Governance & Assurance Lead (Commercial & Supply Chain)

Are you ready to take the lead in ensuring robust governance and assurance within one of the largest nuclear projects in Europe? This is your chance to play a pivotal role in supporting the success of the Hinkley Point C project, ensuring we deliver on quality and safety every step of the way.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Governance & Assurance Lead to join our Supply Chain Directorate and provide strategic oversight and intelligence across the entire Supply Chain lifecycle, helping to set standards that guide our teams in procurement, contract management, and relationship building.

You'll work closely with the Senior Commercial Lead, making sure we have effective governance and assurance frameworks in place to maintain smooth, compliant operations that support the project's goals.

Your efforts will not only safeguard quality but also promote improvement and efficiency across the Directorate and the wider HPC project., Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome. We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you'll be doing

You'll lead a team to implement and maintain our Governance Framework, ensuring it is comprehensive, effective, fit for purpose and provides clear guidelines for Supply Chain staff.

You'll oversee the Assurance service, independently reviewing compliance and highlighting best practices, reporting directly to the Senior Leadership Team and escalating any commercial risks when necessary.

Representing the Supply Chain Directorate at governance forums, you'll work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly defined.

Additionally, you'll manage the Directorate Requirements Register, conduct periodic reviews, and ensure improvement actions are implemented to maintain alignment with the broader HPC management system.

With a background in governance and assurance, ideally within a major infrastructure or nuclear setting, you bring a solid understanding of NEC and/or FIDIC contract management and may be accredited with MRICS, MICES, or MCIPS.

You excel at translating complex requirements into clear, actionable processes, are adept at influencing senior stakeholders, and bring strong communication skills to engage effectively across all levels.

A proactive problem solver, you're comfortable taking ownership and working autonomously to ensure that governance and assurance standards drive the project forward effectively.

Familiarity with nuclear site licence conditions and UK regulatory frameworks will be highly valuable in this role.

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK's largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Aztec West, Bristol. Hybrid, minimum of 2 days per week in the office. We are open to flexible working discussions.

Alongside a competitive starting salary (negotiable depending on experience), and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.