Overview

Position: Quality Managers

Business: Scottish Power Renewables

Duration: contract until 31st Dec 2026 with renewal in line with the project

Location: London or Glasgow/hybrid style working

Rate: Inside IR35, Umbrella and PAYE options available

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Project Quality Manager in planning, implementation and maintenance of the Project Quality Management System (PQMS) activities within the T&I package.
• Plan, implement and maintain the Quality Assurance (QA) activities within the T&I package.
• Implement the EA2 QMS and Employer Requirements (ER) into the specific package ways of working and package management documentation.
• Lead and coordinate different sites quality teams, liaise with the T&I quality specialists assigned to the package, coordinate and carry out external and internal audit activities, coordinate inspections and report on project performance.
• Provide support and guidance to the sites quality teams as well as practical advice and support to the project/package team to ensure consistent methodology is being applied and understood by the package team and Contractor as well.

Key Tasks

• Provide the necessary support to the Project Quality Manager (PQM) regarding quality issues
• Ensure implementation of the PQMS within the package - identification, preparation, distribution and maintenance of project/package quality documentation in accordance with the PQMS
• Ensure standard quality specifications are present and distributed to all relevant parties to ensure all legal/regulatory requirements are met
• Ensure that the correct implementation of the PQMS is monitored through planning and conducting of internal quality audits
• Conduct/coordinate external audits
• Participate in package management meetings to ensure coordination between quality activities and package management activities
• Prepare reports as necessary
• Ensure document control processes are followed within the package as well as by contractors in order to maintain documents/records traceability
• Ensure that the quality documentation and quality reports/records are produced, verified and reviewed by competent personnel
• Ensure quality requirements are incorporated in the contractual documents with contractors
• Ensure the quality of deliverables, materials, products and services across all phases of the package (qualifying a contractor, design, manufacture, installation, commissioning and handover)
• Lead and coordinate quality site teams in the different sites
• Coordinate inspection teams and inspection activities
• Organise quality meetings and attend contractors meetings as required
• Ensure that the site teams are provided with the necessary equipment, resources and instructions including access to the relevant project procedures, reports and documentation
• Liaise with and provide support to the package/project verification/certification body
• Ensure management of nonconformities and promote appropriate actions to prevent/eliminate potential non-conformities and their causes
• Ensure final dossiers fulfil project requirements and are consistently presented
• Ensure knowledge and awareness of quality requirements within the package team create quality culture i.e. by performing/organising quality trainings
• Collect and analyse package quality data in order to identify any trends and report on package quality performance
• Facilitate lessons learned process within the package and ensure that the mitigation measures resulting from the lessons learned from previous project are effectively implemented
• Maintain and encourage a high standard of Health & Safety

Key Criteria

Essential:

• Experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control for onshore / offshore wind projects, preferably specific to T&I
• Engineering degree qualified or equivalent technical qualifications / experience.
• 5-8 years of experience managing quality, preferably within T&I related packages
• Quality auditing certification
• Strong knowledge in NDT, qualification in welding and coating is a plus
• Experience in managing international and remote teams
• Flexibility to travel frequently in UK and overseas.
• Flexibility in working hours to meet the needs of the job.
• Flexibility to work offshore if required.

Preferred:

• Technical experience in electrical, mechanical or civil construction works.
• Quality Auditing certification required.
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.
• Provision of quality management support and coaching.
• Proven experience in managing teams.
• Experience as a proactive team member.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence at various levels of an organisation.
• Proven significant experience of IT applications (word, excel, document management systems).
• Proven significant experience of working with multi-disciplinary suppliers (electrical plant, cable, structures etc.).
• Proven experience of implementing or working to an inspection regime for the production of goods / equipment.