Quality Manager

For our client, active in the construction/installation of offshore windparks, we are looking to recruit a Quality Manager (secondment to staff) to support their project teams in Europe and the US.

As the Quality Manager you will be responsible for the effective management of quality assurance and quality control, delivering quality management and improvement support to a portfolio of Projects and Operations within the company and across the supporting Functions. You will also be responsible for developing a high-performance team and maintaining a positive and proactive working environment that encourages efficient team working whilst ensuring compliance with all Quality policies, process, and procedures.

In this role, you will:
- Act as a catalyst for quality improvement, establishing positive working relationships within the projects and operations teams and supporting functions
- Support the development of the quality team ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly understood and performance and development outcomes are effectively monitored
- Engage and collaborate with company's management and leadership teams to inform, influence and drive predictable performance objectives
- Management of the quality functional resource plan and quality resource forecasting
- Work closely with project and operations teams to support resource provision into the projects
- Work closely with project and operations teams on escalation of key quality issues, leading incident investigation as required
- Ensure that Incident cases - SPI/IQF/NCR are properly investigated, documented, reviewed and LMT approved
- Provide and lead Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) quality management approach
Leads quality performance review and trend analysis within the business and feedback to leadership team and supporting functions
- Collaborates with HSEQ Corporate team and installation delivery teams (CID,FID,TID) on company initiatives and predictable performance objectives
- Provide quality resource and supports to vessel and equipment teams as required
- Management and delivery of the audit programme
- Support input and development of quality assurance and control strategy for tenders
- Lead quality team in proactive engagement with risk and opportunities management
- Lead quality team in proactive engagement, recording and sharing of lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle
- Attend meetings with leadership team and project & operations management team
- Monitor customer satisfaction and address issues as necessary
- Facilitate quality local management team (QLMT) incident case review meetings
- Provide support on the development and maintenance of business management system

Requested:
- Experienced projects and operations professional in Leadership role(s)
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Previous experience in supervision and mentoring of personnel within a team structure
- Extensive knowledge of quality standards: ISO 9000 Series, ISO 10005, BE EN 102004
- Strong EPCI projects background and extensive knowledge and understanding of the quality discipline within the Renewables / Oil and Gas sector
- Extensive working knowledge in contractual mechanisms, legislation and standards as relevant to the UK Renewables / Oil and Gas Industry
- Excellent organisational, communication, IT literacy and report writing skills
- Previous experience presenting at Senior Management Level
- Qualified and experienced Lead Auditor
- Proven incident management and investigation experience
- Good problem-solving skills, with a practical and systematic working approach
- Already living and working in The Netherlands