Quality, Risk & Governance Lead for Complex Contracts

Sanderson; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson is seeking an experienced Quality, Risk & Governance Manager to lead governance, assurance and risk activity across a complex government contract. The role will embed quality, risk, compliance and governance controls during mobilisation, transition to steady-state delivery and ongoing service performance.

You will own the QMS and documentation, manage audits, readiness reviews and reporting, and lead governance forums with stakeholders across clients and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Experience leading governance, risk and quality in complex settings.
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into controls and reporting.
• Proven ability to manage audit-ready documentation and evidence.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and improvement of contract-wide Quality, Risk and Governance framework.
• Translate contractual/regulatory requirements into controls and reporting.
• Own QMS and governance documentation; maintain audit readiness.
• Oversee document management, evidence repositories, permissions and workflows.
• Lead governance forums covering quality, risk, compliance and mobilisation.
• Manage contract risks, issues, dependencies and escalation processes.
• Plan and deliver internal audits, readiness reviews and compliance checks.
• Manage non-conformities, incidents and corrective actions to closure.
• Provide independent assurance to delivery teams and senior management.
• Maintain mobilisation artefacts, readiness trackers and gateway reviews.
• Produce senior-level governance/assurance reporting with dashboards.
• Support client reviews, external audits and governance inspections.
• Collaborate with suppliers to apply governance/quality obligations.
• Support business continuity, resilience and continuous improvement activity.

Skills

Quality leadership

Governance

Risk management

Internal audits

Stakeholder mgmt

Governance reporting

Documentation control

Continuous improvement

Mobilisation

Regulatory compliance

Tools

QMS

DMS

Job description

Sanderson is seeking an experienced Quality, Risk & Governance Manager to lead governance, assurance and risk activity across a complex government contract. The role will embed quality, risk, compliance and governance controls during mobilisation, transition to steady-state delivery and ongoing service performance.

You will own the QMS and documentation, manage audits, readiness reviews and reporting, and lead governance forums with stakeholders across clients and suppliers.