Lead Technical Assurance Manager in London

Base salary: £61,622pa to c.£83,191pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. This means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As Lead Technical Assurance Manager, you’ll be responsible for leading a team of Technical Assurance Managers. This includes:

• Facilitating a consistent application of technical assurance processes by the supply chain, HS2 project teams, and system integration design, test & commissioning management teams, across multiple contracts, workstreams and delivery phases.
• Facilitating adequate Supply Chain planning and progressive self-assurance of their own works, undertaking review and acceptance of technical assurance completion evidence submissions made at stage completion milestones.
• Assisting the Head of Technical Assurance with the development of the department’s own business as usual and process improvements workstream planning.
• Maintaining reporting metrics against key performance indicators and providing regular progress reports on contracts and aspects of system integration responsible for receiving acceptance of technical assurance.
• Co-ordinating and managing the Senior Technical Assurance Manager(s) and Technical Assurance Managers under their line management in undertaking additional department tasks instructed by the Head of Technical Assurance.
• Monitoring and reviewing ongoing levels of resource capability and competency within the supply chain and HS2, identifying areas requiring attention to de-risk the delivery of the works and associated technical assurance products.
• Overseeing the HS2 application of mandatory and additional verification activities undertaken by HS2 and their delivery partners of the contracted works.
• Liaising with other HS2 functions to ensure sharing of information, the acceptance of technical assurances and the resolution of issues.
• Supporting the HS2 Head of Engineering and/or Environment or other Technical Lead appointed in reviewing and accepting Contractor’s L3 self-assurance evidence.
• Assisting the Technical Audit Team with preparation, planning and undertaking of technical assurance reviews/audits.
• Actively promoting and embedding Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work.
• General line management of teams, planning future resource needs, undertaking performance assessments, and holding regular team and individual one-to-one meetings.

About You:

Skills:

• Possess technical competency in one or more engineering disciplines.
• Good understanding of system engineering, quality assurance control, configuration management, technical governance techniques, safety hazard and risk analysis.
• Competent in working within a digital data and information environment.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and manage input from SMEs.
• Capable of defining and developing strategy, and authoring technical process, procedure and planning documentation.
• Ability to deliver educational briefings/presentations.
• General commercial awareness, ideally with NEC3/4 contract management experience.
• A good team player, able to supervise others, mentor and guide other Technical Assurance Managers.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of problem solving and integration using systems engineering techniques.
• Knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative assessment techniques.
• Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of CENELEC EN 5012x series of standards covering railway functional safety.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 - Quality Management Systems.
• Understanding of Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations.

Type of Experience:

• Experience in using desktop application tools such as Microsoft Office / 365 suite, Microsoft Teams, and others.
• Experience in implementation and delivery of technical assurance within a data-centric environment.
• Experience of managing and implementing quality assurance and/or system engineering principles on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands.
• Experience in preparing technical assurance evidence cases.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.