Inclusive Design Lead

Description

• 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.
• ensuring these requirements are embedded across HS2 giving assurance and accountability to the project, including providing reports and reporting risks to compliance with inclusive design standards.
• defining and integrating the inclusive design requirements and the delivery of inclusive operations and services across the HS2 programme.
• Coordinate consultation with the BEAP (Built Environment Accessibility Panel) to discuss and review the HS2 project developments.
• Develop in-house knowledge through a range of training and activities on inclusive design to raise awareness of the value it gives, improve the effectiveness of its integration, and demonstrate the HS2 to commitment in this area.
• Lead the translation of subsequent specification through the HS2 change process into technical specifications and ensure through expert guidance the understanding in delivery teams of the inclusive design requirements.
• Subject Matter expert to oversee the deliverer of HS2 Ltd Inclusive Design requirements and assure the delivery of all aspects of the design, construction and subsequent operation of HS2, including its interfaces with existing railway and other transport systems, in respect of all aspects of equality diversity and inclusion.
• Provide professional advice on inclusive design issues and make sure that the same approach is applied across the interfaces to deliver a connected and consistent result.
• Provide specialist input into the development of the operational system for HS2.
• Lead the relationship with academia, professional bodies and the wider transport industry to identify challenges and opportunities with inclusive design and use our partners in these field to enhance our understanding and improve our decision making.
• Work with the HS2 Design Panel to discuss and review the HS2 project developments as required.
• Assuring inclusive design compliance within the HS2 project teams and supply chain.
• Provide the lead in scoping, advising and delivering HS2 research in the field of Inclusive Design.
• Specify the inclusive design strategy and standards with appropriate measuring and monitoring processes to give assurance to the programme across the main works civils contract, station developments, depots, NICC rolling stock and operational procedures.
• Engagement with national regulators and agencies as directed, to influence the development of legislation and national standards to protect the interests of HS2.

Requirements

• Able to compare, assure and provide analysis on information from a variety of sources.
• A member of the National Register of Access Consultants or actively working towards membership.
• Ability to influence and negotiation with internal and external stakeholders on technical design decisions
• Experience of advising inclusive design within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively by prioritising workload and work streams to meet agreed deadlines
• Understanding of Equality Analysis/Equality Impact Assessment methodology.
• Experience of implementing assurance processes in relation to compliance with inclusive design standards.
• Ability to deliver presentations and influence a broad audience and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of specialist forums, consultation groups and third-party providers in relation to inclusive design.
• Experience of undertaking design reviews relating to inclusive design.
• Knowledge of national and international inclusive design standards and regulations relevant to the HS2 project.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance