Policy & Standard Engineering Support - #2195613

Job Title: Engineering Policy & Standard Support

Location: Glasgow

Contract: 12 Months Inside IR35

Hybrid: 1-2 days required onsite in Glasgow

Role Profile

The Engineering Policy & Standards Support role is responsible for developing and maintaining engineering organisational arrangements, governance frameworks, policies and standards to support both business-as-usual operations and future infrastructure programmes within a regulated engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop engineering organisational strategies, ensuring structures, roles, responsibilities, delegated authorities, interfaces and governance arrangements are fit for purpose and support operational delivery, organisational growth and future programmes.
• Produce and maintain engineering management arrangements, policies, standards and guidance that define how engineering responsibilities are discharged, including technical assurance, engineering substantiation, design acceptance, configuration management, change control and regulatory compliance.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to agree engineering roles, responsibilities, interfaces and escalation routes, ensuring effective intelligent customer and controlling mind arrangements.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of Technical Authority arrangements, ensuring authority limits, delegation requirements, assurance responsibilities, competency expectations, reporting arrangements and decision-making processes are clearly defined and documented.
• Establish and maintain clear engineering governance arrangements, ensuring accountabilities for design development, technical assurance, independent review, acceptance, approval and implementation are fully understood.
• Provide engineering management advice and support to programmes and projects, ensuring engineering arrangements are integrated throughout design, assurance, construction, commissioning, handover and operational phases.
• Produce high-quality documentation including strategy papers, implementation plans, governance documents, terms of reference, interface agreements, Technical Authority arrangements, briefing notes and decision papers for senior stakeholders.
• Support engineering organisational development activities, preparing recommendations, coordinating actions and ensuring approved arrangements are embedded into business processes and ways of working.

Essential Experience

• Degree in a relevant Engineering, Science or Technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards chartered status.
• Experience of engineering management, technical assurance or engineering governance within a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements, safety management systems and engineering governance frameworks.
• Ability to develop engineering arrangements, define responsibilities and accountabilities, and work effectively with stakeholders and technical authorities.
• Experience with Design Authority, Technical Authority, Intelligent Customer or equivalent governance arrangements.
• Experience developing engineering governance structures, organisational strategies or delegated authority frameworks.
• Experience establishing and managing Technical Authority interfaces and assurance arrangements.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in technical assurance, design review, configuration management or design acceptance activities.
• Project engineering experience within highly regulated, safety-critical or high-hazard industries.
• Experience producing governance, strategy, interface and technical documentation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience across engineering, safety, quality, compliance and delivery functions.
• Understanding of safety case principles and assurance methodologies.
• Ability to work autonomously, coordinate multiple activities and support continuous improvement initiatives.