Performance and Assurance Lead

Regulatory Performance & Assurance Lead

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Regulatory Performance & Assurance Lead to join a major infrastructure programme, taking responsibility for regulatory performance, evidence management and assurance across a complex delivery environment.

The successful candidate will lead the development and management of robust evidence, governance and assurance arrangements, ensuring key programme commitments, regulatory milestones and performance obligations are supported by credible, traceable, auditable and defensible evidence.

This is a senior role requiring someone who can work across multiple delivery partners and disciplines, providing constructive challenge while building strong relationships with programme leadership, PMO, integration, assurance and delivery teams.

You will play a key role in improving assurance maturity across the programme, establishing clear expectations and helping teams understand not only what evidence is required, but why it is important to successful programme outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the programme's regulatory performance, evidence and assurance activities, acting as a key interface between the delivery organisation and client.

Own the development, coordination and submission of evidence supporting key programme commitments, milestones and performance obligations.

Establish robust and auditable evidence management frameworks, ensuring information can withstand internal, client and external scrutiny.

Develop governance and assurance processes that provide a clear line of sight between programme delivery, contractual/regulatory commitments, evidence and claimed outcomes.

Drive an evidence-led delivery culture, establishing clear standards, responsibilities and accountabilities across programme teams.

Identify weaknesses, risks, gaps and inconsistencies within programme information, evidence and controls before they affect compliance or performance outcomes.

Champion progressive assurance practices and continuously improve the quality, consistency and reliability of programme information.

Build capability and maturity across delivery partners, supporting teams in adopting best-practice approaches to evidence management, assurance and performance measurement.

Provide independent advice to senior programme leadership regarding assurance readiness, evidential robustness, emerging risks and areas requiring intervention.

Work collaboratively with delivery teams, PMO, programme controls, integration, commercial and client functions.

Support wider programme performance activities, including performance reviews, governance reporting and periodic programme assessments.

Experience & Skills Required

Significant experience in performance, assurance, governance or regulatory delivery within major infrastructure projects or complex programmes.

Strong understanding of evidence-based delivery, programme commitments, milestones and performance obligations.

Proven experience establishing traceable evidence frameworks, assurance controls and governance processes.

Experience working within complex multi-partner environments, alliances, joint ventures or major programme delivery organisations.

Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret programme information, identify weaknesses and turn data and evidence into meaningful performance insight.

Experience improving assurance and performance maturity across multidisciplinary teams.

Strong understanding of programme controls, governance, risk, reporting and assurance.

Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage with delivery teams, PMO, programme integration, clients and senior leadership.

Ability to challenge constructively, escalate risks appropriately and drive actions through to resolution.

Excellent written communication skills, with experience producing evidence-based submissions, assurance packs, governance papers and senior-level reporting.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will be a confident leader and communicator who can bring people with them in a complex programme environment.

You will be expected to:

Lead by example and create clear expectations around performance and assurance.

Build trust and credibility across multiple organisations and disciplines.

Influence and motivate teams without relying solely on formal authority.

Take ownership and accountability for driving progress and improving standards.

Be comfortable challenging existing processes and ways of working.

Take a practical and proportionate approach to governance and assurance, avoiding unnecessary complexity.

Demonstrate resilience when working through programme challenges and competing priorities.

Maintain a strong focus on safety, quality, compliance and successful programme outcomes.

Start date: ASAP

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status