Auditor - South West

Achilles Information Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent auditing firm is seeking an Auditor to operate from home, focusing on HSEQ audits across various sectors like Utilities and Oil and Gas. The role includes delivering audit programs, managing costs, providing client guidance, and ensuring quality compliance. Experience in auditing and strong communication skills are essential. This position offers an opportunity to improve supply chain safety and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Experience of auditing required.
• Exposure to the delivery of audit programmes.
• A track record of liaising with clients or work experience in customer service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver scheduled On-Site audits to meet chargeability targets.
• Create and submit detailed audit reports.
• Liaise with clients to provide guidance on audit preparation.
• Act as an ambassador for Achilles on customer sites.

Skills

Customer Focus

Quality Assurance

Decision Making

Drive & Motivation

Supporting Colleagues

Education

Working knowledge of health and safety, environmental, CSR, and quality management systems

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Overview

Vacancy Name: Auditor - South West
Vacancy ID: VN2942
Location: Home Based
Created Date: 8/29/2025 8:18 AM

Description
To support our Customers and Global Communities to mitigate supply-chain risk through the delivery of high quality, cost effective HSEQ audits. Working with the supply chain of our core sectors: Utilities, Construction, Oil and Gas, you will audit to industry-specific protocols covering a combination of Health, Safety, Environmental, Quality and Sustainability management systems.

Responsibilities

• AUDIT DELIVERY
  • Deliver scheduled On-Site audits to meet chargeability targets in line with Community requirements
  • Create detailed audit reports to the agreed quality requirements
  • Submit completed audit reports to meet agreed community/scheme SLA's
  • Manage your time to ensure all elements of the process are delivered within agreed timescales.
  • Manage costs associated with Audit delivery, including travel etc
• QUALITY
  • Ensure all audits are carried out in line with relevant industry and scheme standards.
  • Prepare detailed audit reports which are accurate, grammatically correct, and provide evidence and justification of findings
  • Contribute to the ongoing development of the various schemes, while ensuring that they conform to the framework of corporate standards and procedures
  • Undergo witnessed audits as part of the AAS quality management procedures.
  • Provide constructive feedback to ensure the on-going development of the schemes
  • Maintain and develop own technical competencies, skills, and knowledge of scheme rules for audit activities
• CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
  • Liaise, where necessary, with clients or other interested parties to provide guidance on the content of the scheme
  • Ensure customers are contacted prior to the audit, in a timely fashion; confirming the audit schedule and providing information on how to prepare
  • Act as ambassador for Achilles and the Community while on the customer site
  • Provide added value to customers through advice, guidance and insight
  • Ensure verification of Supply Chain information on behalf of the buying communities to enable a risk based approach to procurement decisions
  • Driving continual improvement through the supply chain through the identification of non-conformances or deviations from industry best practice

Qualifications

Person Specification

• COMPETENCIES
  • CUSTOMER FOCUS
    • Uses communication styles that are appropriate to the needs and interests of customers and stakeholders
    • Proactively identifies repeated problems or barriers to customer service and takes steps to resolve these
    • Asks questions to gain a clear understanding of customer's problems or complaints
    • Keeps customers informed of progress
  • DRIVING QUALITY
    • Takes personal pride in delivering work of the highest standards
    • Sets targets for quality and completeness of work that go beyond the minimum required
    • Develops robust processes by which work is checked, assessed and monitored for quality
    • Compares the quality of work against that of others in similar roles or teams and strives to outperform others
  • DECISION MAKING
    • Identifies and evaluates the range of options open to them
    • Articulates the assumptions made and the risks involved in decisions taken
    • Analyses information carefully to identify facts, patterns, trends and missing data that may impact on a decision
    • Communicates decisions clearly to those who are affected
  • DRIVE & MOTIVATION
    • Addresses multiple demands without losing focus or energy
    • Increases efforts in the face of difficulties or obstacles and recovers quickly after setbacks
    • Remains calm and focused during stressful or challenging situations; concentrates only things they can control or influence
    • Encourages others during challenging times with their positive, can-do attitude
  • SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES
    • Treats others with respect, fairness, and consistency
    • Makes time available to help others when asked
    • Uses their skills and knowledge to make things easier for others
    • Thinks about the impact of their own work and performance on others in the team
  • KNOWLEDGE
    • Working knowledge of the relevant industry sector, including an understanding of how contracts and projects are discharged.
    • A working knowledge of health and safety, environmental, CSR, and quality management systems.
    • Customer focused and service oriented.
    • Fully mobile and flexible.
    • Able to communicate effectively with all levels from managing directors to frontline operatives.
    • A team player capable of meeting high customer expectations.
    • Working without supervision.
    • Good PC skills, including competence in using MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Experience

• Experience of auditing.
• Exposure to the delivery of audit programmes.
• A track record of liaising with clients or work experience of a customer service industry.