Hybrid Portfolio QA Lead - Engineering & Defence

Thales Group; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life cover

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Thales Crawley seeks a Portfolio Quality Assurance Manager to lead QA activities across a portfolio within a defence/engineering context. The role focuses on delivering cost-effective, independent quality assurance and governance across bids, projects and development lifecycles in a hybrid Crawley setting.

You will influence senior stakeholders, drive continuous improvement, and ensure customer requirements are embedded throughout delivery. CQI membership and auditor qualifications are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality management within a complex project/engineering environment.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and secure buy-in to quality vision.
• Experience driving change and governance across lifecycle phases.
• Knowledge of RCA tools and quality standards (AS9100, ISO9001).
• Professional qualification and CQI membership preferred; recognised auditor qualification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance across portfolio programmes to meet customer and Thales objectives.
• Ensure governance is applied across gates, milestones and lifecycle events.
• Attend formal project reviews and provide independent quality reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Embed customer requirements and represent customer interests throughout delivery.

Skills

Quality management

Stakeholder influence

Change management

RCA tools

QMS knowledge

Auditing qualification

Risk-based decision making

Senior stakeholder engagement

Education

CQI membership preferred

Auditor qualification

Job description

Thales Crawley seeks a Portfolio Quality Assurance Manager to lead QA activities across a portfolio within a defence/engineering context. The role focuses on delivering cost-effective, independent quality assurance and governance across bids, projects and development lifecycles in a hybrid Crawley setting.

You will influence senior stakeholders, drive continuous improvement, and ensure customer requirements are embedded throughout delivery. CQI membership and auditor qualifications are valued.