Director, Governance Engineering

3 weeks ago


West Burton, United Kingdom CCFE Full time
Job Description

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check, including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check for criminal convictions.

About the Role

As the Head of Engineering Governance, you will play a pivotal role in leading a team of 3-5, indirectly managing a larger team, and overseeing all technical governance aspects of the organisation as it transitions from Programme to Organisation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute the technical governance strategy to align with the programme's goals and objectives.
  • Identify new advancements, new efficiencies, and new ways for UKIFS to be leaders within Nuclear Fusion.
  • Responsible for exploiting digital opportunities to increase performance of the technical delivery, including migration of standards/existing processes into workflows within the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system.
  • Define all required policies, mechanisms, approvals and ways of working to ensure UKIFS can operate as design authority, including the Design Certification process.
  • Creation/management of UKIFS Engineering Policy/Process/Procedure, as required, to include modification of existing Authority processes for use by STEP.
  • Development of process to determine, and be final arbiter of, the use of non UKIFS governance/process on the STEP programme.
  • Ensure robust processes are in place to allow STEP to meet legal and regulatory obligations, especially relating to safety cases and environmental compliance.
  • Responsible for engineering configuration management and change control.
  • Provide input into the Office of the Chief Engineer for as part of their technical assurance process.
Requirements
  • Degree in a STEM related field or equivalent qualification.
  • Delivery of engineering governance frameworks/systems.
  • Development of technical policy, process and procedures.
  • Experience coordinating diverse governance systems across multiple partners or businesses.
  • Knowledge of the legal and regulatory obligations required by government.
  • Experience with the Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) and/or the Maintenance Approved Organisation Scheme (MAOS) regulatory frameworks.
  • Public Sector Knowledge UK: Familiarity with the specific regulations, policies, and governance frameworks applicable to public sector organisations.
What We Offer

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization.



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