Senior Carbon Quality Manager

Senior Quality Manager

Location:

Tanzania, Uganda or Malawi (preferred);
India or South Africa considered

Employment type:

Full time
· Regular travel to project sites

Reports to:

Global Head of Carbon Integrity
Manages:
Country QA Managers and data validation teams

Bridge Carbon develops high-integrity carbon projects across Africa and Asia, delivering measurable climate impact while improving lives and strengthening communities. Quality, accuracy and integrity are at the heart of everything we do.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Manager to set and maintain high quality standards across our carbon project portfolio. You will design, build and own Bridge Carbon's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring every project is delivered in line with clear Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ISO-aligned quality and risk management principles, and Lean continuous-improvement practices.

You will lead our Country QA Managers and data validation teams, and work closely with the Senior Carbon Integrity Manager (monitoring, reporting, validation and verification) and the Senior Carbon Operations Manager (project piloting, implementation and community engagement) to embed quality across every carbon activity.

• Define and own the quality control strategy, including data and documentation quality
• Design, implement and maintain a robust QMS, drawing on input from legal, compliance, finance and carbon operations teams
• Own non-conformance, corrective and preventive action (CAPA) and management review processes
• Establish document management systems, templates and processes so every carbon project maintains auditable documentation
• Ensure all project activity is governed by clear, auditable SOPs across the full delivery life cycle
• Define and embed data quality standards with the IT/Data team, including QA/QC, validation rules, uncertainty management, auditability and traceability
• Support the development of data collection tools that capture high-quality field data
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• Establish an internal audit framework and SOP in collaboration with carbon, compliance and legal teams
• Lead a risk-based internal audit calendar against SOPs, carbon standards and methodologies, and data integrity requirements
• Audit field data collection, QA/QC procedures and partner compliance, including environmental and social safeguards
• Introduce spot checks to keep documentation complete and up to date
• Build a culture of continuous audit readiness, not dependent on verification cycles
• Track non-conformities and ensure timely root-cause analysis and closure of findings

• Build a culture of continuous improvement across the quality team
• Establish standard quality metrics across the portfolio
• Use audit outcomes and lessons learned to improve SOPs and reduce rework and verification delays
• Lead initiatives that drive operational excellence, including training and performance tracking

• Gather survey requirements across carbon operations and develop field survey instruments with the IT team
• Own internal carbon operations tracking and reporting against key objectives and results

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering, sustainability, quality management or a related field, or equivalent practical experience (Master's degree preferred)
• Formal quality qualification such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Implementer (advantageous)
  Proven experience auditing against recognised carbon standards (e.g. Verra, Gold Standard) and working with validation and verification bodies (VVBs)
• A track record of building or substantially improving a QMS, including SOP design, document control and…