.
• Work with Product, R&D, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain.
• Present options to senior leadership and influence investment.
• Establish delivery plans, remove blockers and drive implementation.

Skills

Water compliance

Regulatory mapping

Cross-functional collaboration

Commercial judgement

Regulatory change tracking

Job description

We’re hiring: Regulatory Compliance & Solutions Manager

Water Compliance | Packaging | Product & Commercial Change

12-month fixed-term contract | UK

Hybrid - 3/4 days per week in the office

I’m supporting a confidential search for a UK-based manufacturer of water treatment and filtration products.

This is a business-critical role focused on helping the organisation navigate changing water and packaging regulations while protecting product availability and market access across the UK and Europe.

Water compliance experience is the most important requirement. We’re looking for someone with practical exposure to areas such as:

• Drinking-water-contact materials, water treatment, filtration, plumbing or sanitary products
• The EU Drinking Water Directive and Article 11 requirements
• National approval schemes such as WRAS, ACS, KTW/BWGL, DM 174, KIWA, Belgaqua or equivalent
• Product testing, certification and re-certification programmes

Packaging compliance experience is also highly desirable, particularly PPWR, recyclability, labelling and Extended Producer Responsibility obligations across European markets.

Crucially, this is not a role for someone who only interprets regulations and identifies problems.

The successful person will be able to:

• Track and map changing UK and EU regulations
• Understand the product, operational and commercial implications
• Develop practical technical or commercial solutions
• Work closely with Product, R&D, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain
• Present clear options to senior leadership and influence investment and change
• Establish delivery plans, remove blockers and drive solutions through to implementation

The ideal candidate may not be a traditional career compliance specialist. They will, however, have strong water-compliance knowledge, sound commercial judgement and a demonstrable track record of turning complex regulatory requirements into workable solutions.

This would suit someone hands-on, pragmatic and action-oriented—someone who can spot the issue, bring the right people together and take ownership of delivering the fix.

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