Rail Programme Quality Lead

AECO; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Quality Lead for Rail projects to join our Dublin team, delivering quality governance across major transport infrastructure programmes in Ireland. The role requires strong leadership in quality management, audits, and assurance across multiple workstreams and interfaces.

You will work with project managers, designers and contractors to embed quality through the project lifecycle, with familiarisation with Irish transport standards and client procedures.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Quality Management / Quality Assurance role within major infrastructure, engineering or construction programmes.
• Demonstrable experience operating at programme, portfolio or PMO level, rather than solely at individual project level.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems, assurance processes, audits, non-conformance management and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with client procedures, standards and ways of working in the Irish transport infrastructure environment.
• Experience of quality requirements associated with tunnelling and/or rail projects.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, including clients, designers, contractors and delivery partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present quality information clearly to senior management.
• Ability to influence project teams and drive consistent quality standards across multiple workstreams.
• Experience working on major Irish transport infrastructure programmes.
• Relevant professional qualification or degree in engineering, construction, quality management or a related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body or quality organisation.
• Knowledge of recognised quality management standards such as ISO 9001.
• Experience within multidisciplinary programme environments involving complex interfaces and significant delivery risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality management at programme and PMO level and ensure consistent application of quality requirements.
• Develop, implement and maintain programme-level Quality Management Plans, processes, procedures and assurance frameworks.
• Provide independent quality assurance and governance, identifying risks, trends, non-conformance management and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ensure project teams comply with client requirements, standards and procedures.
• Establish and monitor quality performance indicators, reporting quality status, risks and key issues to programme leadership.
• Support audits, inspections, assurance and continuous improvement programmes.
• Work with project managers, design teams, contractors to embed quality throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide quality leadership across complex infrastructure interfaces, especially rail, tunnelling and transport requirements.
• Review and challenge project quality documentation, deliverables and assurance evidence.
• Lead or support investigations into quality issues, non-conformances and root causes, ensuring corrective actions.
• Promote a strong quality culture across the programme and proactive risk management.
• Contribute to programme governance, stage-gate reviews and management reporting.

Skills

Quality Management

Quality Assurance

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Rail & Tunnelling

Education

Engineering Degree

Quality Management Certification

Tools

ISO 9001

Document Control

Job description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Quality Lead for Rail projects to join our Dublin team, delivering quality governance across major transport infrastructure programmes in Ireland. The role requires strong leadership in quality management, audits, and assurance across multiple workstreams and interfaces.

You will work with project managers, designers and contractors to embed quality through the project lifecycle, with familiarisation with Irish transport standards and client procedures.