Job: Engineering Assurance Manager
Location: Wokingham or Warwick (hybrid working from office and home)
About The Role
As an Engineering Assurance Manager, you'll harness a deep understanding of core engineering activities, control frameworks and risk appetite to provide independent assurance on the design and effectiveness of processes and controls used to mitigate business risk.
Working with other risk and control specialists in our National Energy System Operator Assurance team (NESO)*, you'll deliver audits of complex engineering processes for a wide range of stakeholders and engage with industry experts, with a shared interest in promoting excellence in engineering assurance.
You'll have access to leading-edge thinking, where you'll provide independent challenge and review of innovative work at technical governance groups.
Responsibilities
- Delivering audits of complex engineering processes operated by ESO and supervising the delivery of audits performed by other team members as the team grows.
- Leading the delivery of audits of cross- vector processes (electricity, methane and hydrogen) as NESO assumes greater responsibilities.
- Providing through-life assurance that process changes and engineering projects are set up for success.
- Supporting the Engineering Assurance Senior Manager in implementing and auditing compliance with the NESO's Engineering Standards, and in coaching new team members.
- Monitoring developments within ESO and across industry in order to build the annual assurance plan.
What Experience We Expect You To Have
- Technical knowledge and understanding of power systems and electrical engineering, coupled with a reasonable understanding of legislative requirements relevant to the electricity supply industry.
- Working knowledge of all energy vectors and their role in building whole energy systems, and a desire to grow that knowledge.
- Experience of designing and implementing controls to mitigate process risks, as well as experience of identifying and sharing technical/procedural best practice.
- Knowledge of 'assurance' activities and audit management processes, risk management techniques, as well as experience of utilising analytics to develop positive business outcomes.
- Proven experience in rapidly picking up new concepts, is skilled at putting auditees at ease, rigorous in assessing evidence, experienced in collaborative working, persuasive in articulating the need for improved control, and proficient in effective report writing.
- Experience of identifying and developing high-performing talent
- An engineering degree, or equivalent, with Membership of a relevant professional body (or working towards).
*NESO has a key role to play in tackling climate change by transitioning GB's electricity system to net zero. We already operate the fastest decarbonising electricity system in the world, with an ambition for zero carbon operation by 2025. And by 2035, we want to run 100% clean, green energy, all the time. As NESO, we will build on our existing roles, capabilities, and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users' need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors, including electricity, natural gas and hydrogen, and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.
Please Note:
No sponsorship will be offered for this role, therefore, please ensure you have the right to work in the UK without any restrictions.
You will be expected to have employment experience working this role or similar in the UK.