Governance Manager
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In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself.
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Overview
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities.
Imagine Next!
At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself.
Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential.
Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. **Job Description:**
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Governance Manager** to join our team!
What You'Ll Be Doing
- Define and maintain the governance framework.
- Establish and oversee governance structures, decision authorities, and Terms of Reference.
- Establish standardized codification structures.
- Ensure decisions are evidence based, controlled, and auditable.
- Integrate governance with assurance and audit to support transparency, compliance, and risk management.
- Establish and maintain configuration management for governance frameworks and artefacts, ensuring version control, traceability, and controlled change.
- Act as the primary interface with Internal and External Audit, ensuring continuous audit readiness.
- Track and drive closure of governance, assurance, and audit findings.
- Monitor governance effectiveness and drive continual improvement using quality management principles.
- Executive leadership, Assurance (Quality/HSSE/ICT), and Audit, Risk and Compliance, Program and Portfolio leadership.
- Quality based governance framework and operating model
- Delegations of Authority and decision matrices
- Committee structures and Terms of Reference
- Assurance plans and governance reporting
- Audit evidence and management responses
- Success Measures
- Clear and timely decision making
- Positive assurance and audit outcomes
- Reduced repeat findings and systemic issues
- Leadership confidence in governance effectiveness
hat Required Skills You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in: Construction, Engineering, Business, Management, Law, or a related discipline.
- 18+ years’ progressive experience in governance, quality management, assurance, audit, or related oversight roles.
- Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management.
- Postgraduate qualification desirable (e.g. MBA, MSc, or equivalent).
- Professional certification in governance, risk, audit, or quality management is advantageous.
- Experience operating within complex, regulated, or large scale program environments.
- Demonstrated capability to engage and influence senior leadership and key stakeholders.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring
- High level of professional independence and judgement
- Strong stakeholder and executive engagement capability
- Structured, analytical, and evidence driven mindset
- Ability to balance governance rigor with operational pragmatism
- Proven experience establishing and operating governance frameworks.
- Direct experience interfacing with Internal Audit and External Audit, including audit preparation, execution, and response management.
- Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
- Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
- Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices.
- To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Financial Wellness
We care about your financial wellbeing.
Parsons offers competitive pay and retirement plans to help you build wealth for the future while giving you the flexibility to diversify your investments.
Work Life Harmony
Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you.
Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
Career Development
We are committed to fostering the personal and professional growth of our employees.
Develop and advance yourself though our comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.
Veteran Support
We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.
Mind & Body
At Parsons we inspire healthier habits, heathier minds, and a healthier you through our wellness program.
Participate in our weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays.
Wellness, at Parsons, is more than just your annual checkup.
Health
Health is not a one size fits all.
At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.
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