Global Project Compliance Lead

Designer Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Designer Group is seeking an International Project Compliance Manager to strengthen compliance across its international project portfolio. The role is mobile and project-facing, based in Ireland with regular travel to European and international sites.

You will conduct site compliance audits, review documents, identify gaps and ensure corrective actions are tracked to completion, collaborating with multiple departments to maintain robust controls and evidence across projects.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years’ experience in finance, commercial operations, audit, compliance, project controls, contract administration or construction/engineering project support.
• Strong understanding of commercial and financial controls, documentation standards, audit trails and governance processes.
• Experience reviewing, validating or maintaining records relating to contracts, suppliers, subcontractors, insurance, approvals, payments, risk or compliance.
• Ability to interpret process requirements and ensure the correct evidence, documentation and approvals are in place.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple workstreams across different projects or business units.
• Comfortable working with data, trackers, registers, reports and compliance dashboards.
• Experience identifying gaps, following up on corrective actions and escalating risks clearly.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured compliance reviews across international project sites.
• Maintain project compliance registers and dashboards.
• Review subcontractor onboarding, appointment and mobilisation documentation.
• Check that insurance, bonds, guarantees and contractual records are complete and up to date.
• Review labour and mobilisation compliance documentation, including right-to-work, visa, permit, A1 and posted-worker documentation where applicable.
• Support site-based Compliance Administrators, Project Administrators and Document Controllers.
• Identify compliance gaps, assign corrective actions and track them through to completion.
• Work with Commercial and Procurement to ensure subcontractors are formally appointed before mobilisation.
• Coordinate with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Finance and HSQE where compliance issues cross functional areas.
• Produce clear audit findings, action trackers and risk updates for the Head of Contracts Compliance.
• Support the continued development of consistent compliance processes across international projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Risk identification

Project coordination

Data literacy

Job description

Designer Group is seeking an International Project Compliance Manager to strengthen compliance across its international project portfolio. The role is mobile and project-facing, based in Ireland with regular travel to European and international sites.

You will conduct site compliance audits, review documents, identify gaps and ensure corrective actions are tracked to completion, collaborating with multiple departments to maintain robust controls and evidence across projects.