Senior Design Assurance Lead – AI-Driven Quality & Governance

Project People; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Design Assurance Manager at Theale with flexible working is sought to lead the design quality and governance across a major UK infrastructure program. You will shape assurance strategy, drive digital transformation, and partner with IT, Data and Delivery teams to improve outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring telecoms or infrastructure design leadership, strong stakeholder influence, and a data-driven mindset to deliver continuous improvement and robust assurance across the end-to-end lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading design assurance in telecoms or large infrastructure projects.
• Ability to develop assurance frameworks, quality standards and controls.
• Strong data-driven approach to risk, opportunity, and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Design Assurance function, setting direction and performance expectations.
• Own assurance frameworks, quality standards and controls across design delivery.
• Drive improvements to processes, systems, reporting and digital capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to use automation and AI to strengthen assurance.
• Collaborate with Design, Delivery, IT and Data teams to align priorities.
• Resolve complex quality, process and delivery challenges.
• Develop performance measures using data to support decisions.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Lead strategic improvement initiatives and foster continuous learning.
• Coach and develop the team to create a high-performing function.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Design assurance

Quality management

Telecom/infrastructure design

Data-driven decision making

Automation/AI awareness

People leadership

Job description

Senior Design Assurance Manager at Theale with flexible working is sought to lead the design quality and governance across a major UK infrastructure program. You will shape assurance strategy, drive digital transformation, and partner with IT, Data and Delivery teams to improve outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring telecoms or infrastructure design leadership, strong stakeholder influence, and a data-driven mindset to deliver continuous improvement and robust assurance across the end-to-end lifecycle.