Operational Assurance Director

6 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom HS2 (High Speed Two) Full time

High Speed 2 (HS2) is embarking on an exciting new chapter with the launch of our high-speed rail network.

We are seeking a highly skilled Operational Assurance Director to join our team, playing a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of our project. As part of this role, you will lead the development and management of a risk-based assurance programme for our corporate controls environment.

This involves providing a holistic view of our control environment, managing operational assurance activity across the project, and ensuring assurance activities are delivered in a timely manner to support business decision-making and approvals.

The successful candidate will have experience of integrating operational assurance activity across multiple delivery functions, preferably within the rail or transport sector. You will also possess strong leadership skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with senior colleagues.

In return, we offer a competitive salary of approximately £92,225 per annum, plus a flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top of your base salary and is fully pensionable.

About the Role:

  • Main Responsibilities:
  • Develop and manage a risk-based assurance programme for our corporate controls environment.
  • Provide a holistic view of our control environment and lead operational assurance activity across the project.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of our assurance framework and implement improvements as necessary.
  • Support the development of related policies, procedures, and reporting formats for corporate and operational assurance.
  • Liaise with external audit and assurance teams to ensure HS2 receives value for money and agreed processes and procedures are adhered to.

You must be educated to degree level or equivalent and hold professional assurance qualifications, such as Audit. We also require knowledge of project and programme management techniques and processes, as well as best practice in project management.



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