Construction Compliance and Accreditation Manager (App: 777b9)
Posted Today by Referment
Negotiable
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London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Construction Compliance & Accreditation Manager will lead compliance, assurance, and accreditation efforts for a prominent UK construction firm. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role requires strategic oversight of certifications, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position is designed for a senior compliance professional capable of influencing stakeholders and achieving governance enhancements swiftly. This is a critical short-term consultancy engagement focused on delivering tangible results.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and maintain all corporate accreditations, ensuring audit readiness and renewal
- Develop and deliver a compliance roadmap covering ISO standards, SSIP schemes, and sector-specific certifications
- Lead internal and external audits, ensuring timely closure of non-conformities
- Maintain compliance registers and evidence packs for regulatory, client, and framework requirements
- Manage and continuously improve the Integrated Management System (IMS), integrating ISO standards
- Ensure alignment with Annex SL for streamlined governance and reporting
- Implement and optimise digital compliance platforms for audits, document control and reporting
- Introduce automation for scheduling, alerts and corrective action tracking
- Use data and BI tools to support trend analysis and decision-making
- Oversee subcontractor and supplier compliance in collaboration with Procurement
- Ensure alignment with PAS 91, Common Assessment Standard and major client frameworks
- Represent compliance in bids, audits and client reviews
- Champion ethical and voluntary schemes
- Identify and secure new accreditations as the business enters new sectors
- Support the wider organisation on compliance best practice
- Line manage one direct report within the compliance function
Key Skills:
- Chartered Quality Institute membership (CQP MCQI preferred)
- 10+ years' compliance leadership experience within construction or the built environment
- Proven track record managing ISO certifications and SSIP schemes
- Strong knowledge of sector-specific schemes (e.g. Achilles, RISQS, FORS, Constructionline)
- Confident using digital compliance systems and reporting / BI tools
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Referment is working with a leading UK construction business to appoint an experienced Construction Compliance & Accreditation Manager for a critical short-term consultancy engagement. This role reports directly into the Chief Operating Officer and will provide strategic leadership across compliance, assurance, and accreditation. You will take ownership of sector-critical certifications, lead audits, and drive continuous improvement through an Integrated Management System (IMS) and digital enablement. This is a high-impact assignment suited to a senior compliance professional who can operate with autonomy, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver tangible governance improvements in a short timeframe.
Key Responsibilities
- Accreditation Strategy & Governance
- Own and maintain all corporate accreditations, ensuring audit readiness and renewal
- Develop and deliver a compliance roadmap covering ISO standards, SSIP schemes, and sector-specific certifications
- Lead internal and external audits, ensuring timely closure of non-conformities
- Maintain compliance registers and evidence packs for regulatory, client, and framework requirements
- Integrated Management System (IMS) Leadership
- Manage and continuously improve the IMS, integrating: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001 and ISO 50001
- Ensure alignment with Annex SL for streamlined governance and reporting
- Digital Enablement
- Implement and optimise digital compliance platforms for audits, document control and reporting
- Introduce automation for scheduling, alerts and corrective action tracking
- Use data and BI tools to support trend analysis and decision-making
- Supply Chain & Client Assurance
- Oversee subcontractor and supplier compliance in collaboration with Procurement
- Ensure alignment with PAS 91, Common Assessment Standard and major client frameworks
- Industry & Business Leadership
- Represent compliance in bids, audits and client reviews
- Champion ethical and voluntary schemes (e.g. Building a Safer Future Charter, Armed Forces Covenant)
- Identify and secure new accreditations as the business enters new sectors
- Support the wider organisation on compliance best practice (Right to Work, BPSS, SC processes)
- Line manage one direct report within the compliance function
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Chartered Quality Institute membership (CQP MCQI preferred)
- 10+ years' compliance leadership experience within construction or the built environment
- Proven track record managing ISO certifications and SSIP schemes
- Strong knowledge of sector-specific schemes (e.g. Achilles, RISQS, FORS, Constructionline)
- Confident using digital compliance systems and reporting / BI tools
What Success Looks Like
- Zero certification lapses
- Successful audit outcomes with no major non-conformities
- A mature, fully integrated IMS
- Improved audit efficiency and corrective action closure
- Robust compliance coverage across the supply chain