Senior Technical Assurance & Compliance Lead

Snc-Lavalin; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis seeks a Technical Compliance Manager to lead the CP Technical Assurance framework, driving risk-based, compliant delivery across UK markets. You will partner with the Technical Assurance Director and operations teams to enhance governance and engineering excellence.

The role involves coordinating audits, shaping improvement workstreams, and embedding a continuous lessons-learned culture while supporting bids, design reviews and major technical challenges.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related STEM field.
• Extensive experience of assured infrastructure delivery in a safety critical environment.
• Stakeholder engagement and emotional intelligence to build relationships.
• Analytical skills to derive insights that drive outcomes.
• Delivery track record of delivering impactful outcomes.
• Resilience in problem solving, decision making and overcoming challenges.
• Ability to prioritise amidst changing deadlines.
• Business acumen for revenue and profitable operations in professional services.
• Growth and innovation mindset to challenge the status quo.
• Strong written and verbal communication across diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the Technical Assurance Framework across supported markets.
• Senior authority for CP technical assurance processes; ensure proportionate, risk-based and compliant practices.
• Support the Technical Assurance Director in overseeing technical compliance across CP sectors.
• Ensure consistent implementation of technical assurance reviews across CP sectors.
• Own the Technical Audit programme for CP activities.
• Promote evidence-based decision making, proactive risk management and governance.
• Collaborate with Technical Expert leadership to align assurance processes and competencies.
• Support bids, design reviews, major technical challenges, and risk management activities.
• Align the 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.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Emotional intelligence

Analytical skills

Delivery skills

Resilience

Prioritisation

Business acumen

Growth mindset

Written and verbal communication

Education

Degree in Engineering or related STEM field

Job description

AtkinsRéalis seeks a Technical Compliance Manager to lead the CP Technical Assurance framework, driving risk-based, compliant delivery across UK markets. You will partner with the Technical Assurance Director and operations teams to enhance governance and engineering excellence.

The role involves coordinating audits, shaping improvement workstreams, and embedding a continuous lessons-learned culture while supporting bids, design reviews and major technical challenges.