Responsibilities:

• Co-ordination of development, implementation and maintenance of Quality Management System (QMS);
• Development and promoting Quality policy;
• Maintaining certification of company against Quality;
• Management of internal audit programme;
• Auditing of subcontractors and vendors;
• Annual Quality planning;
• Organizing annual Management Review;
• Identifying requirements for quality;
• Awareness of company staff of relevant requirements related to Quality;
• Advising and supporting company staff in complying with Quality requirements;
• Availability of relevant CMS documentation where relevant;
• Supporting risk assessments related to Quality aspects;
• Proposing measures to reduce the identified risks;
• Monitoring follow-up on proposed measures;
• Observing if (project) activities are performed in accordance with Quality requirements, Company Policy and Company Management System;
• Organizing quality verification activities on- and offshore;
• Ensuring that QA/QC staff is adequately skilled, experienced, trained, educated and qualified;
• Motivation and performance of QA/QC staff;
• Communication and co-operation within QA/QC staff;
• Communication and co-operation with other disciplines;
• Management career perspectives for QA/QC staff;
• Promoting of and ensuring adherence to company policy and Company Management System (CMS);
• Ensuring that organisation is taking actions on given QA/QC feedback to prevent reoccurrence;
• Identification and reporting of Quality areas of concern to Manager of Projects;
• Stimulating and realizing optimization and improvements;
• Set and define Quality related company standards;
• Have unrestricted access to departments and files;
• Arrange or perform internal and external audit;
• Report audit findings to managing director and management;
• Recommend improvements to systems and processes to company’s management;
• Check and verify ongoing work, subcontractors and own sites (vessels etc.);
• Review CMS documentation (a.o. procedures) prior to release;
• Act as company representative for Quality matters;
• Appraise subordinates;
• Approve training and education programmes for subordinates.

Directs:

• QA/QC Coordinator;
• QA/QC Engineer .

Reports to:

• Manager of Projects.

Knowledge, Skills & Ability Required:

• Good practical and theoretical knowledge of Quality standards: ISO 9001;
• Good knowledge of Quality management systems;
• Good knowledge of the English language both written and spoken;
• Capable to motivate and manage people;
• Good social and communication skills;
• Service oriented attitude.

Experience & Education:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in Quality management;
• Minimum of 7 years experience in offshore contracting industry;
• Bachelor Degree in Nautics or Nautical / Civil / Mechanical Engineering;
• Management skills training;
• ISO 9000, quality management courses;
• Lead Auditor training.