Head of Quality and Environment

Company Overview:

The Cobalt Energy Group is a UK-based resources and renewable energy engineering business. It is focused on project delivery across the whole project lifecycle, from project inception to decommissioning. The Group is well known as a technical problem solver and a reliable contractor partner. Our main service offerings are:
Project Development Engineering Consultancy Construction & Project Management Testing & Commissioning Operations & Maintenance Contracted Service Solutions Technical & Commercial Due Diligence & Advisory Services Aim of the Role The key aim of this role is to lead the process of maintaining and developing all of the Group’s Quality and Environmental Management Systems to ensure all companies in the Group operate to the highest possible quality and environmental standards.

To ensure that a high quality of environmental management and compliance are maintained on all projects and facilities operated by the Group and to regularly report on progress and any risks. The candidate will be based from home but will be required to take an active role on multiple construction and operational sites to ensure that the company’s systems and processes are being fulfilled.

UK-wide travel and overnight stays are essential.

• Line Management responsibility for the activities of the Q&E coordinators appointed at sitelevel, to be responsible for local Quality and Environmental compliance and support of operational sites. Development and coaching of the team, to providea service to the site teams, while maintaining independence.
• Certification:
  Support sites to obtain/maintain certification to required standards.
• Implementation and compliance with ISO 45001 falls under the responsibility of the Head of Healthand Safety, but overall coordination responsibility to deliver and integrated
  
  Management System will remain with the Head of Quality and Environment. Close cooperation between these two roles is essential.
• Core Documentation:
  
  Facilitate and provide guidance on the Identification, development and maintenance of the core set of “Group-level” documentation that can reasonably be used at most/all businesses across Group.
• Business Development.
  
  Support Business Development by providing responses for tenders, bids and PQQsfor prospective clients in a timely manner.
• Knowledge Management.
  
  Identify what Environmental & Quality Management knowledge is required by different areas of the business. Support the acquisition and retention of this knowledge by developing and delivering training as required, and identifying appropriate external courses. Ensure best practices and lessons learned areshared between businesses and promote cooperation on shared initiatives.
• Supplier Management:
  
  Review the Quality and Environmental credentials of all high-risk suppliers and approve if appropriate.
• Objectives:
  Propose, planand communicate annual Quality & Environmental Objectives, as part of the Group QHSE objectives.
• Internal Audits:
  Oversee planning and delivery of an internal audit programme across the Group. Support process by conducting audits, to supplement the audit programme of the local teams.
• Complaints:
  Support andreview the investigation and response to any complaints received.
• Ensure legal compliance with Environmental regulation across all activities the Group. Support Plant Management teams in discussions with Environmental Agency.
• Subject Matter Expert(SME):
  Keep up to date with best practices and provide technical support tosites and other Group businesses on Environmental and Quality topics (e.g.Pollution Inventory Reporting, Quality Assurance of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems, carbon calculations, residue sampling protocols etc).
• Data Integrity.…