Head of Infrastructure Functional Assurance

ASSYSTEM; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company seeks a Head of Infrastructure Functional Assurance in Derby for a 12-month contract. The role requires significant experience in major project delivery in regulated environments, strong leadership, and excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will oversee infrastructure functions, deliver high-value projects, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners. A degree in a relevant discipline is required, along with a commitment to the company's values and ability to influence at all levels.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Major Project Delivery.
• Technical background in engineering or professional subject.
• Ability to travel within the UK and globally as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Define and sustain a coordinated approach for Infrastructure functions.
• Create and maintain an infrastructure assurance function.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external partners.

Skills

Project Delivery

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Influencing

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world. Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.

Job Description

Assystem Energy & Infrastructure are recruiting for a Head of Infrastructure Functional Assurance to work at our customer's site in Derby on a contract basis.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team accountable for delivery of a significant site infrastructure regeneration and improvements portfolio, to meet the business vision and our customer's growing demands. It is anticipated that the role holder will carry significant experience of delivering high value infrastructure projects in complex, high hazard environments.

Role details:

• Job title: Head of Infrastructure Functional Assurance
• Contract length: 12 months
• Location: Derby
• Contract type: PAYE via Umbrella solution

The Head of Capability & Assurance will be accountable for the definition, initiation, implementation and sustainment of a co-ordinated approach of the following Infrastructure functions, as part of the Major Infrastructure Projects Capability.

• Project engineering and Design strategy capability and assurance.
• Project Quality Assurance
• Project Construction assurance. (standards, governance & delivery)
• Asset management strategy capability and assurance.

The Head of Capability & Assurance will be responsible for the performance, management and continual improvement of the following wider business support functions services that are directly supporting and assigned to the Infrastructure Delivery Business Unit:

• HSE functions capability & assurance (standards, governance & delivery)
• IT Service functions capability & assurance (standards, governance & delivery
• Security Services functions capability & assurance. (standards, governance & delivery)

You will define the ways of working for the named functions, and deploy leads into the project delivery teams to meet the requirements of the programme delivery executive. Effective collaboration with our internal customers, functions, and long-term delivery partners is a key success factor for the department.

A key aspect to the Head of Capability & Assurance role is to help leverage the capabilities of external partners, to optimise and enhance our internal capabilities and people, ensuring a legacy beyond the infrastructure programme, and a benchmark for the wider Group.

The role will be accountable for creating and maintaining an effective infrastructure assurance function, covering all departmental activities, across both fissile and non-fissile elements of our scope.

You will be a key influencer for our business, customer, and senior colleagues in the infrastructure 1st line leadership team, on matters relating to the capabilities and assurance required to deliver the infrastructure programme effectively.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• Significant experience in Major Project Delivery and assurance activities in regulated environments
• Have a strong technical background in an engineering/professional subject matter aligned to delivering within high hazard manufacturing and/or large Engineering, Procurement and Construction programmes.
• Have strong leadership, diplomacy, interpersonal relationship, and people management skills. You will be able to influence at all levels, share the techniques and approaches that you have used in a range of collaborative and adversarial situations, both in individual and team environments and with external parties to deliver results.
• Business decision making using a balance and realistic approach taking into account competing scenarios of quality, operational risk, mandatory standards compliance and business performance.
• A team player with exceptional communication skills, an engaging personality, and a creator of trust.
• Ability to influence at all levels and build strong relationships.
• Commitment to our company values and behaviours and leadership expectations.
• Ability to travel within the United Kingdom, and if necessary, globally with a problem solving and flexible mindset.
• Engaging personality, but realistic and a creator of trust.
• Team player with exceptional communication skills.
• A broad outlook and tolerance for exposure to different challenges, cultures, and ways of working.
• Has excellent influencing and Supplier Relationship management skills at all relevant levels of seniority.
• Has a proven track record delivering operational excellence in programme/project Management in both favourable and unfavourable conditions.
• Dynamic and inspirational leadership.
• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or with significant relevant professional experience.
• Track record of delivering results with an appetite and enthusiasm to improve our business.
• Can demonstrate knowledge and application of major infrastructure investment Programme management and delivery.
• People leadership and change management experience.

Please be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people's ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.