Engineering Policy & Standards Lead

Trinzic; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Engineering Policy & Standards Lead at KBR (Trinzic spin-off) is a senior role shaping governance, policies and assurance across a regulated engineering environment in Glasgow. You will partner with engineering leaders and programme teams to define arrangements, governance frameworks and assurance processes for current operations and future programmes.

The role focuses on establishing clear accountability, delegated authorities and technical authority arrangements, while delivering strategy

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated engineering environment and governance policies.
• Ability to define responsibilities, authorities and assurance requirements.
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering governance and policy documents.
• Maintain and improve engineering management arrangements, policies and standards.
• Support Technical Authority arrangements and assurance responsibilities.
• Define interfaces and escalation routes for governance.
• Prepare strategy papers and briefing notes for senior stakeholders.
• Provide engineering management advice across project lifecycles.
• Support the delivery of engineering assurance and change control processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen governance frameworks.

Skills

Engineering governance

Governance frameworks

Technical assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Change control

Strategic papers

Leadership

Job description

Title:

Engineering Policy & Standards Lead

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

A career at KBR can change the world — and change your life.

If you’re ready, let’s get to it.

The Opportunity

You will play a key role in shaping and improving engineering governance, policies and standards within a complex, highly regulated engineering environment.

Working closely with engineering leaders, technical authorities and programme teams, you will help develop and maintain the organisational arrangements, governance frameworks and assurance processes that support both ongoing operations and future infrastructure programmes. This is an excellent opportunity to influence engineering strategy, improve organisational effectiveness and support major programme delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will:

• Develop engineering organisation strategies, ensuring roles, responsibilities, governance arrangements and delegated authorities are clearly defined.
• Produce and maintain engineering management arrangements, policies, standards and supporting guidance.
• Support technical assurance, engineering substantiation, design acceptance, configuration management and change control processes.
• Work closely with stakeholders and technical authorities to establish effective governance and assurance arrangements.
• Define and maintain engineering interfaces, escalation routes and decision-making frameworks.
• Support the development and implementation of Technical Authority arrangements and assurance responsibilities.
• Establish clear accountability models for engineering decision-making and technical governance.
• Provide engineering management advice to programme and project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare strategy papers, governance documents, implementation plans, briefing notes and decision papers for senior stakeholders.

Experience Required

You will have experience working within a regulated engineering environment and be comfortable developing governance arrangements, engineering policies and technical assurance frameworks. You will understand how engineering organisations operate and be able to define responsibilities, authorities and assurance requirements that support safe and effective delivery.

You will be confident engaging with senior stakeholders, technical authorities and multidisciplinary teams, producing high-quality documentation and driving improvements in engineering governance and organisational effectiveness

You Will Have:

• Experience in engineering management, technical assurance or governance.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance, authorisation requirements and safety management systems.
• Experience developing engineering arrangements, governance frameworks and accountability structures.
• Experience working with Design Authority, Technical Authority or Intelligent Customer arrangements.
• Understanding of delegated authority models, organisational governance and assurance frameworks.

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Working pattern: Hybrid working, with approximately three days per week split between sites.

Hours: 40 hours per week.

KBR unveils Trinzic as new name for planned Independent Mission Technology Solutions Company.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBRAt KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.