Cadent Gas Ltd
Risk and Assurance Officer
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We are recruiting for a full-time permanent position and a full-time fixed-term contract opportunity for 12 months.
The role will be based at your nearest Cadent office/site with hybrid working arrangements and will require occasional travel across the organisation's operational regions, including London, the North West and other company locations, in line with business needs.
Please note that this vacancy is being re-advertised. Candidates who applied during the previous recruitment campaign are not eligible to reapply.
Strengthening controls. Managing risk. Driving continuous improvement.
We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Risk and Assurance Officer to join the team, playing a critical role in ensuring robust risk management, effective controls and high-quality assurance across the business.
This role is central to supporting operational performance by identifying risks, delivering assurance activities and driving improvements to processes and controls. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you’ll help ensure compliance, promote best practice and support a culture of continuous improvement.
Why you'll love this role
- Drive risk and assurance initiatives using accurate data to improve performance, strengthen controls and support business outcomes.
- Partner with stakeholders across the function to deliver risk and assurance activities, influencing decisions and embedding best practice.
- Deliver assurance plans that identify, assess and mitigate risks while highlighting opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Design and execute assurance activities with robust methodologies, ensuring findings are representative, evidence-based and actionable.
- Identify risks and process challenges, ensuring appropriate mitigations are in place, tracked and escalated where required.
- Improve processes by recommending enhancements to controls and ways of working, supporting continuous improvement across the business.
- Collaborate effectively with teams to share insights, promote learning and contribute to risk reviews and assurance planning.
- Support compliance and governance by monitoring Health and Safety, ensuring adherence to standards and maintaining strong control frameworks.
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What You’ll Bring
- A valid UK driving licence is required for this role.
- Risk & Assurance Expertise - Experience in risk, controls or assurance roles within an operational environment, with a strong understanding of assurance principles and frameworks.
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills - Ability to interpret data, conduct root cause analysis and identify practical solutions to complex challenges.
- Business & Regulatory Awareness - Understanding of operational environments, regulatory requirements and key business drivers.
- Communication & Influence - Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage, influence and adapt style across all levels.
- Planning & Delivery Capability - Experience designing and delivering assurance activities, managing action plans and driving outcomes.
- Systems & IT Skills - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint) and confidence using business systems and data sources.
- Collaboration & Continuous Improvement - A proactive, team-focused approach with a passion for improving processes and sharing best practice.
Looking to make an impact? This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career in risk and assurance, playing a key role in strengthening controls, improving performance and supporting compliance across the business. If you’re looking for a role where you can influence change, add real value and help shape how we manage risk, we’d love to hear from you.
At Cadent, we’re thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!
We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
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We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
What’s In It for You
Here at Cadent, we recognise that our people are truly unsung heroes. Quietly confident, delivering every day - that’s why we’re committed to supporting our people to get the best out of themselves. For this role, we offer:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- An extra day off each year to celebrate life’s special moments
- Career development with funded learning options
- Flexible working and strong ED&I commitments
- Generous family policies and flexible benefits
- Retail discounts, gym access, and more
We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities – Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men's Engagement Network (M.E.N) – can’t wait to welcome you!
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon. To learn more about Cadent, visit our website at Home - Cadent Gas Ltd.
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