Jeremy Harrison

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ABOUT JEREMY HARRISON

Providing the predictive confidence required to navigate the most complex £bn infrastructure investments In the infrastructure landscape of 2026,\"Risk Management\" is about Stewardship. As an Executive Director and SRO-qualified leader (Oxford MPLA), I serve as the strategic moral and financial compass for Boards and Ministers across the Rail, Nuclear, and Energy sectors. My mission is to transform the Board Assurance Framework from compliance into a high-performance engine for delivery. I specialise in the complex interfaces, the system-of-systems projects, where traditional management often fails. How I add value to Client-Side Organisations Shadow Assurance & Ground TruthI implement \"Trust but Verify\" regimes that ensure the Board sees the ground truth of a project’s health, rather than a curated \"Green\" dashboard. Regulatory DiplomacyWith deep roots in the IPA/NISTA, ORR, and ONR, I bridge the gap between engineering complexity and regulatory expectations, securing the \"Right to Operate\" through evidence-based transparency. AI-Driven Predictive AnalyticsLeveraging digital analysis, I lead the transition from reactive auditing to pre-emptive assurance -\"Black Swan\" events identified before they impact the critical path. Protecting Public FundsI bring investment, governance rigour to ensure £bn projects deliver value for money and real societal benefit. I believe the role of Executive Director Risk and Assurance is to be the \"Inconvenient Voice\" in the room—providing the gravitas and analytical rigour to challenge the executive team when delivery reality diverges from the plan. From pioneering the first British railways operational safety case to rebuilding Ministerial confidence at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and setting the assurance foundations for Great British Nuclear, I have a track record of turning organisations\' risk and assurance into benchmarks for best practice. I\'m also a leadership coach and educator giving masterclasses and taking part in expert panels. For relaxation, I enjoy landscape painting en plein air and road cycling in the North Wessex Downs. Let’s connect if you are looking to strengthen the resilience, governance, and delivery certainty of UK Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.