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Tesco UK National Permanent Apply by 24-Nov-2025
About the role

As a Lead Compliance Manager, you’ll be at the heart of making sure our stores are safe, legal and running smoothly. You’ll lead our Compliance teams to deliver outstanding service by overseeing all compliance and preventative maintenance activities. Working closely with our systems teams, field colleagues and external partners, you’ll help remove barriers to service and make sure we’re always doing the right thing for our customers and each other.

The Hiring Manager for this role is Andrew Williams.

What is in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

  • Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
  • Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
  • Private medical insurance
  • 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
  • Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
You will be responsible for
  • Make sure we meet all legal and safety rules for key maintenance areas.
  • Spot any risks early and put the right systems in place to stay compliant.
  • Always aim to meet – and where possible, beat – our safe and legal standards.
  • Keep planned maintenance on track so we don’t miss any important deadlines.
  • Check that any issues found in audits (like Store Safe and Legal or external checks) are fixed properly.
  • Review completed repair work to make sure it’s done to the right standard.
  • Stay up to date with changes in laws or rules and update our processes when needed.
  • Help manage records to show we’re following the law in each category.
  • Share updates and reports to show we’re on top of compliance across the business.
  • Handle any issues by working closely with the right people and keeping communication clear.
  • Look for ways to make our compliance processes better and easier for everyone.
  • Manage your team’s workload and make sure they’re supported.
  • Hold regular team catch-ups and 1-2-1s to support development.
  • Help your team grow by tracking performance and supporting their progress.
You will need

•    Essential: Health & Safety background with a supporting qualification i.e. NEBOSH 

•    Essential: In-depth knowledge of legal compliance regulations within an engineering environment e.g. Gas Safe , ECOPS, FGAS , EICR, DSEAR, LOLER, PUWER, FRA

•    Experience in a similar scale remote / site maintenance engineering business

•    Senior stakeholder management and Influencing skills

•    Leading, Managing, and developing teams experience

•    Resource scheduling experience

•    Experience working with external regulatory bodies & contractors 

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.