Technical Assurance Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Technical Assurance Engineer to join our client based in London. This role is a full-time temporary role until 28th October 2019 working 40 hours a week. 8 hours per day, 8:00 to 16:30 with 30 minutes for lunch - flexible with-in reason. This role is paying £45 per hour Ltd/Umbrella company

Our client is supplying and commissioning a BMS system on a rail project and are required to provide all stakeholders with the assurance and confidence that their requirements have been complied with and controlled processes have been followed in accordance with the accepted project assurance plans.

Role and Responsibilities
* Provide support to the project team to confirm and demonstrate appropriate levels of Technical Assurance to our stakeholders.
* Delivery of Assurance Documentation.
* Ensuring robust systems are in place such that assurance evidence deliverables provided by client satisfy our stakeholders review and acceptance process and are auditable.
* Verify that the client portfolio of projects is following the progressive assurance processes described in the accepted assurance plans.
* The project assurance engineer will play a critical role in ensuring that the governance and controls that need to be in place are of the quality, efficiency and robustness that this project demands.
* Monitoring that the appropriate level of assurance and evidence for design, construction and handover is delivered by the client in accordance with their contractual obligations.
* Challenging the risk-based nature of the verification activities and ensuring the assurance activities are delivered to time.
* Taking reasonable care of your own and others' health and safety and of those who may be affected in the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working to the company Target Zero principles.
* Co-operating with all stakeholders in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times.
* Promoting equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues.
* Working with all stakeholders to ensure that the client submissions contain all the evidence required for their acceptance of the final design of each asset.
* Prioritising and resolving Technical Assurance non-compliances through dialogue with all stakeholders for complete satisfaction.

Candidate Requirements:
The candidate will ideally have some, but not necessarily all, of the following:
* Flexible and can-do attitude and team player
* 3 years' experience as an assurance engineer
* Chartered Engineer or equivalent relevant experience and a member of a relevant professional body.
* Able to attend face to face meetings with client, take and issue concise meeting notes
* Comply with all client and contract Health and safety rules
* Knowledge of Technical Assurance on major UK railway infrastructure, or airport project.
* Understanding of the Rail Industry and in particular NR's and LUL's design and assurance process
* Ideally rail experience
* Assurance of at least one of the following system types is a firm requirement.
- Mechanical, Electrical, Comms, Signalling, Fire
* Experience of and successful track record in a similar role on a major rail or infrastructure project.

* CSCS Card
* Reasonable level of fitness