Design Assurance Manager

Job Description

This position will be responsible for establishing and leading on Anthro’s approach to Design Assurance. Working as part of Anthro’s Quality and Assurance Team, you will be responsible for managing the following design assurance activities:

• Requirements
• Configuration Management
• Departures
• Verification and Validation
• Material Approval
• Compliance with Standards

In addition, dependant on workload, support the Contractor’s Engineering Manager (CEM) with design related activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Design Assurance

• Accountable for the planning, co-ordination, and submission and resolution of all design assurance leading to the award of a Design and Verification Certificate per system designed.
• Support with the maintenance of the design elements of the Technical Assurance Plan (TAP) and the implementation of the processes and procedures identified therein to deliver a technically self-assured design scope in accordance with requirements of SWI 310.
• Ensure technical documentation regarding requirements activities comply with regulatory requirements and meet the expectations of BBVS and HS2 Ltd.

Requirements

• Developing and updating the Requirements Management Plan and for capturing, developing, and demonstrating compliance with the relevant requirements for all stakeholders. Supporting the CEM and Assurance Director in facilitating configuration and technical change management during the design stage.
• Responsible for defining the Requirements to be followed within WP-23 across all levels and disciplines within Engineering including the supply chain. These are then built into a master tracker that confirms compliance with the Station Requirements Specification

Verification and Validation

• Utilising the Station Requirements Specification and the Verification and Validation Matrix issued by BBVS, develop and maintain a WP-23 specific Verification and Validation Plan and Verification and Validation Matrix (VVM) to ensure all requirements have been considered, complied with or a suitable departure has been raised and recorded against non-compliant requirements
• Setting validation criteria to ensure the design stage meet the intended top-level requirements and is therefore suitable to be constructed, commissioned and taken into operation.
• Responsible for verifying the proposed design stage evidence intended to be submitted, meets the criteria, to ensure the design for manufacturing and construction meets the project requirements.

Configuration

• Leads the identification and documenting Asset Configuration Items (Hardware and Software), assisting change management in conjunction with the CEM and Assurance Director. Responsible for creating the Configuration Status Report which lists configuration items linked to the Requirements Management Plan and the TAP.
• Manage the configuration status of the technical baselines, such as a Standards Baseline to ensure the correct version is adopted by the Anthro project teams.

Departures

• Responsible for arranging and raising a Departure with BBVS, liaising with Subject Matter Experts, updating the Departures Register and reviewing any time-bound departures which may be complied with later in the project

Material Approval

• Support the Material Engineer in ensuring that Material Approvals submitted meet the need to the TAP and associated process, standards etc.

Compliance with Standards

• Conduct audits both of Anthro and the Anthro supply chain to ensure that the design is being carried out in accordance with relevant standards and latest issued information.

Design Related Activities

• Supporting in ensuring design meets the accepted programme
• Management of design assurance processes and supporting with IDC/ IDR
• Management of design trackers
• Production of meeting minutes related to design assurance
• Management and close out of RFI’s and TQ’s

Qualifications

Essential Criteria:

• Appropriate professional qualification or equivalent experience in System Engineering or Requirements Management
• Previous experience of working on large infrastructure projects, multidisciplinary teams, in particular experience in systems engineering or rail would be an advantage
• Experienced in the use of DOORS to manage project requirements
• Strong communication skills
• Previous experience leading a small team.
• Experience planning team workload and managing deliverables.

Additional Information

We at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognise the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyone’s contribution as this builds our culture and means, if you work for EGIS, you will be included, listened to, and respected.

This job profile has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of the work performance by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications / experience required by employees assigned to the role. This job profile may be subject to future amendments following appropriate discussion.