Engineering Authority in Cumbria, Cumbria

Engineering Authority - Drive Engineering Excellence and Technical Assurance Across Critical Assets

Our Client has a requirement for a Engineering Authority, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Barrow-in-Furness.

Role Purpose:

• Act as the designated Engineering Authority with authority to approve, challenge, or reject engineering decisions.
• Act as custodian of engineering standards and asset engineering documentation, ensuring compliance and providing recommendations for derogations and dispensations.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the Technical Authority Framework.
• Maintain overall ownership of the scope and quality of Safety & Environmental Critical Element (SECE) performance standards.
• Ensure performance standards are correctly allocated to the appropriate Technical Authority.
• Identify, assess, and manage technical risks, ensuring risks are reduced to ALARP (or equivalent).
• Lead or contribute to hazard identification and technical risk assessments.
• Ensure engineering decisions support safe operations, asset integrity, and lifecycle performance.
• Act as an escalation point for technical non-conformances and deviations.
• Support incident investigations through technical judgement and root cause analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, tools, and governance.
• Manage engineering service contracts and vendor relationships.
• Act as a Lead Investigator using Kelvin TopSet investigation techniques.
• Undertake any other associated duties as reasonably required.

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assurance, governance, and decision-making authority for engineering activities.
• Ensure engineering activities remain safe, compliant, and aligned with company standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.
• Act as the ultimate technical decision-maker within the discipline.
• Manage technical risk across the asset lifecycle.
• Provide leadership and management to outsourced Technical Authority and Engineering service providers.
• Ensure safe operations and asset integrity through effective engineering governance.
• Support business requirements through technical leadership and investigation activities.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Proven experience acting in a senior technical or assurance role.
• Strong knowledge of applicable engineering codes, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to make independent technical decisions under pressure.
• Deep technical expertise within an engineering discipline.
• Sound engineering judgement and professional integrity.
• Degree qualified in an Engineering or Technology discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience in event management and investigation methodologies such as Kelvin TopSet.

Company information
At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for Engineering Authority looking for new employment.
As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for First Recruitment Group, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by First Recruitment Group, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

All round workforce agency covering Recruitment, Payroll and Workforce Management. We are a global recruitment agency specialising in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Water, Rail, Construction, Technology, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals and Corporate sectors. Our specialist consultants help clients to recruit high quality candidates into temporary, contract and permanent roles at all levels. We proudly support a partnership culture by collaborating and adding value to build lasting client and candidate relationships.

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