Compliance Lead

Turner & Townsend
Toronto
Workplace: HybridFull time135,000 - 185,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8-12 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Leadership","Communication","Mentoring","Root cause analysis"]

Lead and manage infrastructure compliance programs for multiple delivery programs, ensuring adherence to organizational policies, governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations. Execute and monitor compliance audits and assessments, identify gaps and risk exposures, and drive corrective actions. Produce compliance dashboards and audit reports for senior leadership, oversee closure of findings and mitigation plans, and partner with program managers, engineering teams, and functional leaders to strengthen governance, controls, and compliance performance.

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Compliance Lead

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Job Summary

Lead and manage infrastructure compliance programs for multiple delivery programs, ensuring adherence to organizational policies, governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations. Execute and monitor compliance audits and assessments, identify gaps and risk exposures, and drive corrective actions. Produce compliance dashboards and audit reports for senior leadership, oversee closure of findings and mitigation plans, and partner with program managers, engineering teams, and functional leaders to strengthen governance, controls, and compliance performance.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage infrastructure compliance programs to ensure compliance with policies, governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations.
  • •Plan and execute compliance audits and assessments across infrastructure programs to evaluate process effectiveness, controls, and operational risk.
  • •Monitor compliance with the Program Management Office Handbook, quality control procedures, and approval processes across the program lifecycle.
  • •Identify compliance gaps, deviations, and risk exposures and drive timely corrective actions, including root cause analysis for recurring issues.
  • •Prepare and present compliance dashboards, audit reports, risk assessments, and key findings to senior leadership and governance stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 135,000 - 185,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalRrspLearning BudgetPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical), Project Management, or equivalent.
  • •8–12 years of experience in process compliance, audits, governance, or PMO roles (aviation experience is an advantage).
  • •Proven experience managing compliance across major program delivery and presenting to senior management.
  • •Extensive knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QMS), including conducting audits in line with ISO 19011.
  • •Certification as a Lead Auditor or Certified Internal Auditor is required (Process Excellence, PMP, or similar is an added advantage).
Experience:8-12 yearsProcess complianceAuditsGovernancePMOAviation
Education:Bachelor's in engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical) or Project Management
Skills:Stakeholder managementLeadershipCommunicationMentoringRoot cause analysis
Certifications:Lead AuditorCertified Internal AuditorProcess ExcellencePMP
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ISO 9001ISO 19011Quality management systems (QMS)PMO handbookDashboardsRisk assessmentsCompliance audits

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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