Company Description
Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.
Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.
We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.
Drawing on more than 55 years’ experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked third in the world for nuclear engineering.
To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.
Job Description
📍Location: Derby – Hybrid (3 days per week on client site)
💼Contract Role: 6 months contract (Potential for extension) Inside IR35 (via umbrella company).
Two Quality Managers are urgently required to support a major client within their Infrastructure Design Authority team. You will ensure quality activities are planned, implemented and aligned with the Client Quality Policy, delivering both Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) across the full project lifecycle
Your Missions
🛡️ Assure effective quality management systems that meet stakeholder and customer requirements.
🔧 Lead improvements to Operating, Management and Supplier Quality Systems (GS3001) to reduce risk and waste.
📢 Communicate and implement Quality Programme requirements across on-site and off-site activities.
🤝 Promote a strong quality culture through stakeholder engagement and communication.
📊 Monitor and govern quality KPIs, driving corrective actions where needed.
📜 Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, customer expectations and business strategy.
✔️ Confirm products and deliverables meet requirements through certification or verification.
🎯 Support Right First Time delivery through coaching and defect‑prevention methods.
🏗️ Provide QA support to design and construction, including LTQRs and supply chain quality.
⚛️ Support delivery of Nuclear Safety Education where required.
🔍 Develop and manage QA/QC programmes using a graded, risk‑based approach.
🏭 Lead internal and supply chain audits and assess supplier capability.
📁 Manage Product Validation & Certification, including document packs and Certificates of Conformity.
📈 Develop and report KPIs for performance and continuous improvement.
🕵️ Investigate quality concerns, identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
📂 Ensure LTQR records comply with legal and contractual requirements.
🚚 Ensure supplier understanding of SL quality requirements and verify application across supply chain.
🌐 Build supply chain quality culture through visits, briefs and communications.
📝 Participate in Contract Opening and Technical Review meetings.
🎓 Maintain required competencies and support quality capability development in the business
Qualifications
🎓 CQI/IRCA Lead Auditor or ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification (desirable)
🏅 Member or Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)
🧭 Significant experience in quality management for major infrastructure projects
📘 Strong background in quality management system development and maintenance
🔍 Experience auditing engineering, construction and operational deliverables
🔄 Skilled in managing non‑conformances and continuous improvement
📉 Familiar with quality tools, metrics, reporting and assurance frameworks
⚙️ Experience in Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear, Power Systems or advanced manufacturing
Additional Information
🔐Please be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions.
These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.
All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.