Assurance Lead

**Assurance Lead - base location flexible (UK) - £55,000-£65,000 plus benefits**

National Gas has an exciting and important role in achieving net zero and in leading a fair energy transition for the UK. We will do this by developing the green gas system of tomorrow, while delivering the natural gas needs of today.

The Assurance Lead is a crucial position in our Business Assurance and Risk team, auditing various parts of the business and operations (UK only), harnessing a deep understanding of business strategy, control frameworks and risk.

**_Join us, and help be the energy behind the change._**

**About the role**:
As 2nd line of defence Assurance Lead, you will plan and deliver a range of assurance activities across the various 1st Line operations at National Gas, to drive effective control frameworks and processes, employing best practices focusing on continuous improvement and performance excellence. You will collaborate closely with experts in our business to improve how we operate through undertaking ad-hoc in-depth assurance reviews, and investigations of asset management processes and activities.

The base location of this role can be flexible across the UK - you’ll spend circa 1 week in every 4 auditing at one of our operational sites, which could be St Fergus in Scotland, Bacton in Suffolk, or any of our other compressor stations across the UK. In return, when not onsite, we can offer flexibility of working from home, as part of this agile and flexible team.

**About you**:
You’re highly adaptable and flexible, with great engagement and influencing skills, building relationships and knowledge, and agile (working between sites and various stakeholders). As travel is involved in the role, you have a clean UK driving licence and car.

**What we can offer you**:

- Salary between £55,000 - £65,000 (dependent on experience),
- Annual bonus of 6% based on personal and company performance,
- 26 days’ holiday plus 8 statutory holidays - plus option to buy 5 additional days,
- Double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we'll add £2 (max company contribution 12%),
- Opt-In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans and more,
- Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury,
- Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/ shared parental leave,
- Career progression, professional training and development,
- Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7,
- Financial support to cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions relevant to your role.

**Other 'nice to knows'**:

- Circa 30% travel working at UK-wide sites, the rest working from home
- Flexible working hours
- Technical Training budget
- Staying away allowance - breakfast, lunch and dinner

**About us**:
National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. Gas is an essential part of a secure energy supply in Britain, and will continue to play a vital role for decades to come. More than ever, we need the security that gas brings to keep the lights on, businesses running, and to protect jobs. National Gas provides that security.

We are responsible for transporting gas to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, more than 500,000 businesses, and 23 million homes through nearly 5,000 miles of pipes across Britain.

National Gas is also proud to lead the way in transforming the energy network for a net zero future. Gas provides the energy security to support renewable electricity generation, and we are developing our infrastructure to transport hydrogen and carbon dioxide across the country.

**_ We are committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation, and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply._**

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**Further information**:

- Advert close: 17/2/25
- Interviews: As soon as possible