Quality Assurance / Compliance Officer

Birmingham / Remote (50/50 split)

Up to £360 /day (IN-SCOPE OF IR35)

12-month initial contract

My client is a Nationwide Engineering Contractor whose professionalism and well-respected name, have been instrumental in their success. They provide an exceptional service to their customers and are focused on continually improving this

They are now looking for a quality assurance professional to ensure compliance with the Assurance strategy and framework. This role will involve assisting in the assurance of the framework, undertake audits and reviews of Rail activities as appropriate to assure full systems engineering delivery and develop, with other managers, remediation activities as necessary.

The Role Will Involve
• Lead the implementation of new processes and systems to achieve consistent application.
• Undertake assurance activities (audit, review and end product checks) to verify compliance with the defined systems, processes and assurance framework.
• Undertake detailed sampling of deliverables to verify compliance with Network Rail company standards, technical specifications and the requirements of the quality management system.
• Manage compliance with requirements for work definition, specification and design including the identification of non-compliances.
• Analyse information to identify problem areas for management action.
• Identify and report to Senior Assurance Engineer any resource or competency issues that need to be managed (by others) to improve the levels of compliance.
• Lead and support the implementation of improvement plans and other initiatives including the promotion of good practice.
• Coach and mentor others on the application of processes, systems, assurance and the quality requirements for the end product.
• Support the accurate and timely reporting of information that supports Key performance indicators.

The Ideal Person
• 019 standard knowledge is essential
• Previous experience in the rail industry
• Strong experience managing assurance and compliance activities
• Experience of HSQE (NEBOSH, IOSH)
• Microsoft Office Suite experience – maintaining charts, graphs.
• Ability to coach and mentor and strong people and interpersonal skills

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