Regional Mechanical Quality Lead

CTS Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior role with impact

Global leadership exposure

Innovative, collaborative culture

Job summary

CTS Group is seeking a senior QA lead to govern mechanical QA across multiple data centre projects. The role focuses on standards, audits, and evidence-driven handovers, partnering with site teams, package leads and commissioning stakeholders.

You will own the portfolio audit plan, drive corrective actions, and ensure NCRs are closed with objective evidence. Travel across Europe and the Scandinavia region is a regular part of the role, with a strong emphasis on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or related discipline.
• ISO 9001 Internal / Lead Auditor qualification (or equivalent) is desirable.
• Proven Lead QA/QC experience in construction, preferably data centres or critical facilities.
• Experience across multiple sites and international projects is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, audits, and QA/QC processes.
• Travel frequently across the Scandinavian region.

Responsibilities

• Run weekly/fortnightly QA/QC meetings across sites.
• Review audit evidence and challenge weak closeouts with verification.
• Spot-check field installation quality against drawings and standards.
• Review test records and ensure traceability and compliance.
• Facilitate lessons-learned and publish improvement bulletins.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

ISO 9001 knowledge

multi-site experience

travel willingness

stakeholder management

independent working

Education

Engineering/Construction related degree

Job description

About CTS Group

CTS Group is a fast-growing international design and build company specializing in data center development across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). We combine engineering excellence, innovation, and digital transformation to deliver high-performance, sustainable, and future-ready data center solutions.
With over 40 nationalities represented across our teams, CTS fosters a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture where innovation and technical precision drive every project. Beyond construction, CTS develops digital systems and standardized modular data center units to meet the evolving needs of hyperscalers, colocation providers, and enterprise clients.
Our proven track record and strong partnerships have established CTS as a trusted industry leader delivering large-scale, complex data center facilities with speed, efficiency, and excellence.

Role Overview

Provide functional QA leadership for the mechanical scope across multiple data centre projects. This is not a single-site delivery role; it is a governance and assurance position focused on driving consistent standards, verifying implementation through audits, and ensuring actions are closed effectively. The role partners with site teams, package leads, subcontractors and commissioning stakeholders to reduce rework, protect safety and quality, and deliver audit-ready evidence for handover.

Scope

• Applies to all mechanical systems, inspections and evidence across the portfolio (new build and fit-out).
• Set and maintain QA governance: audit programme, standards, templates, acceptance criteria and evidence rules.
• Assurance focus: verify site teams are executing QA/QC correctly; intervene early where drift or repeat issues appear.
• Closeout focus: ensure audit findings and NCRs are converted into actions, owners, dates, and verified closeout.
• Pipework fabrication/installation, pressure testing, flushing/chemical cleaning, strainers/filters, cleanliness control.
• TAB readiness, air/water balancing evidence, plant installation checks (chillers, CRAHs/AHUs, pumps, valves).
• Insulation/vapour barrier, labelling/identification, access/maintainability compliance.
• Controls/BMS interfaces and readiness evidence aligned to commissioning gates

Key Accountabilities

• Own the portfolio audit plan for the discipline: schedule, risk-based targeting, and minimum cadence per project
• Perform regular site audits and surveillance (planned and unannounced where appropriate); issue concise audit reports
• Maintain an action tracker: assign owners, due dates, and verify closeout with objective evidence
• Coach site QA/QC and package teams on standards, evidence expectations, and first-time-right behaviours
• Identify repeat defects and systemic failures; drive root cause and preventive actions across projects (not just fixes)
• Escalate high-risk non-conformities early; recommend stop-work triggers for critical quality/safety breaches per governance protocol
• Ensure consistent ITP/checklist use and that hold/witness points are respected and recorded
• Verify test packs and handover packs meet contract requirements and are audit-ready in ACC/BIM 360
• Track leading indicators (audit scores, repeat findings, NCR cycle time, first-pass yield) and report trends to leadership
• Interface with Commissioning/Client QA where required to align expectations on evidence and readiness gates

Core Responsibilities

• Run weekly/fortnightly quality calls with each site: audit status, action closure, NCRs, constraints, and upcoming hold points
• Review QA/QC audit evidence submitted by site teams; challenge weak closeouts and require objective verification
• Spot-check field installation quality against drawings/specs and workmanship standards; document findings and corrective actions
• Review and sample test records/calibration certificates; verify traceability and compliance
• Support sites with difficult closeouts (e.g., access restrictions, design clarifications, vendor gaps) and unblock escalations
• Standardise ‘what good looks like’ across projects: checklists, photo standards, test pack structure, naming conventions, and gate criteria
• Facilitate lessons-learned reviews and publish bulletins to prevent recurrence across the portfolio

Required Skills And Experience

• Degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
• ISO 9001 Internal / Lead Auditor qualification (or equivalent) is desirable.
• Proven experience in a Lead QA/QC role within construction, ideally in data centres, mission‑critical facilities, or large‑scale infrastructure projects.
• Experience working across multiple sites and international projects is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, audits, and construction QA/QC processes.
• In‑depth knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management best practices.
• Familiarity with data centre standards, commissioning processes, and critical systems is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, inspection regimes, and compliance requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Confident working independently while collaborating with multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel frequently across the Scandinavian region.

What We Offer

• A senior position with substantial impact on CTS’s European growth trajectory.
• Direct Collaboration with the global leadership team and exposure to large-scale international projects.
• A dynamic, diverse, and collaborative work environment centered around innovation, trust, and excellence.