Quality Management Lead - Civils

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Quality Management Lead (Civils) Pay: £415.70 PAYE or £578.96 Umbrella

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Based in our Suffolk office with hybrid working Job  Job Purpose / Overview The purpose of the Quality Management Lead (QML) is to ensure 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). The post holder will work in close collaboration with all other project functions (particularly the Commercial/Supply Chain Function, the Responsible Designer and their surveillance providers) and the suppliers, contract partners and their sub-contractors to ensure that project quality is delivered consistently (safely, efficiently and right first time) compliant with the scope of work and quality arrangements.

A degree of international travel to suppliers' facilities will be required. Principal Accountabilities General Support the development of quality (QA/QC) arrangements for deployment across the organisation;
Implement key quality arrangements related to the following topics:
Manage Quality Execution Support Technical Assessment of Suppliers Conduct Supplier Audit Conducting Manufacturing Surveillance Modulating Manufacturing Surveillance Management of Non-Conformances Quality Release Certificate Process (where applicable);
Undertake actions to resolve issues relating to the implementation of quality and to bring about improvements, and support others in these actions. Primary accountability Review, accept and monitor Contractors Quality Assurance Plans (CQAP) provided by the supply chain;
Identify needs for supply chain audits, perform audits and resolve findings;
Produce Project Quality Control Plans (PQCP) for each contract/project;
In compliance with the PQCP, ensure deployment of key quality contractual arrangements including the General Quality Assurance Specification (GQAS), Lifetime Quality Records (LTQR) 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;
Coordinate, monitor and improve the efficiency of manufacturing documentation review and where applicable, inspection activities performed by contracted inspection entities;
Coordinate and lead the NNB review and acceptance of relevant manufacturing documentation provided by contractors;
Perform joint inspections, surveillance and audit when required;
Support the monitoring and technical resolution of non-conformances including the management of corrections and corrective actions;
Support the review and acceptance of End of Manufacturing Reports (EoMR), End of Construction Status Reports (ECSR) and End of Erection Status Reports (EESR);
Responsible for the review and delivery of the end of manufacturing records, leading to the quality release of equipment to the construction site;
Produce quality documentation (e.g. specifications, procedures) as required. Secondary accountability Checking the Works are constructed in accordance with the contract and notify of non-conformances. Proactively communicating with other site teams, maintaining good communication links and ensuring surveillance is timely reported. Identifying potential Quality issues before they arrive to enable mitigating actions. Supporting team instructions to take temporary measures to mitigate and keep works safe and within Quality standards.

Following up by taking appropriate and proportionate action (e.g. issuing communications, calling meetings) to prevent delays to works. Ensuring design decisions are not taken "in the field" by EDF Energy or contractors, but are considered and approved via a formal process. Ensuring tasks are developed to quality in…