Director - Governance, Risk & Performance Management

Job Summary The Group Governance & Assurance Manager leads performance governance, operating-model compliance and commitment assurance across the Contracting & Construction sector. Reporting to the Group Chief Integration & Performance Officer, the role runs the management routines and assurance processes that turn performance information into decisions, corrective action and disciplined commitment across operating companies and major construction programmes. The role manages the Group governance calendar and forums, consolidates financial and commercial project reviews, and maintains the decision, action and intervention framework. It establishes and governs common Group processes, procedures and workflows, and ensures that approved processes are adopted across business units and operations. The Group Governance & Assurance Manager also administers tender compliance, approval and assurance before commitment, and leads the risk-and-opportunity process through delivery, so that issues are addressed early, opportunities are captured and lessons are fed back into how the Group bids and delivers work. Job Responsibilities 1. Governance Calendar and Forums Design and manage the Group governance calendar, terms of reference and decision rights for Group ExCom, BU ExCom, project review and bi-weekly forums. 2. Review Packs and Forum Preparation Prepare standard review packs and briefings using consolidated performance data, and challenge inputs before they reach executive forums. 3. Project Review Consolidation Consolidate financial and commercial project reviews and provide an integrated view of performance, risks, actions and decisions. 4. Decision and Action Management Maintain the Group decision and action log and drive actions to closure with accountable owners. 5. Performance Intervention and Recovery Monitor intervention triggers, maintain the project watch-list, and coordinate and track recovery plans for underperforming projects and business units. 6. Process Architecture and Library Maintain the Group process architecture and process library, coordinating functional process owners in developing and updating standard processes. 7. Process Change Control Operate a single change-control route for Group processes, procedures, workflows and tools. 8. Change Management Compliance Track adoption of approved processes by business unit, run periodic compliance reviews and report findings to governance forums. 9. Tender Compliance and Approval Gates Administer the tender governance framework, including compliance checks, Go / No-Go and bid approval gates, and alignment with the delegation of authority. 10. Tender Assurance and Handover Run the tender assurance review cadence and ensure a structured handover from tender to execution. 11. Risk and Opportunity Management Lead the Group risk-and-opportunity framework, standard registers and review cadence, and maintain the Group top-risk and opportunity view for ExCom. 12. Lessons Learned Capture lessons from project reviews, interventions and post-award outcomes and feed them into Group processes and tendering. Job Knowledge and Skills 1. Governance and Performance Management Advanced understanding of management systems, governance forums, decision rights and performance review in multi-business organisations. 2. Construction Commercial and Project Controls Strong knowledge of construction commercial management, project controls, forecasting of cost, margin and cash, and contract risk. 3. Tender, Risk and Assurance Practice Knowledge of tender governance, bid approval, delegation of authority and risk-and-opportunity management in contracting environments. 4. Process and Compliance Management Ability to structure a process architecture, operate change control and assess process compliance across business units. 5. Challenge and Influence Ability to test assumptions, facilitate difficult performance discussions and hold senior stakeholders to actions and deadlines. Job Experience Commercial, Project Controls or Governance: 12+ years of relevant experience Progressive experience in commercial management, project controls, performance governance or risk management within contracting, EPC, infrastructure or construction organisations. Management Experience: 5+ years in a management role Demonstrated accountability for governance, review or assurance processes across multiple projects or business units. Project Reviews and Recovery: Proven experience Experience consolidating project reviews and supporting performance interventions or recovery plans with measurable outcomes. Tender and Risk Governance: Proven experience Experience operating tender approval, bid assurance and risk-and-opportunity processes on large, multidisciplinary projects. Executive Forum Support: Proven experience Ability to prepare and support executive forums and to align senior stakeholders around actions and decisions. Competencies Education Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Quantity Surveying or Construction Management) Master's degree (or any related field) Master's degree (Business Administration) - preferred Show more Show less