Engineering Authority

First Recruitment Group; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group seeks an Engineering Authority to drive engineering excellence and technical assurance across critical assets in Barrow-in-Furness on a contract basis. You will be the ultimate technical decision-maker, owning standards, risk management, and incident investigations using Kelvin TopSet techniques.

You will lead governance, manage external technical authority providers, and ensure safe operations, asset integrity, and lifecycle performance while continually improving the

Qualifications

• Senior technical or assurance role experience.
• Knowledge of applicable engineering codes, standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to make independent technical decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assurance, governance, and decision-making authority for engineering activities.
• Act as the ultimate technical decision-maker within the discipline and manage technical risk across the asset lifecycle.
• Lead or manage outsourced Technical Authority and Engineering service providers.
• Support incident investigations through technical judgement and root cause analysis.

Skills

Senior technical role

Engineering standards

Decision-making under pressure

Technical leadership

Governance and assurance

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

Tools

Kelvin TopSet

Job description

Engineering Authority - Drive Engineering Excellence and Technical Assurance Across Critical Assets

Our Client has a requirement for a EngineeringAuthority, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Barrow-in-Furness.

Role Purpose:

• Act as the designated Engineering Authority with authority to approve, challenge, or reject engineering decisions.
• Act as custodian of engineering standards and asset engineering documentation, ensuring compliance and providing recommendations for derogations and dispensations.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the Technical Authority Framework.
• Maintain overall ownership of the scope and quality of Safety & Environmental Critical Element (SECE) performance standards.
• Ensure performance standards are correctly allocated to the appropriate Technical Authority.
• Identify, assess, and manage technical risks, ensuring risks are reduced to ALARP (or equivalent).
• Lead or contribute to hazard identification and technical risk assessments.
• Ensure engineering decisions support safe operations, asset integrity, and lifecycle performance.
• Act as an escalation point for technical non-conformances and deviations.
• Support incident investigations through technical judgement and root cause analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, tools, and governance.
• Manage engineering service contracts and vendor relationships.
• Act as a Lead Investigator using Kelvin TopSet investigation techniques.
• Undertake any other associated duties as reasonably required.

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assurance, governance, and decision-making authority for engineering activities.
• Ensure engineering activities remain safe, compliant, and aligned with company standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.
• Act as the ultimate technical decision-maker within the discipline.
• Manage technical risk across the asset lifecycle.
• Provide leadership and management to outsourced Technical Authority and Engineering service providers.
• Ensure safe operations and asset integrity through effective engineering governance.
• Support business requirements through technical leadership and investigation activities.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Proven experience acting in a senior technical or assurance role.
• Strong knowledge of applicable engineering codes, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to make independent technical decisions under pressure.
• Deep technical expertise within an engineering discipline.
• Sound engineering judgement and professional integrity.
• Degree qualified in an Engineering or Technology discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience in event management and investigation methodologies such as Kelvin TopSet.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for Engineering Authority looking for new employment. As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.