QSHE Compliance Manager

Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG; Bicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26 days

Pension scheme

Wellbeing resources

Forces friendly

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel in the United Kingdom is seeking a QSHE Compliance Manager to lead contractual, regulatory and policy compliance across a major defence logistics contract. You will partner with operations and support teams to provide assurance, governance and expert guidance on performance and compliance.

In this role you will drive continuous improvement, manage change controls, and champion a strong QSHE culture while ensuring alignment with ISO standards and information governance requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience with quality, safety, health, environmental or compliance management systems, ideally aligned to ISO 9001/14001/45001.
• Audit qualification or willingness to gain one.
• Knowledge of contract management, governance or compliance in a complex operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management and implementation of contractual compliance requirements, ensuring alignment with operational delivery and business objectives.
• Monitor regulatory, contractual and policy changes, assessing impacts and driving effective implementation across the contract.
• Act as the subject matter expert for QSHE compliance, providing guidance and assurance to stakeholders at all levels.
• Maintain and enhance compliance frameworks, registers and management systems to support governance and operational excellence. Lead quality reviews of policies, procedures and work instructions to ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance.
• Represent QSHE within internal and customer working groups, building strong partnerships and influencing positive outcomes.
• Manage change control processes, ensuring QSHE risks, impacts and opportunities are identified and effectively managed.
• Support compliance with legal, environmental and information governance requirements, including GDPR and ISO standards.
• Drive continuous improvement through audits, data analysis, reporting and the identification of trends and best practices.
• Champion a positive QSHE culture by leading initiatives, supporting business objectives and promoting safe, sustainable and compliant ways of working.

Skills

ISO knowledge

Audit experience

Contract governance

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Detail oriented

Independent worker

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Are you passionate about driving excellence in compliance, quality, safety, health and environmental standards within a critical Government and Defence operation? As our QSHE Compliance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring contractual, legislative and policy compliance across asignificant logistics programme. Working closely with operational and support teams, you will provide assurance, governance and expert guidance to maintain the highest standards of performance and compliance. This is a unique opportunity to influence strategic outcomes, safeguard operational integrity, and contribute to a contract that supports vital Defence capabilities.

How you create impact

• Lead the management and implementation of contractual compliance requirements, ensuring alignment with operational delivery and business objectives.
• Monitor regulatory, contractual and policy changes, assessing impacts and driving effective implementation across the contract.
• Act as the subject matter expert for QSHE compliance, providing guidance and assurance to stakeholders at all levels.
• Maintain and enhance compliance frameworks, registers and management systems to support governance and operational excellence.Lead quality reviews of policies, procedures and work instructions to ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance.
• Represent QSHE within internal and customer working groups, building strong partnerships and influencing positive outcomes.
• Manage change control processes, ensuring QSHE risks, impacts and opportunities are identified and effectively managed.
• Support compliance with legal, environmental and information governance requirements, including GDPR and ISO standards.
• Drive continuous improvement through audits, data analysis, reporting and the identification of trends and best practices.
• Champion a positive QSHE culture by leading initiatives, supporting business objectives and promoting safe, sustainable and compliant ways of working.

What we would like you to bring

• Experience working within quality, safety, health, environmental or compliance management systems, ideally aligned to ISO 9001, 14001 and/or 45001 standards.
• Audit experience, with a recognised audit qualification or a willingness to gain one.
• Knowledge of contract management, governance or compliance within a complex operational environment.
• Experience supporting and implementing change initiatives while maintaining compliance and operational excellence.
• Strong understanding of Integrated Management Systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build positive relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical, reporting and planning skills, coupled with a meticulous attention to detail.
• A proactive, customer-focused approach, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a wider team.
• Resilience, adaptability and a solutions-focused mindset, with the confidence to navigate change and competing priorities.
• Experience within logistics, defence, aviation, automotive or other highly regulated sectors would be advantageous.
• A full UK driving licence is required.

What's in it for you

Join Kuehne+Nagel and build your future with us. We believe in recognising and rewarding the commitment, expertise and passion our people bring every day. In return, you'll enjoy a competitive benefits package, including 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to earn additional leave through length of service.
You'll also have access to our contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension scheme and our Route 2 Rewards programme, offering employee discounts, recognition initiatives, wellbeing resources and a dedicated wellbeing centre to support you both professionally and personally.
As a proud holder of the Gold Armed Forces Covenant Award, we are committed to being a forcesfriendly employer and actively welcome applications from service leavers, reservists and veterans. We recognise the valuable skills, experience and perspectives they bring to our business and are proud to support their transition into civilian careers.

Please be aware that by applying for this role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be performed.

Any appointment will then be strictly conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these checks