Full-time Compliance Lead, National Highways

About the job.

As part of the development of our Digital Services function, we are recruiting

to strengthen internal digital capability within Cyber Security, Digital

Operational Services, and Digital Corporate and Shared Services. These roles are

central to building sustainable in-house expertise that supports the management,

development and delivery of digital solutions across the transport network.

As a Compliance Lead within our Security Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)

function, you will play a key role in maintaining and strengthening National

Highways’ security compliance capability. You will lead the Compliance

workstream, providing direction and oversight to GRC Analysts and ensuring our

compliance obligations are effectively assessed, monitored, reported and

managed.

Working across Digital Services and the wider organisation, you will partner

with senior leaders, technical teams, suppliers and specialist functions to

provide expert advice on security compliance, regulatory requirements and

control effectiveness. You will help ensure compliance gaps are clearly

understood risks are appropriately managed and mitigating actions are driven

through to completion.

You will be part of a newly forming capability engagement and management supply

chain, working across change programmes and business-as-usual activity to embed

effective security compliance practices. This is an opportunity to develop your

expertise and influence within a growing security function while contributing to

the resilience and security of a nationally significant organisation.

This is a hybrid role, requiring two days per week in the office, and can be

based at any National Highways office location across the UK, with some travel

to attend team meetings.

Successful candidates will be required to hold or be willing to obtain SC

clearance before starting employment. Five years’ UK residency is normally

required for the vetting process, although individual circumstances will be

considered as part of the recruitment process.

• Lead and coordinate the Compliance workstream, providing direction,
• prioritisation and oversight to ensure high-quality outputs aligned with
• organisational and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee security compliance assessments, audits and assurance reviews across
• systems, services and business areas, ensuring findings are evidence-based,
• actionable and appropriately managed.
• Act as a senior subject matter expert, providing specialist advice to
• programmes, projects, operational teams and senior leaders on security
• compliance obligations, control requirements and identified gaps.
• Develop and deliver clear and accurate reporting on the organisation’s
• security compliance posture, highlighting trends, risks, gaps and
• recommendations for improvement.
• Drive the remediation of compliance gaps, working with control owners, system
• owners and business leaders to ensure actions are assigned, tracked and
• completed, escalating risks where appropriate.
• About you.
• Experience leading teams or workstreams within security governance, risk,
• compliance, audit or assurance, with the ability to prioritise activity and
• deliver through others.
• Experience leading or supporting security audits, risk assessments and
• assurance reviews, with the ability to evaluate controls, policies and
• evidence and produce clear findings.
• Strong understanding of cyber and information security principles, including
• security compliance requirements within a complex, multi-supplier
• environment.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to interpret
• complex information and clearly communicate security risks and compliance
• requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of UK public sector security and regulatory requirements, with the
• ability to stay current with relevant legislation, government requirements
• and recognised security frameworks.
• About us.
• Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A
• roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys.
• Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are
• our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
• The Digital Services Directorate is helping to reshape the way National Highways
• operates by delivering digital, data, and technology services across all areas,

from frontline to back office, in a modern and efficient manner. Our vision is

to develop integrated information and technology that empowers our colleagues

and provides real-time information to our customers, as well as integrating with

intelligent vehicle and transport systems as they evolve, to enhance journey

safety and reliability.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the

pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our

established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from

all backgrounds.