Project Assurance Manager

Project Assurance Manager
The Project Assurance Manager is accountable for ensuring the successful application of assurance (health, safety, environment and security) requirements within the optioneering/design life cycle of new build/refurbishments projects, in accordance with internal management system requirements and nuclear site license conditions

*To ensure that the 'assurance led' design philosophy is incorporated into every stage of a project's life cycle
*To manage the strategic assurance direction for high hazard projects (nuclear and non-nuclear as applicable)
*To ensure that a dedicated project is compliant with the project delivery process and company management arrangements
*To appoint and manage the assurance team required to achieve project realisation and to ensure interrogation with other project functions

Responsibilities
*To ensure understanding and application of all responsibilities with regard to the Company's Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
*To be responsible for the production of assurance strategies and documentation throughout a project's life cycle in support of project delivery
*To ensure that the correct interfaces are maintained with existing projects and company stakeholders
*To maintain adequate, Suitably Qualified & Experienced Person (SQEP) assurance resources to meet assurance strategies throughout a project life cycle
*To produce and maintain the Assurance Control Plan and related strategy documentation
*To manage the production of the staged safety case and environmental reports
*To manage the integration of the assurance work with the development of the overall project
*To manage the interfaces with existing facilities and projects
*To manage the approval of the safety case through the checking, review and verification processes
*To ensure that project teams are aware of and are working within the safety case requirements and environmental constraints
*To ensure all deviations from the safety case and environmental documents are appropriately managed
*To review testing and commissioning documentation
*To liaise with, and where necessary resolve generic assurance issues with, other Project Assurance Managers (PAM's) and related stakeholders
*To act as technical interface with internal review, approval bodies and external regulatory bodies on generic and project specific assurance issues
*To identify, manage and resolve project security issues
*To provide cost information to the Project Manager on assurance resource/requirements
*To demonstrate assurance performance and value for money

Qualifications
*Engineering or science degree or equivalent preferably with chartered status

Knowledge
*Excellent understanding of assurance related legislation, standards and best practice.
*Excellent understanding of engineering project processes and links to assurance requirements.
*Excellent understating of modern standards safety cases (hazard identification, fault analysis etc) and the application of ALARP/optioneering methodologies.
*A good understanding of environmentally related requirements applicable to project implementation (DREEM, EIA, Planning, BPEO etc).
*Familiarity with working within an Assurance management system.

Experience
*Considerable experience of the supervision/management of a technical team in a nuclear/high hazard environment.
*Relevant, recent experience in a senior assurance post within a project is desirable.
*Practical experience of implementing assurance requirements and activities within a project or company environment in the nuclear industry.
*Experienced facilitator.
*Proven ability to negotiate key findings with senior managers.
*Strong experience in problem solving, influencing and negotiating with others at all levels of the business.
*Proven presentational skills to deliver findings in a succinct and authoritative manner. Advantage Resourcing is a service driven recruitment consultancy.