Manager, Engineering Quality

Seaspan Marine Transportation; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 143,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marine transportation company in North Vancouver seeks an Engineering Quality Manager to lead quality assurance across engineering departments. This role involves developing quality strategies, managing a multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring adherence to industry standards. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in design quality management and strong leadership skills. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered for this full-time position.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Pension plan matching

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

Free on-site gym

Parking included

Qualifications

• 5 years of design quality management and leadership experience in a shipyard or marine design firm.
• 10 years of design experience in the shipbuilding industry.
• Understanding of ISO 9001 quality assurance systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the overall Engineering Quality strategy.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary quality team.
• Govern implementation of engineering quality processes across all disciplines.

Skills

Leadership and people management

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Root cause analysis

Quality assurance systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree

Tools

Engineering data systems

Dashboards and reporting tools

Job description

Description

The Engineering Quality Manager will lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for engineering quality assurance across Vancouver Shipyards Engineering Department. This role is accountable for the development and execution of engineering quality strategies, managing cross-functional quality activities, and ensuring consistent application of standards and processes across projects. The role requires a strategic leader with strong technical, communication, and people management skills capable of driving a preventive quality culture and delivering continuous improvement across engineering functions.

Note : Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site at 2 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.

What you'll do

• Define and execute the overall Engineering Quality strategy in alignment with business objectives, shipyard standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary quality team including QA Engineers, Data Analysts, Project Quality Engineers, and EBOM specialists.
• Oversee QA resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring optimal support based on risk and schedule priorities.
• Govern the implementation of engineering quality processes, standards, and audit protocols across all disciplines and subcontractors.
• Monitor and report on key engineering quality KPIs, non-conformities, and project risks to senior management and the Quality Board.
• Support project teams during design reviews and milestone gates, ensuring timely quality input and documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including root cause analyses and corrective/preventive actions based on audit findings and lessons learned.
• Ensure training programs, work instructions, and onboarding packages are developed and maintained to build engineering quality capability.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline; Master's degree is considered an asset.
• General knowledge of shipbuilding construction methods and procedures in a matrix organization.
• Professional Engineer designation preferred.
• 5 years of design quality management and leadership experience in a shipyard or marine design firm; 10 years desirable.
• 10 years of design experience in the shipbuilding industry; 15 years desirable.
• Proven track record in managing multi-functional teams and leading quality in complex project environments.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 quality assurance systems and risk-based quality management practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with engineering data systems, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to influence and drive performance across multiple functions.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, especially in high-pressure or deadline-driven scenarios.
• Strategic thinker with a preventive mindset and the ability to anticipate engineering quality risks early.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to interact with engineers, project managers, executives, and external stakeholders.
• Skilled in developing and delivering executive dashboards, quality reports, and presentations.
• Proficiency in root cause analysis, quality audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of engineering change processes, shipbuilding design, and configuration management practices.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines with attention to detail and accuracy.

Why you'll love working here

• This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan offers job stability as we build ships for decades to come.
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role offers a very competitive salary aligned with experience.
• We provide comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including extended health care, dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave, parental leave, childcare benefits, a $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Free on-site gym.
• Parking is included, and a complimentary shuttle operates Monday through Friday, with various pick-up and drop-off points around North Vancouver.

The estimated salary range is $143,100 - $174,900. Final salary offers depend on skills, experience, location, and internal equity, and will be part of a comprehensive total compensation package.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Hospitality Experience, Go, Management Experience, React, Redux, Node.js, AWS, Mechanical Engineering, Team Management, Leadership Experience, Mentoring, Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1