Assurance Manager

About The Role

Brand New Role – Permanent – UK Hybrid Working 

The UK has set out its ambition to be net zero by 2050 and the energy industry is responding – together we are building a cleaner, greener Britain.

As Assurance Manager you will work across a portfolio of nationally significant onshore and offshore infrastructure projects delivered both internally and via collaborative working arrangements. 
You’ll work to make Assurance a genuine topic of interest for your main stakeholders, developing ways to engage and influence. 
This is an entirely new role and you’ll be trusted to make it your own as well as growing your own team in the near future. 
You’ll join a collaborative, forward-thinking team, providing specialist support across the business.

This role is truly hybrid with access to many UK offices and the team typically get together face to face twice per month in Warwick. Where you work in the UK at other times is up to you. We continue to offer hybrid working from office and home to balance work and personal life. 
We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements. 
 

About You

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who is / has:

•    An experienced assurance professional, potentially audit qualified, confident in your ability to plan, organise, execute, aggregate and report on assurance activity and the output therefrom.

•    A good appreciation of risk management, building risk-based assurance plans and recognising the risk arising from adverse assurance findings.

•    Experience of assurance within major construction project / programme / portfolio management and delivery organisations.

•    Experience of developing risk culture within organisations 

•    A confident communicator and can distil large volumes of information into a concise and meaningful summary to support decision making.

•    A good builder of networks within an organisation to achieve your objectives.

•    Creative and innovative when identifying sources of assurance intelligence.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one. 
 

What You'll Do

•    Working with subject matter experts, you’ll lead the creation, planning and coordination of the integrated L2 annual risk-based assurance plan of processes and procedures within Strategic Infrastructure (S.I) to inform the measurement of the effectiveness of the control environment, provide an appropriate level of assurance risk for SI and its stakeholders, and ensuring assurance outputs are reflected in the risk profiles.
•    Contributing to the development and continual improvement of the SI portfolio risk and assurance framework, you’ll ensure alignment with other parts of National Grid where required.
•    Reviewing and aggregating 1st-3rd line assurance measures and findings across SI, you will identify trends / themes, ensure they are reflected in the risk profiles and escalate where necessary such as to the quarterly SI risk and assurance forum .
•    Using a collaborative approach across various stakeholders, you will assure compliance with business, contractual and legislative requirements as well as sharing best practice and learning opportunities.
•    Update and monitor compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and support the routine compliance and assurance returns 
•    Support the development of an assurance and improvement culture throughout the business to support compliance and adoption of best practice, providing stakeholder confidence through effective assurance and structured improvement .
 

What You'll Get

A competitive starting salary between £62,000 – £72,000 dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
 

About Us

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales. 

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people. 
Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future. 
Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.
 

More Information

This role closes on December 1st at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. Interviews will be held Dec 16-18th

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. 
We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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