Quality Management Lead

Position: Quality Management Lead (Contract)
Role:
Quality Management Lead

Position:
Contract

Location:

HPC, Somerset

Duration: 12 months +

Pay: £380pd (paye) to £516pd (umbrella)

Build the Future with the UK's Largest Infrastructure Project

Rullion is proud to partner with one of the UK's most ambitious energy projects - Hinkley Point C (HPC) - in search of a highly capable Quality Management Lead to join the Quality Team.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in Quality Management.

The Role

The role of the Quality Management Lead (QML) is to ensure HPC Project quality requirements are complied with across the full project life-cycle (Contract award, Design, Procurement, Manufacture, Test, Shipping, Construction/Installation, Test/Commission and Contract close out).

Theirsecondary purpose is to support the Head of Quality Delivery, the QDM and their Area/Programme in achieving adherence with the Integrated Management System arrangements, putting in place additional project-specific arrangements as required and managing quality for all activities within the scope of the Area/Programme.

For a given portfolio of work, the QML is the single point of contact (SPOC) for all quality related elements associated with the supply chain. The QML will, on behalf of the Quality Delivery Manager, act as 'Intelligent Customer' in the capacity of ensuring that arrangements are in place, and effectively implemented by the supply chain. QMLs will also support the QDM and their respective Multi Discipline Team (MDTs) by the provision of quality management expertise to meet the quality requirements.

This is to ensure products and/or services are provided Right First Time (RFT) in line with the HPC Project Goals, and in support of RFT, ensure effective resolution of issues and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

During manufacturing, the QML shall, as 'Intelligent Customer', ensure that manufactured equipment and components conform to the contract design and technical specifications. In most circumstances, this requires the review and acceptance of manufacturing surveillance offers issued by contracted inspection entities. These inspection entities will perform manufacturing surveillance, in particular, the review of manufacturing related technical and quality control documentation and physical inspections.

Principal Accountabilities

Review, accept and monitor Contractors Quality Assurance Plans (CQAP) provided by the supply chain;
Identify needs for supply chain audits and engage Supply Chain Auditors to perform audits and prompt resolution of findings;
Produce Project Quality Control Plans (PQCP) for each contract;
In compliance with the PQCP, ensure deployment of key quality contractual arrangements including the General Quality Assurance Specification (GQAS), Life Time Quality Records Specification, Quality Release Certificate and the Inspection & Test Plan Specification etc.
Provide relevant guidance to contractors, including contractor's CQAPs, LTQR partitioning strategies and the arrangements for identifying and planning for Quality Related Activities;
Lead the implementation of LTQR reviews;
Support the determination and application of strategies for progressive provision of LTQRs by contractors.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including contracted inspection entities (for offsite manufacturing in particular, Direction Industrielle is a key stakeholder).
Ensure manufacturing surveillance per contract is applied in a graded approach of equipment safety function and project importance through surveillance offers and performance monitoring of the inspection agencies used (e.g. Direction Industrielle);
Ensure overall effectiveness of ITPs submitted by the suppliers, checking that they are fit for purpose from a quality perspective and have been correctly distributed to the relevant internal parties for review and mark-up of the activities they wish to witness;
Where applicable, establish and check planned inspection witness and hold points marked in the supplier Inspection and Test Plans (ITP) / Quality Plans / Follow Up Documents (FUDs) and monitor their completion;
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