Requirements Manager

Base salary: £46,406pa to c.£58,963pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top of base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities. 

As Requirements Manager you’ll  ensure that the HS2 requirements are successfully developed, instructed and complied with through application of the requirements management processes for their parts of the HS2 scope. 

About the role:

• Accountable for the development, production and management of the project requirements in order to comply with external regulations, standards and programme requirements for their area of responsibility (Stations, Civils or Railway Systems). 
• Work to the HS2 Requirements Management Plan and any associated process and procedures throughout the HS2 Programme Lifecycle; 
• Support the communication and understanding of the Requirements Management Plan throughout HS2 and check that the Requirements Management Plan is being implemented and participate in audits of this when necessary; 
• Engage with the Technical and Delivery teams to oversee definition of the acceptance criteria for the requirements including design approval, 
• Work within a robust and practical framework for capturing, disaggregating and disseminating requirements from a top-down perspective into the technical and delivery organisations; 
• Work within a digital environment for Requirements Management (DOORS) and support others to ensure its effective use within HS2 and with suppliers; 
• Engage with stakeholders and third parties in agreeing their technical requirements and acceptance activity; demonstration of capability, acceptance of equipment and operability as appropriate; 
• Engage with the Integrated Project Teams and other parts of the supply chain for the delivery HS2 to support the implementation of the HS2 Requirements Management Plan.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work. Support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You:

Skills:

• Able to apply principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security, basic understanding of data creation and visualisation, working under supervision of line manager or in liaison with relevant the Subject Matter Experts. 

• Able to provide specialist technical support and leadership on discipline-specific scientific, technical and engineering principles to project development / delivery teams, with ability to seek further guidance from Subject Matter Experts or others. 

• Capable of being a Standard Owner for requirements management, working under the guidance of the Standard Discipline Owner. 

• Able to provide specialist technical support and leadership on discipline-specific analysis, problem solving and design techniques to project development / delivery teams, with ability to seek further guidance from Subject Matter Expert or others when necessary 

• Ability to communicate discipline-specific technical ideas to colleagues, based on a mix of training and examples of application. 

• Can articulate many principles relating to standards, safety and the environment without prompting. 

• Able to articulate basic understanding of other disciplines related to requirements management. 

Knowledge:

• Meets minimum CPD requirement for professional institution every year. 

• Knowledge of requirements management and engineering. 

• knowledge of practical systems integration and systems engineering. 

• Applicable UK construction regulations including CDM requirements 

• Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2 

• Commercial awareness including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements.

• Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or working towards with the equivalent experience. 

Type of experience: 

• Experience in the development of robust project requirements on any engineering projects/ programmes. 

• Experience in managing standards, engineering and safety activity on any engineering projects/ programmes. 

• Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands, with cost and schedule implications on any engineering projects/ programmes. 

• Experience of managing requirements databases in a multi-disciplinary project environment.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.