Senior Technical Assurance Leader

Iss; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ISS is seeking a Technical Assurance Lead to drive evidence-based assurance across disciplines, sites and suppliers. You will maintain independence from delivery while supporting safe, compliant service delivery and provide clear assurance opinions to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities include developing risk-based assurance frameworks, implementing methodologies, and verifying corrective actions. A strong engineering background and professional registration are expected.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications reflect formal technical authority.
• Desirable qualifications include a relevant degree or HNC in engineering, professional engineering registration, lead auditor experience, NEBOSH or IOSH, and discipline-specific qualifications linked to dutyholding appointments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical assurance function, providing evidence-based assurance that legal, contractual and technical requirements are effectively identified and managed.
• Develop and maintain a risk-based technical assurance framework covering disciplines, sites, suppliers, systems, dutyholders and high-risk activities.
• Define and implement assurance methodologies, including evidence standards, sampling approaches, finding classifications and closure verification requirements.
• Assess the design and effectiveness of controls relating to competence, dutyholding, maintenance, statutory inspections, Safe Systems of Work, asset data, subcontractors and change management.
• Lead and support the operational Safe Systems of Work community, including Authorising Engineers, Authorised Persons, Competent Persons and Responsible Persons.
• Conduct thematic and cross-site reviews to identify systemic weaknesses, recurring issues and root causes across the estate.
• Own technical assurance reporting, providing clear assurance opinions, trend analysis and actionable insights to senior stakeholders.
• Independently verify corrective actions, support technical incident investigations and provide assurance input to technical risk management activities.

Skills

Evidence-based assurance

Independent verification

Trend analysis

Stakeholder reporting

Education

Relevant Degree or HNC in engineering

Professional engineering registration

Lead Auditor qualification or equivalent

NEBOSH or IOSH qualification

Discipline-specific qualifications

Job description

ISS is seeking a Technical Assurance Lead to drive evidence-based assurance across disciplines, sites and suppliers. You will maintain independence from delivery while supporting safe, compliant service delivery and provide clear assurance opinions to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities include developing risk-based assurance frameworks, implementing methodologies, and verifying corrective actions. A strong engineering background and professional registration are expected.