Technical Assurance Lead

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM Infrastructure are now recruiting for a Technical Assurance Lead to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project at the initial design phase, which will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts, which are now at their peak. The team operates under a collaborative Rail Systems Alliance structure, designed to manage interfaces and resolve any program conflicts. The members will work together on design, access, resources, and logistics to achieve shared goals for cost and schedule.

Your work environment

• BAM operates a flexible working policy
• People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

• Manage guidance and mentoring to design and construction teams on what they have do to achieve HS2 Technical Assurance.
• Contribute to the continued improvement of the technical assurance strategy, processes, and systems.
• Manage collaboratively and effectively with project delivery teams, project leadership, clients, sub-contractors, regulatory bodies, and other major stakeholders.
• Attend weekly meetings with the client in Birmingham/London.
• Support the client with identifying change, risk and opportunities for cost savings.
• Play a role in planning, coordinating, and resolving technical assurance activities to deliver a self-assured product and achieve Level 3 certification for each work package.
• In coordination with design delivery leads, undertake assessment of Technical Assurance readiness to proceed to interdisciplinary design reviews and project lifecycle stage gates.
• Lead regular progress reviews, tracking and reporting of assured deliverables and associated certification to meet programme.
• Responsible for the preparation, implementation and maintenance of the Requirements and Assurance Management Plan (RAMP) and the implementation of the processes and procedures identified therein to deliver technical self-assurance at each HS2 Technical Lifecycle Stage.
• Ensure there is a process in place for Departures and supports its management (in liaison with Design delivery) as required.
• Create a process to manage the Undertaking & Assurances within the Design team, and to interface with others in FBRS who are in charge of U&As.
• Establish and manage the Contractor's Technical Requirements Baseline, ensuring all input requirements are captured, aligned with the Works Information and standards, and properly identified and decomposed.
• Ensure assurance evidence is delivered progressively throughout the project lifecycle, mitigating the risk of delayed works acceptance due to protracted approvals.
• In coordination with FBRS design delivery management and the supply chain, develop a plan that demonstrates FBRS has, progressively delivered a fully technically assured, self-certified product that is safe to build, operate, and maintain; meets HS2 Ltd's requirements as defined in the TAP.

Who are we looking for?

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (or related field)
• Chartered IMEC, PWA Institute or CEng ICE desirable
• Experience in major multi-disciplinary rail projects. Experience in high-speed railway projects, design and build projects, and UK projects will be valuable.
• Proficient in design coordination, design interface management and assurance documentation in railway projects.
• Previous experience in a similar role with aligned responsibilities & accountabilities.
• Strong communication, leadership and management skills, with a positive and collaborative approach.
• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand, engage and motivate, and with confidence to make decisions when required.
• Focus on efficiency and driving delivery.
• Practical experience of harmonising design and quality requirements with buildability.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

BAM Infrastructure is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it's about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

Our recruitment process

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Jonathan Schulte, Recruitment Manager, BAM Infrastructure, m: / Email:

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.

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