Risk and Compliance Officer

Freightliner is the UK's largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, transporting containers from all major deep-sea ports to our national network of inland terminals, as well as a leading operator in the UK Heavy Haul rail freight market. Freightliner has operations across Europe offering both Intermodal and Heavy Haul rail freight services seamlessly connecting European countries and the  the UK the Freightliner Group operates under a number of legal entities including, Freightliner Ltd, Pentalver Transport Ltd, and Pentalver Cannock Ltd.

Role Purpose Freightliner is creating its first dedicated Risk & Compliance Officer role to provide a coherent, enterprise wide approach to risk, compliance and assurance across a complex UK road and rail haulage business.

The role is responsible for designing, embedding and overseeing Freightliner’s group wide risk and compliance framework, bringing together activities currently managed across multiple functions. Operating as a second line oversight function, the role provides consistent coordination, insight and constructive challenge, while supporting safe, ethical and resilient operations.

The Risk & Compliance Officer does not replace or duplicate first line operational ownership of risk, safety or compliance. Instead, the role provides independent oversight, assurance and escalation, ensuring risks are appropriately identified, managed and reported.

As a centre of expertise, advisor and critical friend, the postholder will support the business to meet its legal, regulatory and accreditation obligations, while maintaining a proportionate, pragmatic and commercially informed approach suited to an operational logistics environment. This is a hands on, build from scratch role, requiring strong stakeholder management and the ability to right size governance for practical application across the business.________________________________________Key

Responsibilities
1. Enterprise Risk Management Design, implement and maintain a group wide Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework aligned to Freightliner’s strategy and risk appetite.

Coordinate the identification, assessment and prioritisation of strategic, operational, financial, regulatory and reputational risks.

Ensure clear risk ownership, mitigation plans and review cycles are in place across the business.

Ensure operational, safety and regulatory risks (including rail and site level risks) are appropriately escalated and reflected within the enterprise risk framework, with clear lines of defence.

Support Executive and Board level discussions on risk exposure, emerging risks and risk appetite.________________________________________2. ISO Standards & Management Systems Implement and maintain oversight of Freightliner’s ISO management systems, including (as applicable):o ISO 9001 (Quality) o ISO 14001 (Environmental) o ISO 45001 (Health & Safety) o [ISO 22301 (Business Continuity)]Coordinate internal audits, external certification audits and surveillance visits.

Track audit findings and corrective actions through to closure.

Support the business in continually improving management system effectiveness and integration.________________________________________3. Internal Audit, Controls & Assurance Oversee the design and operation of proportionate internal controls across key risk areas.

Coordinate internal audit activity, including scoping, delivery and reporting, whether conducted internally or by third parties.

Develop and maintain an assurance map, identifying first , second and third line assurance activity, along with gaps and overlaps.

Monitor the effectiveness of controls and assurance mechanisms and recommend improvements where needed.________________________________________4. Business Continuity & Organisational Resilience Own and oversee the group business continuity framework.

Ensure business continuity plans are developed, maintained, tested and reviewed across sites and functions.

Coordinate scenario testing and exercises, including lessons learned.

Oversee post incident reviews from a risk and assurance perspective, ensuring learning is captured, shared and embedded across the…