Job Title: Compliance Officer
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: N800,000 – N1,000,000 monthly.
DPL is the home of quality Engineering and Consrtruction.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Compliance Officer
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Managing Partner / Director of Corporate Services
Description
- The Compliance Officer is responsible for ensuring that the organisation operates in full adherence to all regulatory, contractual, ethical, and internal policy requirements.
- This role oversees compliance across technical consulting projects in engineering, infrastructure, energy, and related sectors.
- The officer will work closely with project directors, engineers, finance, HR, and external stakeholders to develop and sustain a robust compliance culture that protects the firm’s integrity and enhances client trust.
Key Responsibilities
Regulatory & Statutory Compliance:
- Monitor relevant local, state, and federal regulations affecting engineering/technical consulting operations.
- Ensure all licenses, permits, certifications, and statutory filings are up to date.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies (e.g., COREN, BPP, NSITF, ITF, FIRS, State ministries/agencies).
- Track compliance requirements for multi-state and multi-sector projects.
Project Compliance Oversight:
- Review project documentation, contracts, and deliverables for compliance with client, donor, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure proper documentation for bid submissions, vendor selection, project reporting, and audit trails.
- Monitor adherence to engineering standards, quality protocols, and HSE guidelines.
Compliance Monitoring & Reporting:
- Conduct internal audits and prepare compliance status reports for management.
- Maintain incident registers, non-compliance logs, and resolution trackers.
- Prepare reports for clients, regulators, and executive management as required.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Work with legal counsel on contracts, disputes, and regulatory interpretations.
- Engage clients, partners, donors, and vendors to ensure transparency and compliance alignment.
- Support certification initiatives such as ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 45001 (HSE), and ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery).
Additional responsibility/requirement:
- The Compliance Officer ensures full regulatory, technical, and ethical compliance across all phases of a Power Sector Metering Project, working with supervisory teams related to engineering, installation, and commissioning teams to maintain project integrity and adherence to NERC and SGDL standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with NERC regulations, SGDL guidelines, and PMI project technical specifications.
- Ensure HSE adherence.
- Conduct field audits on installation teams and ensure accurate documentation is maintained.
- Oversee compliant procurement for non-project related purchases.
- Monitor adherence to data privacy and cybersecurity protocols.
- Lead internal audits, maintain risk registers, and recommend corrective actions.
- Enforce ethical standards and support whistleblowing processes.
- Prepare compliance reports for SGDL.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Accounting, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
- Professional certification in compliance, auditing, or risk (e.g. ICAN, ACCA, CFE, CCEP, CFT(Counter Terrorism Financing), AML(Anti-Money Laundering, ISO Lead Auditor) is a strong advantage.
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in compliance, audit, or risk management ideally within power sector, engineering, construction, consulting, or technical projects.
- Knowledge of NERC/NEMSA regulations and DISCO metering processes.
- Experience with Pre-paid / Post-paid Billing
- Strong understanding of Nigerian regulatory frameworks and industry standards.
- Excellent analytical, documentation, and investigative skills.
- High level of integrity, discretion, and professional judgment.
- Proficiency in MS Office and compliance tools/software.
Competencies:
- Strong attention to detail
- Ethical leadership and sound judgment
- Effective communication and report writing
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Strong organisational and follow-up skills
- Problem-solving mindset with practical decision-making.
Salary
N800,000 – N1,000,000 monthly.
Application Closing Date
6th February, 2026.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application to: mosesthehr@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.
