Role: Lead Technical Assurance Manager Grade: G19 Location: London or Birmingham (Hybrid) Closing Date: 8th October Salary Base salary £61622 pa to c.£77028 depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website. HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, 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 a Lead Technical Assurance Manager at HS2 you will have a key role in the correct and consistent application of technical assurance processes and collations of evidence across multiple workstreams and groups of contracts, resulting in acceptable self-assurance of the works by the delivery organisations, and successful assurance of integration activities and system functionality undertaken by HS2 as Primary System Integrator and appointed lead integrators, resulting in the delivering of the operational high-speed railway. About the role: * Facilitate a consistent application of technical assurance processes by the supply chain, HS2 project teams, and system integration design, test * Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI. * General line management of teams, planning future resource needs, undertaking performance assessments, and holding regular team and individual one-to-one meetings, etc. * Planning and management of team workloads in relation to assigned workstreams / tasks. * Assessment and consolidation of the team's performance About You: Skills * Possess technical competency in one or more engineering discipline or inter-related engineering support discipline; * Possess a good understanding of system engineering, quality assurance control, configuration management, technical governance techniques, safety hazard and risk analysis and practices as applied to major infrastructure and/or railway transportation projects; * Competent in working within a digital data and information environment; * Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and able to manage input from SMEs, providing specialist technical support and leadership; * Capable of defining and developing strategy, and authoring technical process, procedure and planning documentation; * Ability to deliver educational briefings/presentations; * Possess general commercial awareness Knowledge: * Knowledge of problem solving and integration using systems engineering techniques within major infrastructure or railway transportation sectors. * Knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative assessment techniques; * Knowledge of system V lifecycle approach to planning, designing, implementing, managing, operating, and decommissioning complex systems; * Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or the equivalent experience. * An understanding of CENELEC EN 5012x series of standards covering railway functional safety and software related objectives and processes; * Knowledge of the principles of ISO 9001 - Quality Management Systems; * Knowledge with the principles of change and configuration management, such as ISO 10007; * An understanding of the roles and responsibilities under Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations and of the European derived Common Safety Methodology (CSM) legislation; * Knowledge of working within an NEC3/NEC4 contract environment * Knowledge of technical governance, safety hazard and risk analysis practices as applied to major infrastructure and/or railway transportation projects. * Knowledge and experience in undertaking technical requirements compliance verification and validation management of design and construction on infrastructure or railway transportation projects. * Understanding and application of system-domain integration, test and commissioning of hardware, software and application data configuration management and change control. Experience: * Experience in using desk-top application tools HS2 utilise, such as: Microsoft Office / 365 suite, Microsoft Teams, Bentley AssetWise ALIM or eB, Bentley Project Wise, IBM DOORS, Relatics, CEEMAR, Xactium-Riskonnect, and AIMS; * Experience in implementation and delivery of technical assurance within a data-centric environment demonstrating the evidence captured meets the criteria of the delivery plans and needs of key stakeholders that will use the information for the authorisation of the railway, in particularly for interoperability and safety, among of user case needs; * Experience of managing and implementing quality assurance and/or system engineering principles on large scale infrastructure or railway/transportation projects, with emphasis on applying principles relating to requirements and standards compliance, safety and the environment, and the ability to articulate others. * Experience within a technical environment liaising with Contractor's design, construction and project management personnel; * Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands and deliverables with cost and schedule implications; * Experience of multi-discipline programmes within any of the following fields: Civils, Mechanical * Experience in process and procedural improvements development; * Experience in preparing technical assurance evidence cases; * Experience in the day-to-day line management of teams, planning future resource needs, performance assessments etc. * Experience of planning team workloads and workstreams / tasks. * Experience in collating, reviewing, analysing, communicating and reporting progress and issues to a wide range of stakeholders. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI. 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 and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept. Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality
Lead Technical Assurance Manager employer: Public Sector Resourcing CWS
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to lead transformative projects that directly impact national security and the welfare of armed forces personnel. With a strong commitment to employee development, a diverse and inclusive work culture, and the chance to work on high-stakes programmes in a collaborative environment, the MOD provides meaningful roles that contribute to the greater good. Located in London with additional travel to Bristol and Reading, this hybrid role allows for flexibility while engaging in critical defence initiatives.
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