Lead Regulatory Specialist

Lead Regulatory Specialist

Lloyds Register

Location: Southampton (the role may be undertaken from anywhere globally)

Employment Type: permanent

What were looking for

This role within the Regulatory Affairs (RA) department supports Lloyds Register (LR) being aware of new regulatory developments influencing their development to ensure their application is viable and pragmatic as possible ensuring that LR is prepared to deliver the new requirements by co-ordinating their internal adoption and providing the trusted advice to LRs clients that allows them to prepare for and comply with the regulatory change.

What we offer you

The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programs.

We are looking for an experienced professionals who is able to manage their own workload and provide their expertise. We offer solid job transfer knowledge and training to continue your professional development.

The role

Key responsibilities:

• Provide specialist knowledge to support LRs global regulatory activities primarily in the environmental area including requirements sourced from IACS the IMO and the EU. Represent LR in external forums including those developing industry requirements and regulations. Use this specialist knowledge and insight to support LRs regulatory liaison implementation and communication to colleagues and clients.
• Represent LRs interests as LRs member of the IACS Environment Panel. Coordinate positions across disciplines in LR and support collaborative working across LRs panel members and IACS General Policy Group member.
• Develop and maintain accurate up to date and user-friendly presentation material on upcoming IMO EU and IACS regulatory outcomes including items under development and those which are coming into force. To include environmental and safety requirements taking inputs from other colleagues in the Regulatory Affairs team as needed. To monitor and reflect client and colleague feedback in developing the style and content of material.
• Manage the implementation of statutory and classification regulatory amendments and interpretations into Lloyds Registers (LR) rules regulations and procedures. Areas of responsibility are to be confirmed but will be focussed on environmental requirements that LR provides services for to the shipping industry.

• In representing LR as our member of the IACS Environmental Panel you will ensure that LRs views are actively presented in order to influence ongoing discussions where appropriate seeking input from other subject matter experts and policy owners based globally as needed. Provide early advice within LR of likely outputs from the panel to support their effective implementation and communication.
• Support LRs active engagement with IMO in relevant meetings especially MEPC and PPR through suitable delegations. Work with other coordinators in RA to ensure proper LR preparation for these meetings to secure the best possible influence insight of emerging developments and timely communication of outcomes to clients and colleagues.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on the development of regulations at IMO IACS the EU and at a national level and from other industry regulatory bodies. With a primary focus on environmental regulations but including safety regulations when consultation with other RA colleagues help to interpret the practical statutory impact and timelines from longer term environmental legislation emerging from the IMO and the EU.
• Have ownership of the centrally maintained RA presentation material which can be used by RA and other LR colleagues for regulatory seminars webinars and presentations to ensure LR is a Trusted Advisor on new developments. Keep this updated to reflect regulatory developments within demanding deadlines. Deliver this material to appropriate forums including industry and client events. Analyse Q&A sessions to identify specific questions and themes which RA needs to take account of when developing further client communications or when participating in relevant working groups.
• Interpret statutory service delivery implications of complex regulatory requirements. Define areas where LR can make service delivery choices and areas where LR must seek flag State agreement for interpretations. Provide necessary support to seek confirmation from flag States and provide options to LR product/service development teams.
• Pursue continuous professional development including maintaining a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness and a personal contacts network to support informal external engagement.
• Contribute colleague and client feedback and own analysis to continuous improvement of RA outputs and materials such as IMO meeting reports our Future IMO Legislation reports and presentation material and LR product development and service delivery. Be aware of opportunities provided by new technology and/or organisational changes within LR.
• Discuss and present deliverables with internal / external clients up to senior level and be able to suggest alternative solutions where appropriate. Provide or implement those agreed deliverables even where there is no direct precedent.

What you bring

• A degree or equivalent from a tertiary organisation recognised by Lloyds Register within the relevant field of engineering or physical science (minimum of two years programme) or qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant sea-going experience as a certificated ships officer.
• Membership of an appropriate professional institution.
• Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the work.
• Extensive working knowledge of the principles of classification and statutory activity.
• Evidence of understanding complex subjects and providing clear interpretations.
• Demonstrable evidence of communicating effectively at different levels within organisations and to influence successfully and openly at all levels within LR and externally.
• A proactive approach to problem solving with the ability to get the job done.

About us

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification compliance and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industrys future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of

Lloyds Register is wholly owned by the Lloyds Register Foundation a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy Lloyds Register colleagues and Lloyds Register Foundation work together to fund research foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.

Want to apply.

Here at Lloyds Register we care we share and we do the right thing in every situation. Its ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed and continually strive to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth development and engagement. It doesnt matter who you are what you have experienced how you identify how old you are where you are from what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We dont just talk about our differences we celebrate them!

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

If you dont tick every box in these ads please dont rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer sustainable thriving ocean economy.

We care we share we do the right thing.

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Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyds Register:

Together we are one Lloyds Register committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

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• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-termhealth condition enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

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