Assurance Manager

Purpose of the Job

To manage, on behalf of RFLI, the Assurance Management process for the Elizabeth Line assets and the systems being delivered. To be achieved in accordance with the prevailing Technical Assurance Plan, and reporting to the Handover Manager.

Principal Accountabilities

Accountable for the development and management of the RFLI Assurance regime to provide a governance framework for the effective management and acceptance of assurance evidence to ensure achievement of key stage milestones.

To provide the technical assurance framework for all parts of the RFLI team, Engineering, Maintenance, Operations and Safety, ensuring that technical assurance standards are being applied throughout the project lifecycle.

To collaborate with the LU equivalent post holder to ensure consistency of approach to Acceptance and Assurance and, wherever practical, share workstreams.

Manage the interfaces across all RFLI departments and MTRC in respect to Assurance to ensure a consistent and joined up approach in line with the Technical Assurance Plan.

Ensure that appropriate structures and processes are in place to enable efficient, progressive and managed delivery of Assurance to support the handover of all elements across the programme.

Responsible for managing the weekly reporting of key assurance activates, including the completion of RFLI VAP activities, the closure of RFLI issues raised through VAP activities, progressive acceptance and loading of Handover Master Deliverables, for reporting to senior management regarding Assurance status

Required to use initiative and good judgement when responding to emerging situations deciding and agreeing appropriate actions with engineering management.

Take 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 Target Zero principles.

Co-operate in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times

Act as a role model for vision and values, behaving in ways that are in alignment with Ways of Working. Encourage and support others to do so too

Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues

Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put information or information systems at risk

Main challenges of the job

To Manage the Assurance Process on behalf of RFLI and ensure Issues are escalated and resolved satisfactorily

To work successfully between various disciplines and teams in order to develop an accurate and complete handover programme.

To work alongside other teams in a dynamic environment to develop and execute Assurance Management Processes that support and enable the successfully delivery of the Programme Delivery Schedule.

To successfully deliver the Assurance required to support the handover programme

To be able to work effectively within extremely tight deadlines.

To be able to effectively manage large volumes of information within tight timescales, understand where there are gaps in information and communicate these to the project.

To communicate and report progress in a concise, timely and accurate manner, keeping senior management well informed.

To be tenacious but with a flexible approach when necessary

Person Specification

Considerable experience in project engineering in conjunction with an Engineering Degree and/or Higher National qualifications will be required.

A self-starter, who has in depth knowledge of matching project deliverables to identified requirements

Excellent working knowledge of Railway Systems, extensive knowledge of engineering standards and operational processes in a railway environment.

Experience of risk-based decision making

Experience of working with Railway and other Regulators

Excellent communicator; verbal, written, meetings & presentations Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people at all levels across the organisation and externally Organised, disciplined and task focused

Ability to plan, implement and manage responsibilities to deliver to time and quality.

Able to articulate tasks, set priorities and motivate teams

Ability to manage internal and external stakeholders and deal with competing interests in an inclusive and pragmatic manner

Project management ability including knowledge of schedule management, risk/issue management, approvals & acceptance, quality, safety matters, programme, dashboards.