Quality Management System Lead

Elusav Recruitment have an excellent opportunity for a Quality Management System Lead for a leading engineering services company in Dublin.

The Quality Management System Lead is responsible for continuously refining and optimizing operational procedures and controls within our Quality Management Systems. This includes, but is not limited to, systems related to Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety, ensuring effective integration and alignment with broader Group functions and management systems.

Responsibilities:

• Quality Management System (QMS) "Architecture" Oversight: Design, implement, and maintain a robust and compliant Quality Management System (QMS) tailored to industry standards such ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and 50001 to fit the business needs. Ensure all quality documentation is controlled and audit-ready, conduct regular QMS reviews.
• Annual Management Review Support: Assist in preparing and participating in the annual management review with all stakeholders by compiling quality data, audit results, and improvement actions; support presentation development; document outcomes and follow up on agreed actions.
• Cross-Functional Regulatory Alignment: Collaborate with Group functions to ensure seamless integration and alignment of country-specific quality requirements, including Building Control regulations in Ireland, the Building Safety Act in the UK, and other EU national quality standards, ensuring compliance and consistency across all regions.
• Quality Cycle: Assist the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the Quality Cycle by integrating its principles into daily operations, aligning it with the QMS, training staff on its application, tracking performance against benchmarks, and using feedback loops to refine processes and ensure quality excellence.
• Digital Tools & Technology Utilisation: Leverage digital tools and platforms to enhance quality management processes, including QMS software, statistical analysis tools, cloud-based collaboration tools; implement automation where feasible to streamline data collection, reporting, and compliance tracking.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Participate the development and monitor key quality performance indicators (KPIs) such as defect/snag rates, "Right First Time", and "Cost of poor quality", use statistical tools (e.g., SPC, Pareto analysis, control charts) to analyse trends, prepare detailed quality reports for senior leadership, and maintain visual dashboards in Power Bi to communicate performance across the organisation.
• Internal & External Audits: Plan, schedule, and execute comprehensive internal audits, coordinate third-party and regulatory audits, manage audit findings and non-conformities, and ensure timely implementation and verification of corrective actions to maintain compliance and certification status.
• Supply Chain Quality Management: Develop and enforce supplier quality requirements, conduct supplier audits, collaborate with procurement and engineering to qualify and monitor suppliers, manage supplier non-conformances through structured corrective action processes, and drive continuous improvement in supplier performance.
• Nonconformance Management: Identify, document, and manage product and process nonconformances across all operational areas; lead investigations to determine root causes; coordinate containment actions to minimize impact; initiate and track corrective actions; maintain a nonconformance log; analyse trends to identify recurring issues; and report findings to leadership with recommendations for systemic improvements.
• Root Cause Analysis & CAPA Management: Lead structured root cause investigations using tools such as 5 Whys, manage the full lifecycle of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), maintain a centralised CAPA tracking system, and ensure effectiveness verification and closure of actions to prevent recurrence of quality issues.
• Lessons Learned Management: Maintain a structured process for capturing, documenting, and sharing lessons learned from quality incidents, audits, project feedback and improvement initiatives across the department and wider organisation; facilitate regular reviews to ensure lessons are integrated into SOPs, training, and preventive strategies; and promote a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and other initiatives to improve process efficiency and reduce waste, facilitate workshops such as value stream mapping and process mapping, benchmark industry best practices, integrate innovative quality tools and technologies and promote employee engagement in continuous improvement activities.
• Training & Development: Develop and deliver comprehensive quality training programs for Quality staff and cross-functional teams, ensure all employees are trained and competent in relevant SOPs and standards, maintain training records and matrices, and evaluate training effectiveness through audits and performance assessments.
• Knowledge Sharing: Contribute quality-related insights, best practices, and lessons learned to the Group Knowledge Hub to support organisational learning, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement across regions.
• Quality Risk Management: Conduct comprehensive QEHS risk assessments for new projects, processes, and supply chain using applicable tools and risk matrices, develop and implement mitigation plans and control strategies, participate in design and process reviews to embed quality early in development, and monitor emerging risks and incidents to ensure proactive management.
• Customer Quality Interface: Act as the primary liaison for customer quality concerns, manage complaint investigations and formal responses, track and analyse customer satisfaction metrics, participate in customer audits and quality reviews, and implement initiatives to improve customer experience and trust in product quality.

Requirements:

• Min 2 years in a senior Q/ EHS role in a large construction or engineering business and / or 8-10 + years' experience in Data Centres or petrochemical and / or within a multinational manufacturing or Pharma/Advanced Tech environment.
• Minimum Diploma or Degree in Engineering, equivalent to BSc, in Construction / engineering background / Quality Management systems and auditing / Occupational EH&S.
• Experience in Microsoft packages, knowledge of Digital Platforms such as BIM 360, ACC, Procore, Aconex and other Common Data Environment software.
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor.
• Desirable to be a chartered member of CQI, IEI, CIOB or other construction related institute or in the process of achieving that level.
• Six Sigma Green or higher Belt.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certificate by PMI.

Contact:

If you would like to learn more about the vacancy, apply now, or contact Aaron Gallagher on Aaron@elusav.com or +35361541446.