Senior Director, Assurance & Regulatory Risk

Aqua Consultants; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

25 days annual leave

Salary Sacrifice Pension

Phone & laptop provided

Training & progression

Life Assurance 4x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Medicash plan

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Job summary

Aqua Consultants is seeking an Associate Director - Assurance to lead and deliver high-impact advisory assurance projects. You will drive governance, data integrity, and regulatory reporting across asset management and capital programmes, collaborating with senior leadership and external regulators.

You will mentor teams, develop assurance processes, and ensure delivery within time, cost, and quality targets in a dynamic utilities environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in assurance, internal audit, compliance, risk, or regulatory reporting.
• Understanding of asset management in utilities or infrastructure (desirable).
• Experience in data lineage, data quality testing, and control evaluation.
• Leadership in mentoring and developing teams (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Assurance process development – Maintain and enhance Aqua’s approach to delivering assurance commissions aligning with best practice standards.
• Risk, Controls & Governance – Evaluate governance frameworks and AMP cycle governance.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Insight – Build relationships and present findings to senior leadership and regulators.
• Regulatory & Reporting Assurance – Provide independent assurance on submissions to regulators (Ofwat, Environment Agency, DWI).
• Asset Management Assurance – Deliver assurance over end-to-end asset lifecycle and ISO 55001 compliance.
• Capital Programme & Project Assurance – Provide assurance across feasibility, design, and delivery stages, reviewing governance and risk management.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical thinking

Project management

Regulatory reporting

Communication skills

Leadership mentoring

Job description

Aqua Consultants is seeking an Associate Director - Assurance to lead and deliver high-impact advisory assurance projects. You will drive governance, data integrity, and regulatory reporting across asset management and capital programmes, collaborating with senior leadership and external regulators.

You will mentor teams, develop assurance processes, and ensure delivery within time, cost, and quality targets in a dynamic utilities environment.