Governance & Assurance Lead

The Governance & Assurance lead will report directly to the PMO Lead and is responsible for providing stakeholders with governance & assurance. This role involves verifying that the project is complying to government policies and procedures associated with the delivery of capital programme and to assist monitor that the project is on track to meet its objectives identifying potential areas of non compliance ownership of the governance framework and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. The Assurance Lead will work closely with ALL external parties including government departments programme managers contractors and other stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the project in compliance with the delivery requirements.

Principal Accountabilities

• Facilitate discussions between the parties regarding accountabilities authority alignment disclosure and management of programme assurance.
• Ensure regulatory compliance by monitoring and reporting on ongoing adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Coordinating with different stakeholders to maintain alignment with governance policies.
• Ownership and execution of a comprehensive Assurance Strategy that aligns with the programmes goals and objectives ensuring all quality and compliance aspects are addressed.
• Collaborate with programme leads to identify and establish assurance requirements for each line of defence integrating these into a cohesive Assurance Map.
• Formulate and continuously refine the Assurance Plan by strategically assessing programme risks ensuring the plan remains effective in mitigating potential issues.
• Establish and implement detailed assurance management plans procedures templates and reporting protocols to facilitate consistent assurance activities.
• Oversee and verify that all project activities adhere to applicable legal and regulatory standards maintaining high levels of compliance.
• Continuously observe and evaluate risks and issues from an assurance perspective identifying potential problems early and developing strategies to address them.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all assurance matters providing guidance support and information to stakeholders.
• Implement and maintain robust processes for conducting audits and reviews ensuring these processes are consistently followed.
• Regularly assess the effectiveness of assurance activities management systems and processes recommending improvements when necessary.
• Perform additional tasks activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role

Qualifications :

• Minimum Level 8 degree (or equivalent) in relevant subject area e.g. engineering project management cost and commercial management etc.   
• Over 10 years experience in assurance activities and a proven track record of conducting assurance activities in high value metro rail projects or projects of a similar scale / complexity.
• Extensive experience of driving best practice in technical activities processes policies and standards.
• In-depth understanding of the design and delivery requirements of technically complex projects in the architectural / engineering / construction sectors.
• Extensive experience of dealing with a range of stakeholders at all levels across the organisation influencing the improvement of process and providing guidance to support project delivery and reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of quality management and process improvement practices and systems is desirable preferably within the construction sector.

Skills

• Strong influencing skills to manage and motivate teams in support of delivery of high risk value and complex project and programmes.
• Critical thinker with good analytical skills logical reasoning and ethical judgement.
• Ability to coordinate and organise multiple sources of reporting inputs / performance data and deliver project / programme reports as required.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and promotes open dialog and community encourages diverse viewpoints and constructive debate.
• Ability to assure and drive outcomes to ensure high quality service.
• Strong project management skills to support the planning execution and completion of the project.
• Ability to effectively engage with and manage relationships with various stakeholders including customers regulatory bodies and internal teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to facilitate clear and consistent dialogue between all parties involved.
• Proficiency in gathering documenting and analysing project requirements to ensure they align with customer and operational needs.
• Expertise in identifying assessing and mitigating risks associated with the project.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and ensure cohesive project delivery.
• Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions to keep the project on track.
• Understanding of railway systems including design operations and safety standards.
• Experience in quality assurance processes to ensure that project deliverables meet the required standards.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and environments.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.

Additional Information :

What we offer you:

• Full time 12 month FTC
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 8% Pension
• 25 days Annual leave (23 days 2 company days)
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time