Corporate Assurance and Risk Management Specialist

7 days ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom HS2 Full time
About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Corporate Assurance and Risk Management Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will provide assurance to HS2 Ltd. and other stakeholders that our business controls are effective at managing risk and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and external accreditations.

You will work closely with the Senior Corporate Assurance Manager to develop and deliver the Integrated Assurance and Approval Plan (IAAP). Your responsibilities will include leading on LoD2 business assurance reviews across all areas of our business controls environment, as well as acting as a subject matter lead for individual assurance activities or generalist assurance practitioner managing inputs from subject matter experts.

Key Responsibilities:
  • To act as the assurance lead with responsibility for the management of individual assurance reviews and coordinating the assurance review team to deliver the review, in line with the agreed IAAP and HS2 policies and procedures.
  • To plan and scope the assurance reviews, and document the assurance plan/terms of reference, by working with stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop targeted assurance scope that focuses on key risk areas for activities to be assured.
  • To plan and deliver fieldwork for assurance reviews, by identifying risk controls and completing testing using a range of testing techniques to assess control design and operating effectiveness.
  • To hold close out meetings with stakeholders, agreeing corrective actions to support the development, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the Integrated Management System (IMS).

Your goal will be to prepare final reports, escalating major issues or inadequate responses to the Senior Corporate Assurance Manager. You will also provide data analysis of assurance findings to identify trends, allowing management to develop and prioritise improvement initiatives.

About You:

We are looking for someone with exceptional written and verbal communication skills, who can lead the end-to-end delivery of assurance reviews to a professional standard and to agreed deadlines. You should have experience of delivering assurance or audits across a major programme, large infrastructure mega-projects, complex organisations, with multiple stakeholders, within the public or private sector.

You will need to have experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines, as well as experience in the validation of major schemes, risk management, and reporting. We require someone who has worked with sponsors, stakeholders, engineers, and project delivery teams.

Salary:

The estimated salary for this role is £42,000 - £50,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Benefits:

We offer a range of competitive benefits, including flexible working hours, a 15% flexible benefits fund, and a pension scheme. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from diverse candidates and aim to create a safe and inclusive working environment.



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