Senior Verification and Validation Lead

7 days ago

Derby, Derby, United Kingdom Alstom Full time

About Us

At Alstom, we're pioneers in the transport industry. Our extensive portfolio caters to various customers worldwide, covering high-speed trains, metros, monorails, trams, turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling, and digital mobility.

As a leading supplier of new trains and train services in the UK & Ireland, we've built or are building nearly 40% of the country's mainline train fleet. Our innovative solutions range from rolling stock, metros, and trams to maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure, and signalling.

Your Future Role

  • Lead major deployment projects by overseeing verification, integration, and testing activities for Signaling projects, ensuring Quality, Cost, and Delivery meet client needs.
  • Define and lead project activities related to Verification, Integration, and Testing, performed either by the V&V department or delegated to experts in other Signaling departments.
  • Collaborate closely with Test & Commissioning to complement in-house with on-site testing activities.
  • Discuss and agree overall V&V strategy with Safety Assurance Manager to ensure achievement and demonstration of requested safety targets.

We'll Look to You For:

  • Develop the Project Verification and Validation strategy in the V&V Plan, ensuring proper coverage and demonstration that customer and design requirements are met.
  • Collect contributions from involved stakeholders (e.g., Test & Commissioning).
  • Define and agree V&V activity schedule.
  • Undertake verification of System and Sub System Requirements.
  • Produce Verification and validation reports in support of gate reviews and commissionings.
  • Engage with other engineering discipline experts to produce Design Verification Reports.
  • Ensure application and adherence to internal processes and applicable norms, methods & tools, requesting deviations whenever appropriate.
  • Define the project Requirement Validation Table (RVT) to demonstrate validation of technical requirements.
  • Organize and lead documental verification and reviews.
  • Act as UK V&V EDU Lead, periodically reporting V&V delivery milestones, KPIs, Resource and Cost performance to Senior Leadership Team.
  • Act as Work Package Owner/Manager for UK V&V project portfolio, periodically reporting programme and cost performance to Project Management Team during Work Package Reviews.
  • As V&V Process Correspondent, ensure Alstom V&V process is implemented and applied consistently across Projects, providing guidance to stakeholders on process adherence, governance, and tailoring where applicable.
  • As V&V Lead, support Bids and Tenders with establishing V&V scope of works, developing detailed cost estimates, and attending Tender Reviews.
  • Manage full verification and validation of all configured functions, together with parameters and data produced on the project.
  • Monitor and follow-up execution and reporting of activities delegated to experts in other departments.
  • Represent Alstom in front of customers, partners, and auditors, providing an overview of Test strategy, progress, issues, risks, and opportunities.
  • Manage functionally the Project Verification & Validation Team and ensure/control their deliverables for the project.
  • Ensure independence of verification from design.
  • Select and manage subcontractors.
  • Cooperate with Test and Commissioning for the definition and follow-up of Site Acceptance Tests.

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. We don't expect you to have every single skill, but instead, we've listed some essential ones to help you succeed and grow in this role:

  • Problem setting and problem-solving skills.
  • Leadership and team motivation.
  • Sense of urgency.
  • Writing skills required: clarity, rigour, and concision.

Candidate Requirements

  • Degree in Engineering or related subject - qualified by experience considered.
  • Good analytical skills and previous experience in test & integration are required. In alternative, you will have experience in system engineering or Safety Assurance.
  • Knowledge of at least one Alstom platform.

Benefits

You'll enjoy:

  • A highly competitive remuneration package.
  • 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
  • Contributed healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

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