Leading Quality Assurance Professional

This is a unique opportunity to lead a team of quality assurance professionals in Oman. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety across various projects.

• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality management, with a proven track record of implementing effective quality systems and processes.
• They will also possess strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide a team towards achieving excellence.

About the Role:

The role involves overseeing the development and implementation of quality management systems, as well as leading audits and assessments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Key Responsibilities Include:
• Demonstrable portfolio management experience in a consultancy or client capacity.
• Lead Assurances team, comprising the programme and Mace employees.
• Ability to build the Assurances team responsible for delivering the following functions: health and safety, environmental/sustainability management, quality management, worker welfare.
• Oversight of performance and continuous improvement to standard processes.
• Ability to step in and train the wider team in any of the above processes and procedures as required.
• This will be a client facing role and will be expected to present internally to the SLT, the project teams and their supply chains.
• Delivers delegated elements of an annual business plan to time and budget.
• Manages and facilitates external certification audits.
• Provides expertise and guidance in supporting achievement of new certifications where appropriate.
• Responsible for organising and facilitating internal audits in the audit programme.
• Accountable for leading audits and producing audit reports.
• Utilises comprehensive expertise and investigates and interprets root cause analysis of instances of non-conformance, including recommending corrective measures and long-term preventative measures.
• Coordinates reviewing of management system content for appropriateness, improvement, and implementation.
• Contributes to the identification of new systems and processes to drive efficiency, recommending improvements and innovations.
• Ensures information for quality reports is available, accurate and delivered within agreed timescales.
• Accountable for the production of communication articles, plans and communication collateral.
• Coordinates activities reported in management reviews, collating, analysing, and presenting data and key metrics, analyses trends and provides recommendations and guidance.
• Provides recommendations for action to mitigate risk and improve management system effectiveness.
• Provides specialised expertise and knowledge to support on business development activities.
• Accountable for the development and delivery of training.
• Manages and monitors performance of a supply chain, including support to suppliers as appropriate through training, guidance, and audits 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.

What We Are Looking For:

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled professional who can take ownership of quality management across our operations in Oman.

• Required Skills and Qualifications Include:
• Formal auditor training course within relevant subject
• Line management and knowledge transfer experience.
• Quality assurance experience.
• Quality management system experience.
• Internal auditing experience.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Miscellaneous Information:

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake other duties as reasonably requested by the line manager.