Internal Audit Manager – Built Environment

The Vacancy

Are you an experienced and passionate Internal Audit Manager or an Operational Manager looking to join an Internal Audit team (with significant commercial experience within Construction / Major Projects / Build Environment sector) with a knack for delivering high-quality internal audit reviews or reports.

Join us as an Internal Audit Manager, where you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting the Group Head of Internal Assurance to deliver a complex, risk-based audit plan. This dynamic role will involve evolving our internal audit methodology and aligning assurance activities across the group, ensuring our audit function remains at the forefront of industry standards.

Key Responsibilities of the Group Internal Audit Manager:

• Audit Plan Execution (60%) : Lead and execute high-calibre internal audit assurance and operational reviews from planning through to reporting, ensuring timely and efficient delivery monthly.
• Audit Plan Development: Support the ongoing development of a risk-based audit plan and approach, reviewed annually.
• Assurance Support: Assist the Group Head of Assurance in quarterly audit committee reporting and other assurance activities.
• Methodology Development: Enhance the internal audit methodology to align with the operational framework and IIA requirements monthly.
• Technical Review: Conduct technical reviews of audit work to ensure quality and compliance with methodology monthly.
• Team Coaching: Provide coaching and support to the audit team, promoting best practices and enhancing technical output as required.

You will bring:

Knowledge:

• Exposure to the built environment, particularly in auditing the construction sector or large capital projects.
• Commercial construction experience (e.g., quantity surveying or similar).
• Leadership in project, operational, and commercial audits.
• Excellent project management and report writing skills.
• Understanding of risk management and its application to the Wates Group.

Qualifications:

• Recognised University Degree (preferred in Quantity Surveying or Construction discipline).
• Desirable: RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)/Chartered Institute of Building, IIA certifications.

Skills:

• Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels.
• Ability to derive business insights from audit fieldwork and report writing.
• Engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across multiple business units and functions.
• Influence operational and functional management to achieve desired outcomes and foster a risk-aware culture.

Join Us:

This is a high-profile position, offering the opportunity to represent the Group Head Office, Internal Audit, and the company’s values. If you have a passion for driving excellence in internal audit within a growing team, apply today and help us build a risk-aware, quality-focused audit function.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share
• Flexible working
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.