Senior Technical Assurance & Compliance Lead

AtkinsRéalis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holiday allowances

Employee rewards

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is recruiting a Technical Compliance Manager to drive operational assurance within the CP division in the UK. You will lead the assurance framework, manage risk, and shape governance across sectors while working with operations and technical leaders to deliver engineering excellence.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, a growth mindset, and a collaborative culture with a strong focus on continuous improvement and staff development.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or a related STEM field.
• Extensive experience of assured infrastructure delivery in a safety critical environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and emotional intelligence to align diverse viewpoints.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the Technical Assurance Framework across supported markets.
• Accountable as the senior authority for technical assurance processes in the CP business, ensuring they are proportionate, risk-based, and compliant.
• Support the Technical Assurance Director in overseeing technical compliance across all sectors within the CP business, ensuring the assurance framework is implemented, processes are robust and audited and a continuous improvement 'lessons learnt' culture is in place.
• Ensure the consistent implementation of technical assurance reviews across all sectors within the CP business.
• Own the Technical Audit programme for CP activities.
• Promote evidence-based decision making, proactive risk management and accountable governance.
• Work closely with the Technical Expert leadership to ensure alignment of assurance process, skills and competences.
• Support bids, design reviews, major technical challenges, and critical risks management activities.
• Align the compliance and assurance team with business strategy and emerging technologies.
• Act as senior point of contact for escalation of engineering and assurance challenges.
• Foster a high-performance culture through motivation, collaboration, and clear communication.
• Support initiatives that improve representation, equity, and belonging across the organisation.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Emotional intelligence

Analytical skills

Delivery skills

Resilience

Prioritisation

Business acumen

Growth mindset

Written and verbal communication

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is recruiting a Technical Compliance Manager to drive operational assurance within the CP division in the UK. You will lead the assurance framework, manage risk, and shape governance across sectors while working with operations and technical leaders to deliver engineering excellence.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, a growth mindset, and a collaborative culture with a strong focus on continuous improvement and staff development.