Governance and Assurance Specialist

Are you ready to lead with impact? Thames Water seeks a Governance and Assurance Specialist to deliver our groundbreaking projects precisely and excellently. If you’re passionate about risk management, governance, and making a difference, this is your chance to be at the heart of it all!

What you’ll be doing as a Governance and Assurance Specialist

• With the Delivery Enterprise Assurance Manager and Head of Risk, Governance, and Assurance, support and provide critical improvement for the Capital Delivery assurance strategy.
• Support the maintenance of the Improvement Roadmap, with a focus on the Assurance data therein, to the three lines of defence model, supported by the Capital Delivery risk process and output, to provide clear visibility to key stakeholders of the relationship between current risk exposure and assurance provision.
• Deliver the Assurance Schedule of Compliance Sprints, as agreed with the DEAM, and support the development and subsequent insights from the Assurance Big Picture.
• Build strong relationships with significant discipline areas and other assurance providers in the PMO and Delivery Offices to facilitate a good understanding of the layers of assurance, their interfaces, and effectiveness. Support the leadership team and process owners to optimise assurance provision.
• Work with the Delivery Offices to review the key checkpoints required in Capital Delivery before sponsoring projects to proceed to Thames Water corporate governance. Lead the design and continuous improvement of the business case process (including format, quality management and workflow) through governance.
• Ensure governance and reporting controls are monitored per the Gated Process and Assurance Three Lines model.

This role will be based at Clearwater Court Reading on a hybrid basis.

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

What you should bring to the role

• Expert knowledge of governance and assurance.
• Comprehensive experience of undertaking formal reviews, such as audits, and leading a programme of assurance.
• Knowledge of large construction projects.
• Knowledge of Enterprise risk management processes and principles.
• Knowledge of programme and project management principles.
• Experience using Risk Management Software including assurance management.
• SAP/ P6/Power-BI/Excel/SharePoint.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary project/programme delivery environment, preferably within utilities, construction, or service industry.

 What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary ranging from £46,000 - £48,000 per annum depending on the level of the role you apply for.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.