About Network Rail
At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us, and you matter to millions.
About our people and the recruitment process
We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!
As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!
1. Privileged staff travel - Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel and includes family members.
2. A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
3. GWR ticket alliance - Heavily discounted all day passes for you and up to 3 friends and family to use across the GWR network.
4. Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and discounted offers and benefits including childcare, healthcare and online shopping site.
5. A range of Pension schemes to choose from.
6. Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35hrs per week contract, hybrid working, and enhanced family friendly support.
7. 5 days paid volunteering leave.
8. 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.
Brief Description
To assist in the development and implementation of the Regional Engineering assurance and audit programme that assures compliance to governance and legislation. To manage Functional Audit Programme and assurance activities through preparation, perform, report and follow-up stages.
To undertake audit and assurance activities and report on activity status, non-conformance, corrective action plans, assurance findings, learning, risk and opportunity.
To assist in delivering the overall assurance portfolio managed by the Regional Engineering Assurance Manager, identifying improvement opportunities and supporting the development of change and improvement action plans.
To deliver transparent and accessible assurance findings with quality data, products and outcomes that directly influence business learning, change and improvement.
It is essential that you have:
1. Attained or working towards an ISO9001 Internal QMS Auditor qualification.
It is desirable that you have:
1. Attained or working towards an ISO9001 QMS Lead Auditor qualification.
2. Experience in using CMO.
About the role (External)
Your Main Responsibilities will be to:
1. Lead the implementation of new processes and systems to achieve consistent application across the Regional Engineering Assurance team.
2. Undertake assurance activities (audit, review and end product checks) to verify compliance with the defined systems, processes and assurance framework.
3. Undertake detailed sampling of deliverables to verify compliance with Network Rail company standards, technical specifications and the requirements of the quality management system.
4. Manage compliance with requirements for work definition, specification and design including the identification of non-compliances.
5. Analyse information to identify problem areas for management action.
6. Identify and report to Senior Assurance Engineer any resource or competency issues that need to be managed (by others) to improve the levels of compliance.
7. Lead and support the implementation of improvement plans and other initiatives including the promotion of good practice.
8. Coach and mentor others on the application of processes, systems, assurance and the quality requirements for the end product.
9. Support the accurate and timely reporting of information that supports Key performance indicators.
You will ideally have:
1. Relevant successful experience in the construction industry, and in a relevant railway engineering discipline.
2. HNC or equivalent qualification in construction or a relevant engineering discipline.
3. Working knowledge of Common Safety Method (CSM) and Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulation requirements.
4. Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills.
5. Proven experience of governance and assurance frameworks.
6. Proven experience of audit management and delivery.
7. Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
What could set you apart
1. Membership of a relevant professional body and/or educated to degree level.
How to apply (External)
Salary: £43,588 to £49,037 per annum.
Closing date: 13th November 2024.
Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzz words for us. We're constantly striving to make sure we provide a welcoming and safe environment for everyone. We recognise that certain groups are under-represented within our team and we're working closely with our regional diversity and inclusion networks to make sure we support these groups as best as we can.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
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