Contract Legislative Compliance Lead

Remote working within U.K - Travel to Glasgow and other U.K sites

SC Cleared (Essential)

Long term contract

Rates £500- £800 p/d Inside IR35 DOE

A leading Engineering client are looking to onboard a Legislative Compliance Lead to support the ongoing maintenance and updating of the Legislation register. The ideal candidate will hold live security clearance (SC) and a Defence maritime, submarine support experience and any familiarity with MoD interfaces/governance would be highly desirable.

Key skills

• Sole British national and a holder of live security clearance (SC) - Due to the classification of the programme
• Experience with Lexis Library, SIMPLIFi (or similar) and reviewing ALARP-based safety/environment documentation
• Willing/Able to travel to multiple sites around the U.K as/when required.
• Extensive experience delivering legislation registers and compliance reporting in a safety-critical and/or a highly regulated environment.
• CEng/IEng (or relevant degree)
• SQEP equivalent to Senior Safety & Reliability Engineer; strong working knowledge of relevant UK HSE/environment/engineering regulatory frameworks.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and update the legislation register for applicable UK legal/regulatory requirements (using agreed tools such as Lexis Library/SIMPLIFi).
• Produce the annual Legislation Compliance Report, including review/update cycle and environmental considerations.
• Complete up to three areas-of-concern deep dives per year and integrate findings/recommendations.
• Provide SME advice on compliance queries; assess impacts and support closure of actions.
• Support governance meetings
• Maintain audit trail/records, follow QMS and agreed communication routes (technical via Technical Contact; commercial via Commercial Contact); support briefings/knowledge transfer as required.