Risk & Compliance Intern

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres and Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Mercury employs the best people, invests heavily in training and education, and ensures that the highest standards of health, safety and governance are applied throughout the organisation.

When joining Mercury, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including:

• A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
• Excellent career advancement opportunities
• Experience in a diverse range of specialisations and projects
• Opportunity to work internationally
• Continuous Training and Development
• Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital part of the team.
• The opportunity to be a part of the Graduate Programme after your successful Internship with subject to specific Graduate Requirements.

Role Overview

The Risk & Compliance Intern will support the Risk & Compliance function in helping Mercury maintain strong governance, ethical business practices, and effective risk management across operations.

The role provides exposure to a broad range of compliance, ethics, third-party risk management, and corporate risk activities, offering valuable insight into how risk and compliance frameworks operate within a leading international engineering and construction organisation.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Risk Management

• Support the maintenance and enhancement of Project, Business Unit and Corporate Risk Registers.

• Assist in monitoring Mercury's principal corporate risks, associated controls, current mitigations and planned future mitigation actions.

• Support risk owners with risk updates, reporting and tracking of mitigation actions.

• Assist with the preparation of presentations, reports and governance materials.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of risk templates, processes and reporting.

• Compliance & Ethics

• Support Mercury's third-party due diligence, including screening subcontractors, suppliers and other business partners.

• Conduct enhanced due diligence reviews, including sanctions screening, adverse media checks and Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) assessments.

• Assess corruption risks associated with third parties using country risk indicators such as the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

• Support compliance activities relating to anti-bribery and corruption, conflicts of interest, gifts and hospitality, fair competition, anti-fraud, information security, supplier integrity and Speak Up reporting.

• Policies, Training & Awareness

• Assist with the review and updating of compliance policies, (including Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts & Hospitality and Speak Up policies)

• Support the development and maintenance of compliance awareness and training materials.

• Assist with employee communications and awareness campaigns around key compliance topics.

• Contribute to the preparation of presentations for Board training, Speak Up awareness and other initiatives.

Essential Criteria:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Good attention to detail

• Ability to work with high volumes of information.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Interest in risk management, governance, ethics and compliance.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across different business functions.

• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.