Quality Management Lead - Civils (Sizewell C)

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Quality Management Lead - Civils (Sizewell C) Mactech Engineering & Inspection Sizewell C Job Responsibilities

The primary purpose of the Quality Management Lead role is to ensure supply-chain adherence to the contracted quality assurance and quality control requirements. QMLs sit within the PDO Quality Team and are deployed to Programmes to serve this primary purpose. In so doing, day to day reporting is to the Quality Delivery Manager (QDM) who sets out their Programme quality requirements. This includes development and implementation of Project Quality Control Plans and associated inspection and surveillance activities.

Their secondary purpose is to support the PDO Quality Director, the Quality Delivery Manager and their programme in achieving adherence with the Integrated Management System arrangements, putting in place additional project-specific arrangements as required and managing quality for all activities within the scope of the programme. For a given portfolio of work, the Quality Management Lead is the single point of contact (SPOC) for all quality related elements associated with the supply chain.

The QML will, on behalf of the Quality Delivery Manager, act as 'Intelligent Customer' in the capacity of ensuring that arrangements are in place, and effectively implemented by the supply chain, building on the lessons learned from the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project. Quality Management Leads will also support the Quality Delivery Manager and their respective Multi Discipline Team (MDTs) by the provision of quality management expertise to meet the quality requirements. This is to ensure products and/or services are provided Right First Time (RFT) in line with the SZC Project Goals, and in support of RFT, ensure effective resolution of issues and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

During manufacturing, the Quality Management Lead shall, as 'Intelligent Customer', ensure that manufactured equipment and components conform to the contract design and technical specifications. In most circumstances, this requires the review and acceptance of manufacturing surveillance offers issued by contracted inspection entities. These inspection entities will perform manufacturing surveillance, in particular, the review of manufacturing related technical and quality control documentation such as Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), and physical inspections.

The Quality Management Lead will work with the inspection and surveillance bodies and the respective suppliers to ensure appropriate mechanisms and arrangements are in place to manage inspection and surveillance activities in the supply chain, and ensure appropriate inspection and surveillance is planned and executed commensurate with the associated risks. The Quality Management Lead shall also carry out their own surveillance on select manufacturing documentation in accordance with the Manufacturing Surveillance Document Strategy and, where applicable, perform joint inspections with contracted inspection entities, in line with their own Surveillance Plans to oversee inspection performance.

As part of demonstrating their 'Intelligent Customer' role, the QML shall measure and report quality metrics to the project, Quality function and Supply Chain Management and perform regular audits of the supplier and the management of their sub-contractors to ensure supplier performance is maintained. During construction, the Quality Management Lead shall, as 'Intelligent Customer', ensure that constructed elements conform to the contract design and technical specifications.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

Knowledge & Skills

• Essential
• Position requires experience in project delivery, preferably in the nuclear power sector, with significant focus on project quality, with a solid understanding of the Quality Assurance and Quality Control in major projects across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning.
• A clear and considerable understanding of quality management best practice for deployment by large, complex and contract-led organisations.
• Confident and articulate communicator, able to prepare presentation material, and comfortable addressing individuals, small groups and very large audiences.
• Able to support and implement practical solutions, whilst remaining open to the ideas of others.
• Experience of interfacing with project teams and with supply chain organisations.
• Analysis of data, preparing reports and making recommendations.
• The ability to influence and to provide constructive challenge which is accepted by others.
• The ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A team player who recognises how their position impacts and influences others.
• Pro-active and flexible, being prepared to plan and work on own initiative.
• Fluent in English language.
• Desirable
• Knowledge of the nuclear sector, ideally new build.
• Knowledge & understanding of nuclear site license conditions.
• Ability to speak French is advantageous.
• Knowledge of pressure and nuclear codes.
• Knowledge of Welding, Non Destructive Testing (NDT), Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE).

Qualifications & Experience

• Essential
• A HNC/HND qualification or degree in a relevant science or engineering subject, or equivalent qualification.
• Broad experience of implementing a variety of quality related solutions.
• Proven track record of delivering results.
• Proven leadership experience working in a quality assurance/control environment within the nuclear industry or other relevant safety critical industry.
• Proven experience of interaction and resolving issues with a wide range of stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment.
• Desirable
• Hold a professional accreditation.
• Corporate Member or working towards membership of the Chartered Quality Institute & Chartered Quality Professional.
• Commercial exposure, especially supplier management.
• Experience of interacting with regulators e.g. the ONR.
• Knowledge of Improvement Methodologies, Tools & Techniques e.g. Lean 6 Sigma.

Principal Accountabilities

• General
• Support the development of quality (QA/QC) arrangements for deployment across the SZC 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 SZC construction site;
• Produce quality documentation (e.g. specifications, procedures) as required.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.