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Job Description
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 – for details please visit the Benefits section on our website.
About the Role
- Facilitate 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.
- Facilitate 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.
- Facilitate progressive self‑assurance of activities undertaken by HS2 project teams and discipline subject matter experts in relation to their own deliverables, as well as planned reviews and acceptance of technical assurance stage completion submissions made by the Supply Chain Contractors.
- Assist the Head of Technical Assurance with the development of the department’s own business‑as‑usual and process improvements workstream planning.
- Maintain reporting metrics against key performance indicators and provide regular progress reports on contracts and aspects of system integration responsible for receiving acceptance of technical assurance.
- Co‑ordinate and manage 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, such as supporting continuous improvement through the further development, improvement, or communication throughout the business of technical assurance process, procedures, and guidelines in use.
- Monitor and review 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.
- Oversee the HS2 application of mandatory and additional verification activities undertaken by HS2 and their delivery partners of the contracted works ensuring that it is commensurate with a justifiable risk‑based approach to ensure a fully assured product is received by HS2.
- Liaise with other HS2 functions, such as safety, risk, requirements, configuration management, documentation control, information management (BIM) and inter‑related engineering discipline SMEs to ensure sharing of information, the acceptance of technical assurances and the resolution of issues.
- Support the HS2 Head of Engineering and/or Environment or other Technical Lead appointed in reviewing and accepting Contractor’s L3 self‑assurance evidence and the management of additional L2 system level verification activities.
- Assist the Technical Audit Team with preparation, planning and undertaking of technical assurance reviews/audits, and the recording of observations and actions.
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
- Perform general line management of teams, planning future resource needs, undertaking performance assessments, and holding regular team and individual one‑to‑one meetings.
- Plan and manage team workloads in relation to assigned workstreams / tasks.
- Evaluate and consolidate the team’s performance through monthly HS2 reporting to the Head of Technical Assurance.
Skills and Experience
- 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.
- Be competent in working within a digital data and information environment.
- Work effectively in a multi‑disciplinary team and manage input from SMEs, providing specialist technical support and leadership.
- Define and develop strategy, and author technical process, procedure and planning documentation.
- Deliver educational briefings and presentations.
- Possess general commercial awareness, and ideally possess NEC3/4 contract management experience/knowledge.
- Provide technical support and take ownership of technical assurance aspects of multiple contracts, while knowing when to seek further guidance.
- Collate technical assurance evidence from appointed Delivery Organisation Contractors and/or HS2 workstream discipline engineers and project teams.
- Act as a good team player, supervising others, mentoring and guiding other Technical Assurance Managers.
- Consolidate team reports to inform HS2 monthly reporting requirements to the Head of Technical Assurance.
Knowledge
- Problem solving and integration using systems engineering techniques within major infrastructure or railway transportation sectors.
- Both qualitative and quantitative assessment techniques.
- System lifecycle approach to planning, designing, implementing, managing, operating and decommissioning complex systems.
- Chartered Engineer, Membership of an appropriate professional institution, or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of CENELEC EN 5012x series of standards covering railway functional safety and software related objectives and processes.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 – Quality Management Systems and ISO 10007 principles of change and configuration management.
- Understanding of the roles and responsibilities under Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations and the European derived Common Safety Methodology (CSM) legislation.
- Experience with NEC3/NEC4 contract environment.
- Knowledge of technical governance, safety hazard and risk analysis practices as applied to major infrastructure and/or railway transportation projects.
- 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.
Type Of Experience
- Experience using desktop 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 A IMS.
- Experience in implementation and delivery of technical assurance within a data‑centric environment demonstrating that evidence captured meets the criteria of the delivery plans and needs of key stakeholders for interoperability and safety.
- Experience managing and implementing quality assurance and/or system engineering principles on large‑scale infrastructure or railway/transportation projects, with emphasis on requirements and standards compliance, safety, the environment, and the ability to articulate to others.
- Experience within a technical environment liaising with Contractors’ design, construction and project management personnel.
- Experience managing competing project and engineering demands and deliverables with cost and schedule implications.
- Experience with multi‑discipline programmes within fields such as Civils, Mechanical & Electrical, Signalling, Control systems or system engineering and integration.
- 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 and performance assessments.
- Experience planning team workloads and workstreams / tasks.
- Experience collating, reviewing, analysing, communicating and reporting progress and issues to a wide range of stakeholders.
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 and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
Right to Work – HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence from the Home Office, and 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.
