Associate Director - Quality Assurance Lead

Job Summary Leadership support of the implementation of a quality management system and its effectiveness in meeting business, statutory, legal, and contractual requirements.
Effective leadership support of a quality assurance team
Engages with business stakeholders to manage compliance to requirements, supporting a resilient business that manages risks effectively. The role is a key enabler to change and business improvement. Key Job Responsibilities Accountable for delivering delegated elements of an annual business plan to time and budget.
Provides strategic advice to senior leadership on quality assurance matters.
Chairs quality assurance team meetings
Line management of quality assurance team members
Accountable for an external certification programme, leading specific activities.
Oversees external certification account including budget, management, and certification strategy.
Accountable for a suite of external audit programmes including preparation, managing, and liaising with key stakeholders.
Oversees the development and implementation of suite of internal audit programmes.
Manages investigations and root cause analysis of instances of non-conformance, including the identification of corrective measures and long-term preventative measures.
Management of trend analysis meetings
Responsible for leading and reviewing management system content for appropriateness, improvement, and implementation.
Contributes to the identification of new systems and processes and leads the development and implementation.
Directs the completion of quality assurance reports to defined quality and accuracy levels and within agreed timeframes.
Supports the delivery of the quality assurance communication strategy.
Contributes to activities reported inmanagement review, collating, analysing and presenting data and key metrics.
Identifies and provides clear recommendations for action to mitigate risk and improve management system effectiveness.
Provides expert technical expertise on business development activities.
Drives the development and identification of training requirements, development of training materials and training delivery to upskill the business in quality and audit matters.
Partners with multiple internal and external stakeholders, working in collaboration.
Oversees and monitors supply chain performance, partnering and supporting suppliers' provision of training, guidance and audit and review of their QMS capabilities.
Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work. Key Job Dimensions What is the Geographical scope of role: Global Does the role have budget responsibility? Yes If yes, confirm range Up to £10M Key external stakeholders the role engages with Certification bodies, Clients, Suppliers Key internal stakeholders the role engages with Executive, BUD, Country Managers, Sector Leads, functional leads & teams Does this role have direct reports? Yes If yes, how many? 5 to 8 Does this role have indirect reports? Yes If yes, how many? Over 8 Proportion of role responsibilities executed through job holder efforts (more than 50%/less than 50%) Less than 50% of the time Does the role mainly follow established procedures? (e.g. call handlers) No Technical Competencies- Skills to carry out the role Essential Desirable Extensive knowledge and application of quality management systems.
Highly advanced knowledge of ISO9001 standard and certification.
Strong analytical and reporting skills.
Advanced knowledge of management principles and operational controls through the delivery lifecycle.
Extensive experience in development and implementation of tools and techniques in an operational environment.
Highly advanced level of knowledge and understanding of current industry standards and regulations. Advanced knowledge of other ISO standards such as ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO44001, and ISO27001. Industry Competencies - Industry experience and/or qualifications Essential Desirable Extensive knowledge of the construction, consultancy and facilities management industries.
Formal auditor training courses within relevant subject area. Professional Competencies - Personal effectiveness e.g. stakeholder management, effective communicator Essential Desirable Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 suite and data analysis tools.
Considerable people leadership and stakeholder management experience.
Excellent communications skills and customer focus
Ability to present.
Ability to work to tight deadlines alone and as part of a team.
Building and maintaining positive relationships across a business and with all levels
Comprehensive organisational and planning skills.
Ability to use initiative and to make appropriate decisions.
Comprehensive report writing skills.
Manages, influences & negotiates with key senior stakeholders (up to c-suite). Leadership Competencies - Self, others & business Essential Desirable Leads others effectively.
Ability to present complex information, influence and persuade senior management towards a desired course of action.
Continuous improvement perspective
Resilience
Effective chairing of meetings Further Qualifications, Certifications & Experience Essential Desirable Educated to degree level or equivalent standard of experience.
Formal auditor training course within relevant subject area.
Quality assurance experience.
Management system experience.
Line management experience.
Internal and external auditing experience. Membership to a relevant professional body. Potential Career Progression Roles Engine change
Functional change
Operations Director - Quality Assurance