Quality Lead
- Lead and manage the project quality team, providing guidance, training, and support.
- Liaise with the client, subcontractors, and other stakeholders on all quality-related matters, ensuring all requirements defined in their standards are met.
- Manage the key interface with the Client, ensuring all quality and assurance requirements defined in their standards are met.
- Working together with the design and construction functions with an independent link to the Project Director, is responsible for all quality and assurance matters on the contract ensuring the quality of work on the contract is managed effectively.
- Prepare and provide corporate reporting as required – both Dragados SA and Mace Limited.
- Liaise with and manage the close-out of Quality issues.
- Promote a strong quality culture throughout the project team, stakeholders and supply chain, and drive a behavioural approach to “Right First Time, Every Time” Quality culture.
- Assist in pre-qualification and bid activities for Dragados SA as required.
- Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Quality Management System and associated procedures that meets the requirements of ISO 9001, and the specific contract.
- Develop project’s Quality Objectives in line with the project and corporate requirements.
- Develop and implements the Quality Plan
- Compile and present monthly project quality reporting for HS2
- Compile and present monthly quality leadership reporting to client and MDJV SLT
- Provide monthly input for Subcontractor Forum reporting back on quality
- Provide monthly input for operative team facing briefing
- Compile monthly project quality reporting for Mace
- Compile monthly project quality reporting for Dragados
- Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for quality, preparing regular performance reports for senior management and corporate requirements.
- Produce information for and attend the Management Reviews.
- Review and accept potential suppliers and subcontractors based on their capability to meet project quality requirements.
- Assist in the review of the quality plans and quality deliverables of sub-contractors and suppliers.
- Support the implementation of the handover of completed works to the client, ensuring all quality documentation is complete and accurate to facilitate progressive assurance.
- Ensure the progressive compilation of quality records is established and maintained by the project team.
- Oversee the generation of ITPs and their submission for acceptance.
- Co-ordinate with the Engineering team to ensure that all materials and workmanship are in accordance with the project specifications and standards.
- Co-ordinate with the IMS team to support project’s audit process and audit program, including internal audits and surveillance of the supply chain, to ensure compliance with all legal and contractual requirements.
- Undertake internal and supply chain audits as needed in line with the Project’s Audit Schedule.
- Manage and analyse non-conformities and complaints to identify trends and root causes and implementing corrective and preventive actions to foster continuous improvement.
- Establish and develop software solutions for managing quality assurance and control management of the project in liaison with the information management team.
- Provide training or advice as deemed necessary to facilitate the above.
- In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001 and extensive experience developing and improving quality management systems.
- Strong understanding of construction processes and techniques and quality management methodologies, including self-certification processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills, with the ability to plan, manage time effectively, and handle multiple priorities under pressure.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence all levels and report effectively to senior management.
- Expertise in leading and conducting quality audits.
- Demonstrated expertise in using digital quality management systems (such as ACC, Asite, ViewPoint, Procore) and Microsoft 365.
- A forward-thinking mindset with a proven ability to quickly learn, master, and implement new technologies to drive continuous improvement in quality processes.
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent in an engineering, construction, or other numerate discipline (extensive experience in a similar role may be accepted in lieu of a degree).
- Membership in a relevant professional body, such as the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) (Practitioner level PCQI or above) or an appropriate engineering institute.
- IRCA Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor.
- Significant experience in a senior quality management role on major construction or infrastructure projects (including self-certification contracts).
- Proven experience in leading and managing a team of quality professionals.
- Valid CSCS card holder.
- Excellence: Promoting innovation, development, training and continuous improvement to achieve the highest quality of project delivery.
- Integrity: Acting ethically and transparently. Demanding the best standards of integrity from its employees, suppliers and other stakeholders.
- Trust: Nurturing positive relationships at all levels of the organisation, with our clients and supply chain by developing strong and long term relationships based on mutual trust.
- Sustainability: Commitment to sustainable development to make an efficient and ethically responsible contribution to society and the environment.
- Profitability: Ensuring our profitability as well as contributing value to the communities in which we operate as part of our sustainability agenda.
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