Programme Assurance Manager (Infrastructure)

Job Details

Are you a project professional with experience in assurance activities across large and complex projects? Are you looking for a new opportunity to contribute to a multi-billion portfolio of transport infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Your Role

As a key member of our team, you will lead the provision of an effective Assurance service, offering independent assurance opinions to the Executive and Greater Manchester Combined Authority. You will manage a small team to develop and deliver a range of assurance activities that support the successful delivery of projects. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include developing and agreeing assurance plans, leading Gateway reviews, supporting team delivery and development, and providing robust assurance reporting.

Who We Are

You will be part of the Audit, Risk, and Assurance team, reporting to the Head of Risk and Assurance. We are a small, supportive team that values collaboration and has been recognised with a 2-star rating in our recent Best Companies staff survey. You will work with colleagues at all levels across TfGM, GMCA, and local authorities.

Your work will make a real difference in supporting the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects, including cycling and walking infrastructure, new interchanges, light and heavy rail, bus route enhancements, and highways schemes.

What You’ll Bring

What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt. We are looking for a qualified project professional with experience in assurance activities. You should be highly motivated, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to persuade and influence others at all levels. Experience in leading, motivating, and supporting staff progression is essential.

What we can offer you

This is a permanent position in a well-established team, with a salary of £70,907 – £79,805 per annum depending on skills and experience

You will be working closely with a range of specialists from different areas and organisations, with the varied workload helping you to further develop your skills, experience and knowledge. This is a busy and exciting time for Greater Manchester, with transport playing a vital role in supporting and facilitating financially and environmentally sustainable growth and prosperity in the UK’s largest regional economy outside London. You will be able to play your important part in this journey.

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
• Free bus travel within Greater Manchester and free Rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

Why TfGM?

• Meaningful work: Play a key role in shaping the future of transport in Greater Manchester, impacting millions of lives each day.
• Professional Development: Opportunities to grow and develop your career through continuous learning and training.
• Collaborative culture: Work within a supportive and inclusive environment where your ideas are valued.

What’s next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK – if in doubt please visit the following link Employers’ right to work checklist – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

NOTE TO AGENCIES – we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.