Delivery Assurance and Change Lead

Ascent Flight Training Limited; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascent Flight Training Limited is seeking a Delivery Assurance and Change Lead to govern and control delivery across BFT and Fast Jet Training at RAF Valley. You will drive structured reporting, coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure timely decisions with senior stakeholders, including military and industry partners.

You will enable continuous improvement, establish governance, manage risks, and lead performance discussions to drive effective delivery in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivery assurance and governance within complex environments.
• Ability to create structure, control and reporting to support decision-making.
• Proven track record engaging with senior stakeholders including military, customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance, assurance and control framework for delivery and change across BFT and Fast Jet Training.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams and drive an integrated delivery schedule.
• Identify and escalate risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Produce clear SQCDPE reporting based on objective performance data.
• Support continuous improvement and build delivery assurance capability across the unit.

Skills

Delivery assurance

Governance

Operational planning

Performance reporting

Stakeholder management

Change management

Job description

A Day in the Life

As the Delivery Assurance and Change Lead, you will provide the governance, assurance and control framework that enables effective delivery and change across Basic Flying Training (BFT) and Fast Jet Training at RAF Valley. Working at the heart of the organisation, you will bring structure, visibility and control to a complex operational environment, ensuring leaders have the information, insight and confidence needed to make informed decisions.

Ascent Flight Training (Management) Ltd

Competitive Salary Full-time

A Day in the Life

As the Delivery Assurance and Change Lead, you will provide the governance, assurance and control framework that enables effective delivery and change across Basic Flying Training (BFT) and Fast Jet Training at RAF Valley. Working at the heart of the organisation, you will bring structure, visibility and control to a complex operational environment, ensuring leaders have the information, insight and confidence needed to make informed decisions.

Working across customer, supplier and internal teams, you will build strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure:

• Change activity is planned, coordinated and delivered through an integrated and controlled schedule.
• Risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies are identified, managed and escalated appropriately.
• Decisions, actions and commitments are recorded, tracked and delivered to closure.
• Leadership has clear, accurate and timely SQCDPE reporting based on objective performance data.

More broadly, working as part of the site leadership team, you will:

• Establish and maintain governance arrangements that support effective delivery and decision-making.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen planning, control, reporting and assurance disciplines.
• Build delivery assurance capability across the Business Unit, helping teams adopt effective delivery practices.
• Share best practice and lessons learned across the wider enterprise.

What Will Make You Successful

You will already have a strong background in delivery assurance, business governance, operational planning, performance reporting or business change within a complex environment. You will have experience introducing structure and control into delivery environments whilst maintaining a practical focus on outcomes.

You will thrive in a dynamic environment where priorities evolve, competing demands must be balanced and stakeholder engagement is essential to success. You will be comfortable providing constructive challenge, influencing decision-makers and translating complex information into meaningful management insight. Strong communication skills and the confidence to operate credibly with senior military, customer and industry stakeholders are essential.

And you will also:

• Have strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and competing priorities within a complex stakeholder environment.
• Be able to analyse data and produce clear, concise reporting that drives effective decision-making and performance improvement.
• Have experience applying governance, change control, risk management and assurance processes in a delivery environment.
• Be able to facilitate delivery reviews, governance forums and performance discussions, holding stakeholders constructively to account.
• Have a genuine commitment to continuous improvement, governance excellence and values-led leadership.
• Knowledge of UKMFTS, military aviation, delivery assurance or operational delivery within a regulated environment is advantageous, as is experience of supporting change and transformation initiatives

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and provides a stable Monday to Friday work schedule.

This role requires successful candidates obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

• We’re proud to foster a flexible and inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued. Whether working onsite or remotely, we support a culture that encourages collaboration, individuality and work-life balance.

• We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.

• We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles, including part-time hours, job share, and alternative working patterns, and we encourage conversations about individual needs during the recruitment process.

• We are actively working to remove barriers within our hiring practices and aim to provide a fair, accessible and supportive experience for every candidate.

• If you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.