Delivery Assurance and Change Lead

White Raven Resourcing Ltd; Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

White Raven Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Delivery Assurance and Change Lead in the Valley area of the United Kingdom. This role provides governance, planning, reporting and change control to support a critical operational programme.

The successful candidate will coordinate multiple workstreams, manage risks and dependencies, and deliver SQCDPE reporting to senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivery assurance, governance, or programme controls within a complex environment.
• Strong planning and organisational skills to manage multiple workstreams.
• Experience implementing governance, risk management and change control processes.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and produce reports.
• Experience facilitating governance meetings and stakeholder forums.
• Confident in challenging decisions and influencing stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• Experience in regulated environments is desirable.
• Full-time position; 40 hours/week; Monday to Friday working pattern.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain governance arrangements to support effective decision-making and delivery performance.
• Coordinate and oversee change activity through an integrated and controlled schedule.
• Ensure risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies are identified, managed, monitored, and escalated appropriately.
• Record, track, and drive actions, decisions, and commitments through to completion.
• Deliver clear, accurate, and timely SQCDPE reporting using objective performance data.
• Facilitate governance forums, delivery reviews, and performance discussions with senior stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning, governance, reporting, assurance, and control disciplines.
• Build delivery assurance capability across the business, promoting best-practice delivery techniques and governance standards.
• Share lessons learned and continuous improvement opportunities across the wider organisation.
• Work collaboratively across customer, supplier, and internal stakeholder groups to ensure successful delivery outcomes.

Skills

Delivery governance

Programme controls

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Risk management

Change planning

SQCDPE reporting

Job description

Valley, United Kingdom | Posted on 15/10/2026

Our client, a leading organisation operating within a highly regulated and complex environment, is seeking a Delivery Assurance and Change Lead to provide governance, assurance, and control across a critical operational programme.

Reporting into the site leadership team, this role will be responsible for delivering robust governance frameworks, ensuring effective planning, performance reporting, risk management, and change control. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing leaders with the information, insight, and confidence required to make informed operational and strategic decisions.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced governance, business change, delivery assurance, or operational planning professional who thrives in a fast-paced stakeholder environment and enjoys driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

As the Delivery Assurance and Change Lead, you will:

• Develop and maintain governance arrangements that support effective decision-making and delivery performance.
  
• Coordinate and oversee change activity through an integrated and controlled schedule.
  
• Ensure risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies are identified, managed, monitored, and escalated appropriately.
  
• Record, track, and drive actions, decisions, and commitments through to successful completion.
  
• Deliver clear, accurate, and timely SQCDPE reporting using objective performance data.
  
• Facilitate governance forums, delivery reviews, and performance discussions with senior stakeholders.
  
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning, governance, reporting, assurance, and control disciplines.
  
• Build delivery assurance capability across the business, promoting best-practice delivery techniques and governance standards.
  
• Share lessons learned and continuous improvement opportunities across the wider organisation.
  
• Work collaboratively across customer, supplier, and internal stakeholder groups to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
  

Requirements

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience in delivery assurance, business governance, operational planning, business change, programme controls, or performance management within a complex environment.
  
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
  
• Experience implementing governance, assurance, risk management, and change control processes.
  
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and produce concise management information and performance reports.
  
• Experience facilitating governance meetings, reviews, and stakeholder forums.
  
• The confidence to provide constructive challenge and influence decision-makers at all levels.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to engage credibly with senior customer, operational, and industry stakeholders.
  
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
  
• Experience supporting business transformation or change initiatives would be advantageous.
  
• Experience working within a regulated operational environment is desirable.
  
• Full-time position
  
• 40 hours per week
  
• Monday to Friday working pattern
  
• Further salary and benefits information available upon application
  

White Raven Resourcing Ltd are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to permanent and fixed term contract recruitment services.