Senior Quality and Assurance Analyst

HS2 (High Speed Two); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-speed rail network company based in the UK is looking for a Senior Quality & Assurance Analyst. The role supports the development and management of an assurance program, focusing on data and insights for reporting. Key responsibilities include managing assurance information, providing analytical support, and ensuring timely completion of actions. Skills in IT reporting tools such as Power BI are required. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits as part of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Benefits

Flexible benefits fund

Pensionable benefits

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Skilled in distilling information from multiple sources.
• Data management skills to assess business information.
• IT literate with skills in reporting software.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and approval of the annual Assurance and Approvals Plan.
• Provide data for assurance reports and ensure accuracy.
• Manage and improve performance dashboards and MI.

Skills

Information distillation

Data management

IT literacy

Management skills

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Base salary: £35244 pa to £41464 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits – check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As the Senior Quality & Assurance Analyst you will support the development and management of a risk based assurance programme and report on progress against the plan. Assist with provision of data and insights for quality and assurance reporting, including the Risk Control Assure report. Management of all assurance related management information such as action tracking. Management of overdue actions for closure. Assist in the maintenance of a business and project wide operational assurance map and dashboard. Provide insightful analysis of assurance management information. Clearly identifying and presenting issues, risks and trends.

About the role:

• Support the planning, scheduling and approval of the annual integrated Assurance and Approvals Plan (IAAP)
• Provide data and management information for assurance reports such as the Risk Control Assure report and the Quality contribution to the Monthly Review Board, as well as other reports as required, ensuring they contain sufficient detail, accuracy and insights to actively enable appropriate management decision making.
• Manage, create, maintain, and continuously improve assurance, performance dashboards and management information, including those relating to open an overdue actions and work with action owners to ensure timely completion of actions
• Provide relevant MI to P-Rep to support the management of actions and reporting of progress to P-Rep
• Working with other members of the team to provide analytical and data support, ensuring they have the information required to undertake their activities
• Provide timely and accurate consolidation of business and project assurance data and analysis as required. Identify areas of emerging risks and help inform operational assurance, planning and delivery
• Ensure reporting formats are up to date and that the Integrated Management System accurately reflects assurance reporting process is
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI

About you:

Skills:

• Skilled in distilling information from multiple sources.
• Data management skills to assess business information to identify and present key issues and trends.
• IT literate with skills and reporting software data systems including Power BI, large Excel spreadsheets and other Ms Office applications.
• Management skills working on multiple activities simultaneously and prioritise the most critical activities to agreed deadlines.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Information Management, Data Quality, and Data Analytics tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of business information reporting cycle.
• Knowledge of matrix organisations and programme delivery.
• Knowledge of relevant interfaces of similar infrastructure projects.

Type of experience:

• Experience of managing data from multiple sources to create reports and provide insights.
• Experience of planning across multiple business areas.
• Experience of reporting teams on complex programmes.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff – living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.