Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Professional career development

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Discounts

Special leave

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment seeks an experienced Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager in Reading. You will ensure commercial activity is robust, compliant and delivers value across the lifecycle, supporting governance across billions in annual spend.

You will collaborate with multiple teams to strengthen processes, provide assurance, and drive continuous improvement while benefiting from a 9-day fortnight and hybrid working patterns.

Qualifications

• Experience in Commercial, Procurement, Governance or Assurance environments.
• Experience with governance, assurance and compliance in spend environments.
• Experience of audit activity and action management, with improvements.
• Proven ability to implement governance and process improvements to strengthen controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance advice, assurance and challenge across the commercial lifecycle.
• Support a Commercial function responsible for c. £2bn annual spend.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Policy, Governance, Risk and Legal teams to drive assurance reviews and controls.
• Coach colleagues to embed best practice in commercial governance.

Skills

Commercial

Procurement

Governance

Assurance

Audit

Governance improvements

Analytical

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Ambiguity management

Job description

Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager page is loaded## Commercial Governance & Assurance Managerremote type: Hybridlocations: Reading areatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: November 24, 2026 (13 days left to apply)job requisition id: R30855**If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.****Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager****Location:** Reading, with free onsite parking.**Package:** Starting from £47,760 to £65k (depending on your suitability and level of experience).**Working pattern:** AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.**Let us introduce the role.**We are looking for an experienced Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager to join AWE and play a key role in ensuring our commercial activity is robust, compliant and delivers value.Supporting a Commercial function responsible for approximately £2bn of annual spend, you will provide governance advice, assurance and challenge across the commercial lifecycle, helping to ensure commercial strategies and board submissions meet regulatory requirements and quality standards.Working collaboratively across Commercial, Policy, Governance, Risk and Legal teams, you will support progressive assurance reviews, internal controls and functional audits, identifying opportunities to strengthen processes and drive continuous improvement. You will also provide guidance and coaching to colleagues, helping to embed best practice and maintain high standards of commercial governance across AWE.**Experience we are looking for**We are interested in your experience, judgement, and approach, not only formal qualifications. You will have practical experience in some of the following:* Proven professional experience within a **Commercial, Procurement, Governance or Assurance** environment.* Experience of **commercial governance, assurance and compliance**, ideally within operational and/or capital spend environments.* Experience of **audit activity and action management**, including identifying and supporting required improvements.* Demonstrable experience of implementing **governance and process improvements** to strengthen controls and drive operational efficiency.* Strong **analytical skills and attention to detail**, with the ability to review complex commercial information and identify risks or areas for improvement.* Excellent **communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills**, with the confidence to provide constructive challenge and guidance.* Ability to manage **changing priorities and ambiguity** while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.**Work hard, be rewarded:****We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:*** **9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.*** **Market leading contributory pension scheme** (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).* **Family friendly policies:** Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.* Opportunities for **Professional Career Development** including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.* **Employee Assistance Programme** and Occupational Health Services.* **Life Assurance** (4 x annual salary).* **Discounts** - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.* **Special Leave Policy** including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.#LI-RS1#LI-Hybrid**Next steps:**Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application.**Important things you need to know:*** We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.* You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. **The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.*** **We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.*** Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.If you're looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation - possibly two generations - programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK's continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects - some of which have never been done before. Find out more on our .We don't want to lose you. You can:* **Introduce yourself** to us using the link on the top right hand side of this page.* **Sign up to job alerts**; Create an account using the sign in link at the top of the page and select job alerts at the top of the page once you have signed in.**Service Leavers, Veterans and Reservists**We are an Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award Employer. Visit the to find out more.**Early Careers**To register your interest in our Apprentice, Graduate and undergraduate, please visit