Governance and Reporting Manager
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £57,515 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 452129/1 |
Summary
Do you like supporting others to achieve the outcomes they seek?
Have you got a keen eye for detail?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Rail transport is at the heart of the UK economy, and the government is investing £8bn over the next four years in some of the largest infrastructure enhancements in the country. These include new stations, electrification projects and improved infrastructure, to benefit customers. It is imperative that these schemes deliver to time, to scope, and to cost, for taxpayers as part of the Rail Network Enhancements Portfolio.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at Rail Services Group: Project Delivery - Department for Transport Careers
As one of four Governance and Reporting Managers, alongside the Senior Business Partner, you will act as the key interface between portfolio teams and project/service delivery teams, ensuring effective communication, governance compliance, risk escalation, and informed decision-making.
This role is part of the Investment and Service Portfolio team, working alongside colleagues in Network Rail.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Provide clear, proactive guidance on governance processes and project requirements and provide support to individual teams in order successfully and efficiently to navigate that governance.
- Liaise with investment boards and HMT to provide a forward look of upcoming investment decisions to derisk governance/approvals timescales.
- Act as point of liaison between portfolio and project/service delivery teams on commissioning of outputs required to support top-down portfolio level strategic objectives and in identifying and elevating bottom-up proposals from wider industry or project/service delivery teams.
- Actively monitor project risks and issues, discussing with project/service delivery teams, considering wider portfolio implications and ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
- Facilitate effective prioritisation, especially during critical fiscal events.
- Collaborate closely with project teams to ensure alignment with strategic portfolio objectives.
- Disseminate best practice and act as liaison for consistent implementation of centrally mandated project delivery practices.
- Act as secretariat for portfolio level governance boards.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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