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Location: London
Job Description:
Job Description
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 – for details please visit the Benefits section on our website.
About the Role
- Facilitate 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.
- Facilitate 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.
- Facilitate progressive self‑assurance of activities undertaken by HS2 project teams and discipline subject matter experts in relation to their own deliverables, as well as planned reviews and acceptance of technical assurance stage completion submissions made by the Supply Chain Contractors.
- Assist the Head of Technical Assurance with the development of the department’s own business‑as‑usual and process improvements workstream planning.
- Maintain reporting metrics against key performance indicators and provide regular progress reports on contracts and aspects of system integration responsible for receiving acceptance of technical assurance.
- Co‑ordinate and manage 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, such as supporting continuous improvement through the further development, improvement, or communication throughout the business of technical assurance process, procedures, and guidelines in use.
- Monitor and review 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.
- Oversee the HS2 application of mandatory and additional verification activities undertaken by HS2 and their delivery partners of the contracted works ensuring that it is commensurate with a justifiable risk‑based approach to ensure a fully assured product is received by HS2.
- Liaise with other HS2 functions, such as safety, risk, requirements, configuration management, documentation control, information management (BIM) and inter‑related engineering discipline SMEs to ensure sharing of information, the acceptance of technical assurances and the resolution of issues.
- Support the HS2 Head of Engineering and/or Environment or other Technical Lead appointed in reviewing and accepting Contractor’s L3 self‑assurance evidence and the management of additional L2 system level verification activities.
- Assist the Technical Audit Team with preparation, planning and undertaking of technical assurance reviews/audits, and the recording of observations and actions.
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
- Perform general line management of teams, planning future resource needs, undertaking performance assessments, and holding regular team and individual one‑to‑one meetings.
- Plan and manage team workloads in relation to assigned workstreams / tasks.
- Evaluate and consolidate the team’s performance through monthly HS2 reporting to the Head of Technical Assurance.
Skills and Experience
- 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.
- Be competent in working within a digital data and information environment.
- Work effectively in a multi‑disciplinary team and manage input from SMEs, providing specialist technical support and leadership.
- Define and develop strategy, and author technical process, procedure and planning documentation.
- Deliver educational briefings and presentations.
- Possess general commercial awareness, and ideally possess NEC3/4 contract management experience/knowledge.
- Provide technical support and take ownership of technical assurance aspects of multiple contracts, while knowing when to seek further guidance.
- Collate technical assurance evidence from appointed Delivery Organisation Contractors and/or HS2 workstream discipline engineers and project teams.
- Act as a good team player, supervising others, mentoring and guiding other Technical Assurance Managers.
- Consolidate team reports to inform HS2 monthly reporting requirements to the Head of Technical Assurance.
Knowledge
- Problem solving and integration using systems engineering techniques within major infrastructure or railway transportation sectors.
- Both qualitative and quantitative assessment techniques.
- System lifecycle approach to planning, designing, implementing, managing, operating and decommissioning complex systems.
- Chartered Engineer, Membership of an appropriate professional institution, or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of CENELEC EN 5012x series of standards covering railway functional safety and software related objectives and processes.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 – Quality Management Systems and ISO 10007 principles of change and configuration management.
- Understanding of the roles and responsibilities under Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations and the European derived Common Safety Methodology (CSM) legislation.
- Experience with NEC3/NEC4 contract environment.
- Knowledge of technical governance, safety hazard and risk analysis practices as applied to major infrastructure and/or railway transportation projects.
- 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.
Type Of Experience
- Experience using desktop 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 A IMS.
- Experience in implementation and delivery of technical assurance within a data‑centric environment demonstrating that evidence captured meets the criteria of the delivery plans and needs of key stakeholders for interoperability and safety.
- Experience managing and implementing quality assurance and/or system engineering principles on large‑scale infrastructure or railway/transportation projects, with emphasis on requirements and standards compliance, safety, the environment, and the ability to articulate to others.
- Experience within a technical environment liaising with Contractors’ design, construction and project management personnel.
- Experience managing competing project and engineering demands and deliverables with cost and schedule implications.
- Experience with multi‑discipline programmes within fields such as Civils, Mechanical & Electrical, Signalling, Control systems or system engineering and integration.
- 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 and performance assessments.
- Experience planning team workloads and workstreams / tasks.
- Experience collating, reviewing, analysing, communicating and reporting progress and issues to a wide range of stakeholders.
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 and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
Right to Work – HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence from the Home Office, and 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.
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Posted: May 15th, 2026