Technical Assurance Engineer

BAM UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

1 volunteering day

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Technical Assurance Requirements Engineer to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project at the design phase, based at the London Euston offices. The role focuses on coordinating assurance activities, maintaining baselines, and supporting design compliance across lifecycle stages.

The ideal candidate will have a Civil/Mechanical engineering degree, chartered status where possible, and proven experience in major rail projects, including high-speed and UK schemes.

Qualifications

• Experience in major multi-disciplinary rail projects.
• Experience in high-speed railway projects, design and build projects, and UK projects.
• Proficient in Requirements Management.
• Proficient in IBM Rational DOORS.
• Strong communication skills with a positive and collaborative approach.
• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand and engage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver technical assurance activities, ensuring timely submission of deliverables.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of technical assurance processes, procedures and systems.
• Apply FBRS RAMP processes to support assurance activities across HS2 lifecycle stages.
• Support maintenance and management of the Contractor's Technical Requirements Baseline.
• Assist with elicitation and development of system and subsystem requirements throughout design and assurance.
• Contribute to verification and validation activities to demonstrate compliance with project requirements.
• Deliver progressive assurance to reduce approval risks and support timely acceptance of works.
• Monitor, track and report on assured deliverables and certification to meet milestones.
• Assist in assessing readiness for interdisciplinary design reviews and stage gates.
• Prepare and present assurance documentation for FBRS and HS2 acceptance panels.
• Collaborate with engineering, assurance, and project teams to implement and maintain technical assurance requirements.

Skills

Requirements management

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Chartered IMEC / PWA Institute / CEng ICE desirable

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrowFerrovial BAM Joint Venture has a strong track record of delivering major UK infrastructure projects on time and within budget. Since first partnering as BFK in 2010 to deliver key Crossrail contracts, the team has also worked together on the Silvertown Tunnel, HS2 Enabling Works (Fusion JV), the HS2 central Main Works Contract (EKFB), and is now delivering track infrastructure across the full HS2 route.

We are now recruiting for a Technical Assurance Requirements Engineer to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project at the initial design phase, which will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts, which are now at their peak. The team operates under a collaborative Rail Systems Alliance structure, designed to manage interfaces and resolve any program conflicts. The members will work together on design, access, resources, and logistics to achieve shared goals for cost and schedule.

Your team

• This role will be based at our project offices in London Euston.

Making Possible

• Take an active role in coordinating and delivering technical assurance activities, ensuring the timely submission of assurance deliverables and supporting the resolution of technical assurance issues to achieve a progressively self‑assured product.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of technical assurance processes, procedures, and systems, ensuring lessons learned are captured and applied to enhance future project delivery.
• Apply the processes and procedures defined in the FBRS Requirements and Assurance Management Plan (RAMP) to support technical assurance activities across all HS2 Technical Lifecycle Stages.
• Support the maintenance and management of the Contractor's Technical Requirements Baseline, ensuring design outputs align with Works Information, standards, statutory requirements, and other project obligations.
• Assist with the identification, analysis, decomposition, and management of new and existing requirements.
• Support the elicitation and development of system and subsystem requirements throughout the design and assurance process.
• Contribute to verification and validation (V&V) activities, ensuring robust assurance evidence is generated to demonstrate compliance with project requirements.
• Support the delivery of progressive assurance throughout the project lifecycle, helping to reduce approval risks and facilitate timely acceptance of the works.
• Monitor, track, and report on assured deliverables and associated certification to ensure programme milestones are achieved.
• Assist in assessing Technical Assurance readiness for interdisciplinary design reviews and project lifecycle stage gates.
• Prepare and support the presentation of assurance documentation and stage gate packs for FBRS and HS2 acceptance panels.
• Collaborate with engineering, assurance, and project teams to ensure technical assurance requirements are effectively implemented and maintained.

What do you bring to the role?

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (or related field)
• Chartered IMEC, PWA Institute or CEng ICE desirable
• Experience in major multi-disciplinary rail projects.
• Experience in high-speed railway projects, design and build projects, and UK projects will be valuable.
• Proficient in Requirements Management
• Proficient in IBM Rational DOORS
• Previous experience in a similar role with aligned responsibilities & accountabilities.
• Strong communication skills with a positive and collaborative approach.
• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand and engage.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.