Compliance and Design Manager

Job Description:

Compliance Manager Smoke Control & Fire Safety Systems
Location: Leicester (with UK travel)
Salary: up to £55,000
Type: Permanent, Full-time

A specialist fire safety and smoke control systems provider is seeking an experienced Compliance Manager to lead regulatory, technical, and product compliance across a growing portfolio of engineered life-safety solutions.
This is a highly technical, product-driven role, suited to a compliance professional with a strong understanding of smoke control, smoke ventilation, and pressurisation systems, and the associated UK and European regulatory frameworks.

Role Overview
The Compliance Manager will take ownership of all technical and regulatory compliance activity, ensuring products, systems, documentation, and delivery processes align with current UK Building Regulations, British Standards, and European Norms.
You will act as the internal authority on compliance, bridging engineering, product development, project delivery, and quality assurance, while staying ahead of regulatory change in a heavily regulated, life-safety environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory & Standards Compliance
• Interpret, implement and manage compliance requirements aligned with UK Building Regulations, Approved Document B, BS and EN standards relevant to smoke control and fire safety systems.
• Maintain oversight of standards including (but not limited to) BS 7346, EN 12101 series, ISO 21927, and related guidance.
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on products, system design, and technical documentation.
• Product & Technical Compliance
• Own product compliance across the full lifecycle, from design and specification through manufacture, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
• Author, review and control technical compliance documentation, including specifications, data sheets, compliance matrices, declarations, and conformity reports.
• Review engineering designs, control strategies, cause-and-effect matrices, system schematics and technical submissions for compliance accuracy.
• Quality Assurance & Testing
• Lead internal compliance audits, technical reviews, and product conformity assessments.
• Coordinate third-party testing, certification, and independent validation where required.
• Manage non-conformance, root-cause analysis and corrective action processes.
• Internal & External Stakeholder Support
• Act as the technical compliance point of contact for engineering, project delivery, service and commercial teams.
• Provide compliance input into bids, tenders, technical proposals and pre-sales activities.
• Liaise with external consultants, clients, regulators, test houses and certification bodies.
• Training & Continuous Improvement
• Develop and deliver internal compliance training and technical briefings.
• Support continuous improvement of compliance systems, procedures and product governance frameworks.

Candidate Requirements
Essential

• Proven experience in a Compliance, Technical Assurance, Standards or Regulatory role within fire safety, smoke control, building services or a closely related engineering sector.
• Strong technical knowledge of smoke control systems, including natural and mechanical smoke ventilation and pressurisation.
• In-depth understanding of BS / EN standards and UK regulatory frameworks applicable to life-safety systems.
• Experience producing and managing technical compliance documentation.

Desirable

• Background in product-led or engineered systems businesses.
• Experience working with third-party testing and certification bodies.
• Knowledge of system integration with fire detection and building management systems.

What's on Offer

• Senior, technically influential role within a specialist engineering business
• Opportunity to shape product compliance and governance at a strategic level
• Long-term career opportunity with scope for professional development
• Competitive salary and benefits package

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