Quality Manager

Location: Sizewell

Help Shape the UK’s Energy Future

Quality Manager Opportunity with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Supporting Sizewell C

As part of the CWA (Civil Works Alliance), you will support the building of Sizewell

C. Sizewell C will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and will play a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years. This role will be within the Enabling and Earthwork Section.

What will you do?

Ensuring the Project produce Quality management planning (including business unit/contract quality plans and industry specific plans)
                       
Challenging systems and processes to ensure best practice and continual improvement
                       
Ensuring the development, maintenance, and application of appropriate content for the BMS to meet the needs of the business
                       
Ensuring any specific Project or SBU standards requirements are effectively built into the BB ways of working within the BMS and / or local Quality Planning
                       
Monitoring and report Project/SBU business performance relating to Quality and agree (and monitor) management actions to drive performance improvements
                       
Undertaking investigations and implement effective root cause analysis (and enable the identification of corrective actions)
                       
Ensuring business awareness of Quality policy and BMS quality requirements
                       
Coaching & developing quality skills in business streams
                       
Ensuring the business is compliant with ISO 9001 and other client/industry/Project/SBU quality related requirements
                       
Provision of Quality related training to equip the business with the skills to drive improvements in Quality performance
                       
Interfacing with audit function to support local processes
                       
Providing support to allow Management System Reviews to be successfully conducted
                       
Facilitation of quality related improvement initiatives
                       
Production of appropriate reports and management information
                       
Ensuring a relentless focus on Zero Harm
                       
Supporting the business unit external accreditation process (including ISO
9001, ISO
14001, OHSAS
18001 and industry licences) to ensure it can operate in its chosen sector

What are we looking for?

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Quality subject matter expertise and proven record of accomplishment in Quality Management
                       
Confident in working with Senior Management and able to challenge existing ways of working to support business improvement
                       
The ability to provide Quality leadership
                       
Build strong relationships with delivery teams and project managers.
                       
Substantial practical experience in quality management in Divisional/SBU sectors.
                       
Training and facilitation skills and experience
                       
Either a CQI Member or working towards membership
                       
Working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma.
                       
Previous experience of managing a team.
                       
Competent user of modern office computer systems e.g. Microsoft Office
                       
Has an ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts.
                       
Pays attention to detail and sees things through to completion.
                       
Can deliver reports orally and written in an objective and persuasive manner.
                       
Has good interpersonal and communication skills
                       
Is a self-starter who manages their own time and seeks to add value to their function.
                       
Can work within a multi-discipline team.
                       
Able to command respect across the business and within the Function.
                       
Is good at building relationships and can influence effectively.
                       
Can demonstrate initiative and resilience.
                       
CSCS Card Holder

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of working to UK and international standards and codes of practice for the UK Nuclear sector
                       
Preferably with experience of working in a construction environment, with Mechanical, Civil, and electrical knowledge

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

A formal qualification in Quality Management e.g. Diploma in Quality Management (UK Chartered Quality Institute, British Standards Institute or equivalent)
                       
Desirable
                       
Trained ISO 9001 Lead Auditor and/or Internal Auditor

What we will offer you?

The CWA is a single delivery organisation made of up of the client (Sizewell

C) and three parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke - which offer industry leading packages including market leading salaries,…