Compliance Manager at Global Commissioning – Whitstable, England
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About Us
Global Commissioning is a specialist consultancy delivering world-class Commissioning Agent, Management, MEP Validation, and Specialist Electrical Services to the global data centre industry.
We support hyper-scale and colocation clients across EMEA, delivering compliant, high-performance commissioning solutions for mission-critical infrastructure.
Operating within a Private Equity–backed environment, we place strong emphasis on governance, regulatory compliance, environmental responsibility, and scalable systems that support sustainable growth and investor confidence.
Role Overview
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Compliance Manager to support and manage the organisation’s compliance, governance, and assurance activities within a fast-paced, Private Equity–backed environment.
This role will be responsible for maintaining and improving the company’s compliance frameworks and integrated management systems, ensuring ongoing adherence to regulatory requirements, ISO standards, and client expectations.
The Compliance Manager will work closely with senior leadership to ensure audit readiness, effective risk management, and consistent application of governance standards across all regions and projects. This role plays a key part in protecting the organisation’s reputation, supporting operational excellence, and enabling sustainable growth.
Role OverviewWe are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Compliance Manager to support and manage the organisation’s compliance, governance, and assurance activities within a fast-paced, Private Equity–backed environment.This role will be responsible for maintaining and improving the company’s compliance frameworks and integrated management systems, ensuring ongoing adherence to regulatory requirements, ISO standards, and client expectations.The Compliance Manager will work closely with senior leadership to ensure audit readiness, effective risk management, and consistent application of governance standards across all regions and projects. This role plays a key part in protecting the organisation’s reputation, supporting operational excellence, and enabling sustainable growth.- Maintain and support the organisation’s integrated management systems across:
- Quality
- Environmental Management
- Business Continuity
- Information Security
- Ensure ongoing compliance with key standards:
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- ISO 22301
- ISO 27001
- Support certification processes and always ensure audit readiness
- Assist in implementing scalable and proportionate compliance systems aligned with business growth
- Promote a culture of compliance, continuous improvement, and risk awareness
- Support the implementation and maintenance of governance and compliance frameworks
- Assist in planning and conducting internal audits across departments and regions
- Coordinate external audits, certification bodies, and client audits
- Monitor compliance risks and support mitigation planning
- Prepare reports and dashboards to provide visibility on compliance performance
- Support ESG and sustainability initiatives across the organisation
- Assist in maintaining the Environmental Management System (ISO 14001)
- Contribute to ESG reporting, tracking, and improvement plans
- Manage and maintain external accreditations such as EcoVadis and Achilles
- Monitor relevant ESG regulations and support implementation of required controls
- Ensure adherence to relevant legislation, regulations, and internal policies
- Identify and escalate compliance and regulatory risks
- Support development of policies, procedures, and control measures
- Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on compliance-related matters
- Assist with due diligence, tenders, and client compliance requirements
- Degree in Law, Compliance, Risk, Engineering, Environmental Management, Business, or similar (or equivalent experience)
- Professional certifications in compliance, audit, or risk (desirable)
- ISO Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor qualification (advantageous)
- Experience in a compliance, risk, or governance role within a complex or growing organisation
- Familiarity with ISO standards and integrated management systems
- Understanding of audit processes and compliance frameworks
- Exposure to ESG or sustainability practices (desirable)
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
- Effective communicator with the ability to engage stakeholders at multiple levels
- Pragmatic and solutions-focused approach to compliance