Quality Manager

An exciting opportunity for an ambitious Quality Manager with significant railway experience to join our established and expanding business working on a portfolio of exciting engineering projects and frameworks across the UK.”

Business Unit

Having secured a number of projects and long term Frameworks with key clients, AmcoGiffen are further expanding our technical capability within the rail and transport infrastructure industry. AmcoGiffen has a vacancy for the role of Quality Manager, with regional responsibility for ensuring that all projects are compliant to the business systems controls and process. In addition supporting the business in relation to the development and management of the requisite systems and processes to support this.

AmcoGiffen’s project and framework portfolio typically consists of Infrastructure and Capital Delivery projects, Asset Maintenance frameworks, maintenance and renewals of railway infrastructure including but not limited to; bridge re-construction/replacement, upgrades and refurbishments, station work (platforms etc.), access for all schemes, structures including overbridges and under bridges, tunnels and footbridges.

The Role

As Quality Manager, you will be responsible for providing quality assurance input and advice to operational and support staff nationally, as well as providing input and advice in the development of the company’s Business Management Systems. Your day to day responsibilities will be diverse and will include but certainly not be limited to:

• Supporting the Business with the development of the Quality Management Strategy.
• Maintaining the Quality Management System
• Assessment and review of our Supply Chain’s assurance credentials.
• Management of Self-Assurance and associated procedures.
• Managing Entry into Service considerations
• Implementing Progressive Assurance, culminating in a fully assured solution at handover for our Clients.
• Review and maintenance of all Client-specific assurance cases and licences (e.g. NHSS, SCCS, Verify and RISQS).
• Promoting the culture for continual improvement and positive behaviours.
• Provide mentoring and advice for Assurance issues and best practice
• Mentoring and advisory capacity concerning Assurance issues and best practices.
• Briefing of assurance standard updates and changes in Regulations.
• Undertaking of internal assurance audits, and prescribe corrective action, to not only address but to improve the system.
• Support the Regional Head Health and Safety Manager with reporting on Assurance metrics within the business.
  
  

Requirements

To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as an Quality Manager in the rail industry with an appreciation for railway systems and the interface with other disciplines. Other essential criteria is as follows:

• Considerable experience in Rail.
• Lead Audit experience and professional training in all associated areas – ISO9,001
• Demonstrable experience of implementing improvement programmes.
• Experienced in the practical use of Document / Business Management Systems
• An in-depth understanding of railway engineering principles.
• Experience in rail systems and their interface with other disciplines.
  
  

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

[email protected]

Recruitment Manager