Quality Manager

Aecon Concessions; Pickering; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian infrastructure company is seeking a Quality Manager in Pickering, Ontario. You will manage the Quality organization to achieve outstanding nuclear safety metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of leadership experience in Quality/Manufacturing and a bachelor's degree in Engineering. This role includes building a culture of quality within project teams and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Benefits

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Leadership Programs

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in a Quality/Manufacturing leadership role.
• Expertise in Quality Assurance Programs and processes.
• Experience in managing a robust stakeholder group.

Responsibilities

• Drive an inclusive culture to promote equity within the team.
• Establish overall quality strategies and objectives.
• Ensure Quality Assurance processes are deployed effectively.

Skills

Quality Assurance Programs

Manufacturing leadership

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Nuclear quality standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

It has come to our attention that various international organizations or individuals have been offering false employment opportunities at Aecon Group Inc. Aecon Group Inc. employment policies and processes involve interviews, and candidates who seek employment are never required to pay us any sum of money. To do so would be contrary to our business conduct guidelines and ethical practices. We also do not extend formal offers of employment or execute employment agreements through social media or social chat platforms.

We take this matter extremely seriously and are working with the appropriate authorities to shut down such fraudulent schemes. Please remain vigilant on this matter and report any suspicious outreach to your local authorities and email any concerns [e-mail]

Date: Aug 11, 2025

Location:

Pickering, ON, CA

Operating Sector: Nuclear

Position Title: Quality Manager

Come Build Your Career at Aecon!

As a Canadian leader in infrastructure development, Aecon is safely and sustainably building what matters for future generations to thrive! We lead some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of our generation, at the forefront of transformational change in transportation and energy, and partnering every day to build, connect, power, and strengthen our communities.

At Aecon, you can count on:

• Safety Always. Our number one core value. If we can’t do it safely, we don’t do it at all.
• Integrity. We lead by example, with humility and courage.
• Accountability. We’re passionate about delivering on our commitments.

We lead the infrastructure industry with purpose, and our people are at the heart of everything we do. So, we invest in our people, just like they invest in us!

At Aecon we:

• Ensure you and your family receive the services needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
• Believe in helping you build your career through our Aecon University and Leadership Programs.
• Are committed to supporting and investing in inclusive work environments, through initiatives like Equity, Diversity & Inclusion training, our Aecon Women in Trades and Aecon Diversity in Trades programs, and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to ensure we are building inclusion into every aspect of our culture at Aecon.
• Are a leader in sustainable construction.With a strong commitment to operating responsibly by minimizing our impact on the environment and surrounding communities.

Our business success relies on strong execution and continuous improvement – driven by the diversity, expertise and teamwork of our people. We’re always searching the globe for innovative, collaborative minds to join our best-in-class Aecon community!

What is the Opportunity?
Aecon Nuclear has been awarded an ongoing contract with Ontario Power Generation to support the Darlington Nuclear Generation Station Extended Services Master Services Agreement (ES MSA) programs.

The Project Quality Manager will report directly to the Quality Director and is responsible for managing the Aecon Quality organization to support the project team in close cooperation with OPG management. Their primary focus is on building systems and processes to achieve outstanding nuclear safety metrics and cost-effective quality operational results in support of maintaining and servicing existing OPG Darlington facilities.

What You’ll Do Here:

• Drive an inclusive culture to promote equity, welcome different perspectives, and enable career progression by fostering a sense of belonging.
• Establishes the overall nuclear and conventional graded quality strategies, objectives, and long-term goals of an integrated Quality Assurance function.
• Champion and promote a culture of nuclear safety and quality within the project teams and disciplines.
• Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to strategies and policies to sustain safety and quality performance.
• Maintains strong customer relationships and acts as a liaison with customers to understand and improve Company Quality performance partnerships and understands direction of customer quality strategy.
• Ensures Quality Assurance processes are effectively deployed including corrective action and investigations.
• Responsible for definition of Supply Chain Quality and strategic engagement for supplier partnership on delivery and quality performance.
• Responsibility for the whole lifecycle manufacturing up to site construction quality assurance implementation
• Responsible for OSHA and CCOHS compliance and associated safety program components.
• Responsible for the execution of the internal audit program and compliance strategies and processes and implementation of root cause and corrective action (RCCA) processes.
• This role will serve as a subject matter expert for process improvement, project management, and change management to drive cross organizational priorities and strategy.
• Challenges leaders as necessary to develop an action-based culture of continuous improvement and accountability to improve key metrics.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Minimum 5 years experience in a Quality/Manufacturing leadership/management role.
• Expertise in Quality Assurance Programs and processes
• Expertise in manufacturing and project quality and delivery environment
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Physical Science, or related field.
• Experience in developing and/or managing audit systems.
• Experience managing a robust stakeholder group including client, suppliers, alliance partners, and employees
• Continuous improvement and the use of process improvement methodologies
• Understands design and manufacturing.
• Understand nuclear quality standards such as ISO9001, N286, N299.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into business action plans.
• Be a champion of inclusion and diversity.

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to apply including, women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner. Through the implementation of the requirements of the ACA and its applicable regulations, appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the interview and hiring process.