Regulatory Compliance Lead - UK & EU, Hybrid in Thatcham

As Compliance Manager (Regulatory Compliance) at AVK, you are the organisation's lead on legislative monitoring, regulatory implementation and compliance culture. This is a senior, forward‑facing individual contributor role, ensuring AVK stays ahead of its legislative obligations across UK and EU jurisdictions and that those obligations are translated into practical, operational compliance across the group.

This role sits alongside the Compliance Manager (Management Systems) and is deliberately focused on the external regulatory landscape and its day‑to‑day application. Where the Management Systems role maintains the integrity of AVK's IMS and policy framework, this role ensures the business understands and meets its legislative obligations in practice and that people at every level own their part in that.

You will work in close partnership with various stakeholders across the group, ensuring compliance obligations are identified and implemented. In relation to data protection, you will own the compliance monitoring of UK and EU GDPR on behalf of the group, tracking legislative developments, ensuring internal teams understand their obligations, and embedding data protection practices into day‑to‑day activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Legislative Monitoring & Regulatory Register: Continuously monitor legislative and regulatory developments across UK and EU jurisdictions using LexisNexis and other appropriate sources, assessing their operational impact on AVK and communicating changes to the business clearly and in a timely manner. Own and maintain AVK's regulatory register using LexisNexis, tracking all applicable UK and EU legislation, regulatory guidelines and amendments relevant to the business. Manage variations and amendments to existing regulatory approvals and obligations, ensuring affected teams are aware and prepared to respond.
• Authority Queries & Inspections: Support AVK in responding to queries, requests for information and inspections from regulatory authorities, ensuring responses are accurate, timely and well‑evidenced. Liaise with Legal team as required when regulatory matters require specialist legal input. Maintain clear records of all authority interactions, queries and inspection outcomes.
• Policy & Process Gap Management: Identify gaps in AVK's policies, procedures and operational processes that arise from legislative requirements or regulatory change. Take the lead on initiating and driving the resolution of legislative gaps. Ensure that legislative requirements are accurately and practically reflected in updated policies and procedures before they are issued. Review processes, contracts and workflows to proactively identify compliance exposures before they develop into risks, working closely with relevant stakeholders.
• Training & Compliance Culture: Provide training and awareness sessions on regulatory changes to ensure requirements are understood. Be a visible, accessible and credible compliance champion, creating an environment where people feel confident raising concerns and asking questions. Produce clear, accessible regulatory briefings and guidance notes. Identify and share good compliance practice across teams, divisions and sites to drive continuous improvement.
• Risk, Reporting & Cross‑Divisional Engagement: Identify, assess and escalate regulatory and legislative compliance risks, feeding into the business risk register. Prepare concise compliance reports for the Head of Compliance covering regulatory exposure, legislative developments, implementation progress and emerging risks. Lead root cause analysis on compliance failures or near‑misses linked to legislative requirements, driving lasting corrective actions in partnership with the Internal Auditor. Build and maintain strong working relationships with divisional leads and key stakeholders. Represent the compliance function in cross‑divisional forums, steering committees and senior leadership meetings as required. Contribute to the compliance budget process and maintain awareness of spend within areas of responsibility.

Requirements:

• Essential: Strong working knowledge of UK and EU regulatory frameworks applicable to AVK's business activities. Experience in a technically complex or regulated industry such as engineering, energy, construction or power systems. Working knowledge of UK & EU GDPR and their operational application in a business environment. Proven ability to monitor and interpret legislation and translate it into clear, actionable guidance for stakeholders. Experience working directly with various stakeholders to implement compliance requirements. Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, confident engaging at all levels from site teams to senior leadership. Experienced in designing and delivering compliance training and awareness programmes. Self‑motivated, able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities without close supervision.
• Desirable: Experience using LexisNexis or a comparable regulatory intelligence platform. Relevant compliance, legal or regulatory qualification (e.g. ICA, GRC, IEMA or equivalent). Familiarity with ISO management systems (9001, 14001, 45001) as working context. Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions or in a multi‑site group environment.

Benefits: Up to £60,000 base salary, Competitive benefits package, Flexible / hybrid working options, Ongoing training and career development, Supportive, collaborative team environment, Health Care, Bonus Scheme.