About the Role
The Compliance Lead will be a key member of the Infrastructure team, responsible for ensuring adherence to organizational and program-specific processes, policies, and governance frameworks across multiple programs. This role involves compliance audits, gap identification, and reporting compliance risks and issues to senior management.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage infrastructure compliance programs, ensuring adherence to organizational policies, governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations.
- Plan and execute compliance audits and assessments across infrastructure programs to evaluate process effectiveness, control compliance, and operational risks.
- Monitor compliance with the Program Management Office Handbook documentation, quality control procedures, and approval processes throughout the program lifecycle.
- Identify compliance gaps, process deviations, and risk exposures, and drive timely corrective actions.
- Conduct root cause analysis of recurring compliance issues and develop sustainable solutions to strengthen governance and controls.
- Prepare and present compliance dashboards, audit reports, risk assessments, and key findings to senior leadership and governance stakeholders.
- Lead the tracking, monitoring, and closure of audit findings, compliance actions, and risk mitigation plans within established timelines.
- Partner with program managers, engineering teams, and functional leaders to improve process adoption, control effectiveness, and compliance performance.
- Develop, review, and enhance compliance frameworks, checklists, and monitoring mechanisms to support continuous improvement.
- Establish compliance metrics and reporting processes to identify trends, measure performance, and proactively manage risks.
- Lead compliance training, awareness programs, and coaching initiatives to promote a strong culture of governance, accountability, and regulatory adherence.
- Mentor and guide compliance team members while supporting internal audits, regulatory reviews, and external compliance inspections.
Requirements
- Proven experience in managing compliance across major program delivery.
- Experience interacting with and presenting to senior management.
- Extensive knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QMS), with demonstrated experience in implementing and conducting audits in accordance with ISO 19011 guidelines.
- Certification as a Lead Auditor or Certified Internal Auditor is required.
- Certifications in Process Excellence, PMP, or similar are an added advantage.
- Aviation experience is an advantage.
Skills
- Process compliance
- Audits
- Governance
- PMO
- ISO 9001
- ISO 19011
- Root cause analysis
- Risk management
- Training
- Coaching
Location
- Toronto Pearson Airport
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 8–12 years of experience in process compliance, audits, governance, or PMO roles.
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Civil/Mechanical/ Electrical), Project Management or equivalent.
Salary/Compensations
- $135,000 - $185,000 per year
Benefits
- 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
- Health spending account
- RRSP option with company matching
- Annual learning and development budget
- Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
- Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year
- Vacation, flex and sick days
- Flexible, hybrid work approach
About the Company
- Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
- Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, they transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.
- Capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
- Majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
