Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£44,380 to £52,212 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, a flexible benefits fund of 20% is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, along with a range of competitive benefits.

About the Role
As the Commercial Assurance Manager, you will provide assurance to HS2 Ltd and other stakeholders that the company’s commercial controls—from procurement through contract management to contract completion—deliver value for the taxpayer’s money. This role supports HS2 Ltd’s delivery against HMT’s "Managing Public Money" framework.

You will lead independent reviews of procurement and investment decision-making (LoD2 commercial assurance) across the procurement lifecycle and post-contract award, acting as an advocate and champion for the brand and integrity of assurance.

Key responsibilities include leading procurement and contract management assurance activities at key stages, producing assurance reports, and working closely with teams such as Commercial Compliance and Procurement to ensure findings are understood and integrated into improvement plans.

You will also lead initiatives supporting the Senior Commercial Assurance Manager in embedding HS2’s commercial assurance policy, strategy, procedures, and reporting formats across the organisation, as well as continuous improvement activities for the assurance framework.

Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate timely assurance reviews and managing external assurance partner resources are essential parts of the role. You will contribute to the development of assurance engagement and training materials and actively promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work.

Experience
- Delivering procurement and contract management assurance across a major programme or complex organisation with multiple stakeholders
- Managing multiple workloads and work strands with varying deadlines
- Assurance, internal control, or audit experience within private and public sectors is preferable

About you
- Ability to lead end-to-end delivery of assurance reviews to a professional standard and agreed deadlines
- Skilled at identifying and scoping the impact of assurance findings and communicating implications to diverse audiences
- Strong engagement and influencing skills with senior management and executives
- Experience with cross-functional collaborative working methods
- Proficient in Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint
- Project management, leadership, and team-working abilities
- Commitment to HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect
- Actively promotes and embeds Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all work

Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Knowledge of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation
- Understanding of the procurement and contract management lifecycle
- Familiarity with a range of assurance activities, tools, and techniques
- Experience working within a procurement assurance function including policy and process development
- Professional procurement and/or assurance qualifications (e.g. MCIPS, Audit) or equivalent
- Awareness of government initiatives and policies