Quality Professional Assurance Programme - Agency

Rolls Royce SMR Ltd.; Derby, Manchester, Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Quality Professional Assurance Programme specialist to lead the development of quality systems for a groundbreaking power station project. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of nuclear design, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Candidates with a passion for quality management and stakeholder engagement will thrive in this dynamic environment. Join this forward-thinking organization and contribute to a legacy of excellence in the energy sector, where your expertise will shape the future of energy production.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing quality assurance programmes and processes.
• Ability to interpret design code requirements and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and management of quality assurance arrangements.
• Coach teams to ensure quality assurance and design code requirements are implemented.

Skills

Quality Assurance Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Regulatory Compliance

Process Development

Document Review

Education

Degree in Engineering or Quality Management

Job description

Quality Professional Assurance Programme - Agency

Role Title: Quality Professional Assurance Programme

Location: Hybrid working with one of the following locations as primary: Derby, Warrington or Manchester

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

We are now recruiting for the role of Quality Professional Assurance Programme, to be involved in an industry-leading, cutting-edge design project for a new type of power station.

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

We are now recruiting for a Quality Professional Assurance Programme responsible for helping to shape and manage the development and deployment of the SMR quality assurance arrangements, processes, and systems to meet nuclear design code and regulatory requirements, best practices, and quality excellence.

As we strive to find the best fit for this position, we are seeking individuals with a minimum level of experience, training, and qualifications. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as the ‘perfect’ candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Key criteria for this role include:

• Support the development and management of the quality assurance programme, quality manuals, implementation plans, and key performance measures to meet design code and regulatory requirements supporting the Rolls-Royce SMR strategic intent.
• Support the development and management of SMR knowledge management, learning from experience, and continuous improvement strategies, programmes, processes, governance, and systems.
• Interpret stakeholder and design code requirements and ensure appropriate and effective quality programme and design code processes and governance are applied.
• Coach and assist management and teams to ensure quality assurance and design code requirements are understood and implemented.
• Work closely with a wide range of stakeholders to provide quality support across functions including marketing, project and programme management, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, gaining experience of various SMR activities.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators and industry bodies.
• Support the Rolls-Royce SMR certification programme and external nuclear regulatory assessments and reviews.
• Develop processes, procedures, facilitate process mapping, and conduct problem-solving activities and workshops.
• Be focused, driven, and agile, capable of working on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience in creating and reviewing documents with attention to detail and accuracy.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you meet 75% of the requirements, we want to hear from you.

If you are considering a career move or sector jump, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.