Job Description

Location: Podium, London or Snow Hill, Birmingham


Salary Base salary: c41750 pa to 49100 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.


HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish, and providing personal and professional development opportunities.


As a Compliance Manager at HS2 you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end management of the reimbursement process for Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) across Phase 1 in relation to consenting matters under Service Level Agreements and Funding Agreements. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with contractual agreements, fostering effective stakeholder engagement with LPAs to support them with discharging their responsibilities under the Act to provide consents for HS2 works, and maintaining and enhancing processes to ensure they remain fit for purpose and aligned with organisational objectives.

About the role:

To be responsible for managing the day-to-day compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Funding Agreements and other commitments within the CIU scope for LPAs, ensuring all parties adhere to the agreed terms. To be responsible for managing the LPA relationship and being the first point of contact for queries, providing consistency and clarity for LPA, and to provide advice and support to HS2 IPTs and contractors. To be responsible for effectively managing compliance and control of commitments and agreements within the CIU scope for LPA and supporting negotiation of third-party agreements with LPA. To be responsible for managing an independent and challenging approach to support production of consistent documentation across all procurements and ongoing commercial management activities for CIU scope, that follow the relevant policies and procedures. In turn ensuring a smooth transition through the HS2 governance & assurance models To be responsible for managing and undertaking compliance reviews for LPA agreements including recommendations for improvement, escalation as appropriate, and to ensure compliance with Procure to Pay Control Framework and Commercial policies and processes. To be responsible for acting, where requested, as Secretary for the HS2 Conflicts of Interest Panel and as point of contact for the reporting, registering and monitoring of all potential/actual conflicts of interest and gifts & hospitality. To be responsible for producing and inputting into written and verbal reports for the Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager and Civils Directorate Leadership as required. To be responsible for managing the delivery and analysis of cost verification services, taking a risk-based approach to the assessment of cost and payments managed within integrated delivery teams. To be responsible for supporting the delivery of change initiatives from identification through to implementation and embedding.
Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

About You:

Skills:


Ability to review complex data, present insights and actionable recommendations using available systems and tools Ability to review and present improvements to processes, procedures, templates and systems Ability to produce and present high quality and consistent documents and reports for a variety of audiences Ability to prioritise and organise workload Ability to manage and lead meetings and workshops with internal colleagues and/or external stakeholders to achieve outcomes. Ability to develop and maintain positive internal and external stakeholder relationships across organisations and with key stakeholders across all levels. ability to negotiate and influence both internal and external stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Knowledge:


Understanding of procurement and life cycle of contact management processes and audit processes and procedures. Understanding of financial payment processes.
Types of Experience


Experience of working within a procurement, contract management or commercial structure Experience of gathering and analysing information from multiple sources Experience of working with public and private sector organisations Experience of stakeholder management with public and/or private sector organisations Experience of developing working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect


It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application; however, we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised, and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.


Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.