Strategic Transformation Governance & Reporting Lead

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

26 days annual leave (increasing with

Performance-related pay

Job summary

Thames Water is recruiting a Transformation Governance & Reporting Specialist to support governance and reporting activities underpinning transformation delivery. You will help ensure programmes stay aligned, governed and focused on delivering outcomes for customers, colleagues and the environment.

This role offers exposure to senior leadership, risk management, and assurance across a broad transformation portfolio, with a hybrid working pattern and opportunities to progress towards Senior PMO

Qualifications

• Experience in PMO, Portfolio Management Office, Governance, Performance Management or Transformation environments.
• Experience creating reports, management packs and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting governance frameworks, controls and reporting processes.
• Experience maintaining governance artefacts such as risk registers, action logs, decision logs and change control documentation.
• Strong reporting and presentation skills for executive-level documentation.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Outstanding attention to detail with ability to identify risks, issues and opportunities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, self-driven and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Produce clear, timely and high-quality portfolio reporting for senior stakeholders, including Executive and Board-level audiences.
• Support the production of key transformation reporting, including the Executive Transformation Monthly Business Review (MBR).
• Translate complex information, data and updates into concise, engaging and meaningful business insights.
• Manage and continuously improve governance processes, including risk management, change control and dependency management.
• Support portfolio performance tracking and help identify emerging risks, issues and opportunities.
• Coordinate governance meetings, reporting cycles and transformation activities across the portfolio.
• Track actions, evidence and outcomes as part of assurance and governance activities.
• Maintain and improve governance documentation, reporting templates and portfolio processes.
• Build effective working relationships across the business, becoming a trusted partner who helps keep priorities moving forward.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Independent working

Proactive

Forward planning

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Teams

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Apps

Job description

Thames Water is recruiting a Transformation Governance & Reporting Specialist to support governance and reporting activities underpinning transformation delivery. You will help ensure programmes stay aligned, governed and focused on delivering outcomes for customers, colleagues and the environment.

This role offers exposure to senior leadership, risk management, and assurance across a broad transformation portfolio, with a hybrid working pattern and opportunities to progress towards Senior PMO