Process Governance and Assurance Systems Engineer

£55.25 per hour umbrella / £47.96 per hour PAYE (including holiday pay) - Inside IR35

Hybrid working – 3 days per week on site (5 during test periods)

Job Role:

• Manage a cross-functional team to deliver process, governance and assurance activities on behalf of Test & Facilities Capability (T&FC)
• Develop and maintain processes supporting the entire engineering lifecycle (LCM), in accordance with all internal and external requirements
• Ensure appropriate process deployment is undertaken and evidence is retained
• Identify and manage emerging and/or existing threats to compliance against Engineering and Quality standards
• Support the development of new facilities and capabilities
• Develop and manage a risk based audit schedule and ensure outputs are made visible across the programme
• Articulate and deliver strategic objectives and cascade these through the team

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve the T&FC Operational Framework and Code of Practice
• Support any third party inspections and recertification activities
• Define and monitor KPIs to measure performance and efficiency of processes
• Maintain cross functional communication channels across the business
• Identify and promote continuous improvement initiatives
• Assess the impact of proposed changes and ensure they are implemented in a controlled manner
• Encourage transparency, standardisation and consistency to influence cultural change
• Continuously review T&FC's governance structures and arrangements to ensure they deliver appropriate levels of responsibility, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness
• Diverse industry experience (e.g Aerospace, Nuclear, Oil, Pharmaceutical)
• Qualified Auditor (e.g. LRQA)

Key Skills and Experience:

• Must have knowledge and experience of software controlled systems
• Proven experience of managing engineering and quality governance activities within a complex software environment
• Capable of developing, prioritising and driving a detailed programme of work across multiple facilities
• Problem solving skills and demonstrable knowledge of RCA techniques
• Understanding of LCM, Management Plans, Business Management Systems and Operational Frameworks
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership experience
• A good understanding of other related disciplines, projects and teams within Submarines
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 45001, IEC 61508 and Defence Standards
• Demonstrable experience of working in high integrity/complex systems environments
• Experienced user of SharePoint, Teamcenter and Jira
• Analytical approach
• Educated to degree level in a STEM related subject
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards)