Quality & Risk Lead

Head Energy Consulting AS; Stavanger; On-site; NOK 1,000,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension and insurance schemes

Access to courses

Career guidance and mentoring

Job summary

Head Energy Consulting AS is seeking a seasoned Quality & Risk Lead to drive risk governance and quality assurance across projects in the oil and energy sectors. The role focuses on risk identification, incident handling, and continuous improvement, with close collaboration to project control, suppliers, and partners.

Fluent English is required, Norwegian is a plus, and the candidate will support the assets by following up deviations and ensuring timely actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or science.
• Experience in quality and/or risk management in oil and gas or energy.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 31000.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the identification and handling of risks and criticalities, and follow up risk-reducing actions.
• Facilitate the handling of quality incidents, changes, nonconformities and deviations, and follow up actions until they are closed.
• Facilitate and take part in work process performance analysis, root cause analysis and quality incident investigations, and share lessons learned.
• Monitor QRM targets, KPIs and trends, and drive continuous improvement.
• Set up, coordinate and follow up quality assurance plans, in line with internal audit and other business units.
• Represent QRM in contracting and supplier follow-up.
• Plan and carry out quality and risk campaigns.
• Give hands‑on support to the assets, with a strong focus on following up deviations and actions and closing them on time.
• Be part of the project leadership team and make sure the project is planned and run in line with the company management system and project development model.
• Lead quality and risk governance within a project, working closely with project control, suppliers, and partners.
• Cooperate extensively with the extended QRM network.

Skills

Quality management

Risk management

Project governance

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or science

Tools

ISO 9001

ISO 31000

Job description

Lead quality and risk governance, facilitate risk identification, handle quality incidents, and monitor QRM targets and KPIs within projects.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or science
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Experience in quality and/or risk management in oil and gas or energy
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 31000
• Fluent English; Norwegian is an advantage
• Permanent or project employment with competitive conditions
• Good pension and insurance schemes
• Access to specific and general courses
• Personal follow-up, mentoring, and career guidance

Quality & Risk Lead

Head Energy is looking for a skilled/experienced Quality & Risk Lead

Pnr: 23730

Job Description

• Facilitate the identification and handling of risks and criticalities, and follow up risk-reducing actions
• Facilitate the handling of quality incidents, changes, nonconformities and deviations, and follow up actions until they are closed
• Facilitate and take part in work process performance analysis, root cause analysis and quality incident investigations, and share lessons learned
• Monitor QRM targets, KPIs and trends, and drive continuous improvement
• Set up, coordinate and follow up quality assurance plans, in line with internal audit and other business units
• Represent QRM in contracting and supplier follow-up
• Plan and carry out quality and risk campaigns
• Give hands‑on support to the assets, with a strong focus on following up deviations and actions and closing them on time
• Be part of the project leadership team and make sure the project is planned and run in line with the company management system and project development model
• Lead quality and risk governance within a project, working closely with project control, suppliers, and partners
• Cooperate extensively with the extended QRM network

Qualifications

• A relevant engineering or science degree at bachelor's or master's level
• Experience in quality and/or risk management in the oil and gas or energy industry
• Knowledge of relevant standards, e.g. ISO 9001 and ISO 31000

Fluent English, written and spoken; Norwegian is an advantage

• Structured and solution-oriented, with the ability to see the bigger picture
• Good communication skills, and able to influence and motivate others

Works independently and takes ownership

Applications will be evaluated continuously

Language

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Head Energy is an independent Scandinavian engineering & consulting house providing a wide range of products to onshore and offshore industries. We work with reputed clients in Energy, Civil Construction & Infrastructure, and Industry.
Head Energy has more than 900 employees, and offices in Bergen, Stavanger, Oslo, Trondheim, Gothenburg, Stenungsund, Esbjerg, Odense, and Hamburg. We are employee owned, client focused and growth oriented.
We live by our core values: Responsible | Honest | Inclusive | Innovative.
Our vision is to bring our employees and clients one step ahead.