Technical Assurance Manager

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Technical Assurance Manager – Electrical (Authorised Electrical Engineer) to join our FM Segment of the business and join our Technical Compliance team.

This role will support projects across the UK, primarily in the North of England. The successful candidate can be based anywhere in the North or Midlands, with regular travel required to sites and occasional UK-wide travel. Working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.

As the Technical Assurance Manager – Electrical (Authorised Electrical Engineer), you will provide independent technical assurance and governance for electrical systems across BAM FM. Working as part of the Technical Assurance team and in close collaboration with the Authorising Electrical Engineer for the South, you will help drive a consistent approach to electrical safety, compliance, technical standards, and risk management across the business.
The role is focused on establishing standards, assuring compliance, managing technical risk, and supporting high-risk or complex electrical activities. Operational teams remain accountable for the planning, supervision, and delivery of works, whilst Technical Assurance provides assurance, guidance, advice and escalation where required.

Making Possible

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for electrical systems setting standards, providing technical support and guidance on High Voltage (HV) and Low Voltage (LV) systems.
• Assess, mentor and recommend Authorised Persons (APs) and Quality Supervisors (QS) for appointment, supporting the development and maintenance of technical competency across the business.
• Develop, maintain, and promote BAM FM's Electrical Safety Rules, Safe Systems of Work (SSOW), engineering standards, policies, procedures, and technical guidance, ensuring alignment with statutory requirements, industry standards, and best practice.
• Undertake technical audits, Authorised Person reviews, engineer audits, and compliance reviews to provide independent assurance that electrical works are being managed safely and in accordance with BAM FM requirements and statutory obligations.
• Develop and deliver technical bulletins, standards, toolbox talks, and training materials to communicate legislative changes, industry developments, lessons learned, and emerging risks.
• Monitor compliance performance, analyse audit findings, identify emerging trends, and support continual improvement initiatives to strengthen electrical safety and compliance across BAM FM
• Provide technical input to contract mobilisations, project activities, and tender reviews where specialist electrical expertise is required, ensuring that compliance, and risk considerations are appropriately addressed.
• Identify, investigate, and escalate significant technical and H&S risks, recurring compliance failures and business-critical concerns through the appropriate channels to ensure effective corrective actions are implemented.
• Support external audits and accreditation bodies, including NICEIC, BSI, and client-led audits, providing technical expertise and assurance evidence where required.
• Share best practices, lessons learned, and technical knowledge to promote consistency, continuous improvement, and technical excellence throughout BAM FM
• Work collaboratively with the wider Technical Assurance team to ensure a consistent national approach to technical assurance, Authorised Person assessments, auditing, standards, and compliance.
• Provide technical advice support to managers and engineers on all electrical matters including incident investigations, major technical failures, and significant risk events.

What’s in it for you?

In addition to an attractive salary, we offer a significant benefits package including an electric car or car allowance, contributory pension, BUPA, life assurance, 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), gym subsidy, BAM social club membership and many more exciting benefits.

What do you bring to the role?

• High level of technical knowledge in electrical systems.
• Previous experience as Authorised Person High Voltage / Low Voltage
• City & Guilds Inspection & testing qualifications
• Health & Safety competence with minimum of NEBOSH General Certificate level 3 or equivalent.
• Experience of improving policies and procedures related to electrical systems.
• Ability to coach and mentor others.
• Good IT skills using Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, Visio and Share Point.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Previous experience with auditing to ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 19011 or equivalent (Desirable)
• City & Guilds 2400 Design & Verification of electrical systems (Desirable)
• Level 6 qualification in a relevant engineering field (Desirable)
• Professionally registered as an IEng, CEng or CMIOSH (Desirable)

To have a knowledge and understanding of and be able to apply the following documents and core electrical safety principles to projects of all sizes and have sound understanding of electrical engineering principles i.e.:

• Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) & Scottish Health Technical Memorandum (SHTM).
• BS7671 - IET Wiring Regulation (Current Edition).
• BS EN 50172 – Emergency escape lighting systems.
• The Electricity at Work Regulations.
• The Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations
• Joint Services Publication 375 (Desirable).
• Electrical Supply, Quality and Continuity Regulations. (Desirable).

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible