Network Rail

Governance & Assurance Analyst

Company
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/28/2025
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Description
Location

Blackfriars, GB

Department Name

CP MW Programme Controls, Indirect (830150) G1

About Network Rail

Southern Renewal Enterprise:

The Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE) is accountable for the Southern Regions renewals programme (CP7 & CP8) and through collective expertise will develop, mobilise and deliver a £9 billion programme between 2024 – 2034.

The Southern integrated Delivery (SID) which forms part of the SRE is a fully integrated commercial partnership between AtkinsRéalis, Network Rail, Octavius, VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerRail and through our collective strength, capability and knowledge we will own and deliver the renewals programme. Together we achieve and share in success.

Brief Description

To run key GBS project governance and assurance processes, and act as a subject matter expert in delivery methodologies, reporting to the Governance & Assurance Manager.

About The Role (External)

Key Accountabilities

  • To run the Delivery Assurance process, including regular portfolio baselining and “heat-mapping” to identify candidates for reviews, the publication of the assurance schedule and compliance reports, management of all assurance related communications, advance notification and scheduling of assurance reviews, and planning and management of resources to conduct the reviews.
  • To conduct Delivery Assurance reviews for lower value / risk projects and produce Delivery Assurance reports, documenting evidence and outlining recommendations to address issues, presenting findings to the Governance & Assurance Manager and/or senior management.
  • To review key project deliverables, including but not exclusively Delivery Assurance reports and Project Closure Reports, to identify areas for improvement and to recommend changes that address these areas for improvement.
  • To run the project approval and investment process, running the process, and managing and owning all associated activities, including publication of candidate projects, workload allocation for PDR reviews, approval tracking, updates to PDR endorsement criteria, and related communications.
  • To run the Programme Office change control process, running the process, and managing and owning all associated activities, including publication of CR list, CR review criteria, related communications, and close working with Strategic Sourcing.
  • To own and maintain a flexible suite of GBS delivery methodologies, acting as a subject matter expert, and championing use of these methodologies within the project management community
  • To run the GBS delivery methodology change control process.


Essential

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrable experience in IT delivery assurance for projects Demonstrable experience in delivering projects
  • Demonstrable understanding of Prince2 and Agile methodology
  • Strong English business writing skills
  • Strong analytic skills.

  • Desirable

    Educated to degree level.

    How To Apply (External)

    Salary: Band 4B (£35,582 - £40,830) plus a Location Allowance of £3,270.

    Closing date: 11 July 2025. - Late applications will not be accepted.

    Click apply now to apply.

    This role requires working in the office a minimum of three days a week.

    Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

    Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

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