Quality Lead

Quality Lead

Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

The Green Line LRT (light rail transit) Project is the largest infrastructure investment in Calgary’s history. It comes with $5.5 billion in commitments from the Government of Canada, Government of Alberta and The City of Calgary. The Green Line LRT is designed to be both a transit system and a platform for future city building opportunities.  It encourages redevelopment and investment in Calgary businesses and communities.  At 18-kms, Phase 1 will create 20,000 jobs, $2.2B in long-term city-shaping benefits and more than $6B in property value uplift by 2040.

AtkinsRéalis’ is in search of a Quality Lead for the Calgary Green Line project. The Quality Team is responsible for the development and implementation the Green Line Quality Management System (QMS) for the delivery of Phase 1 of the Green Line Program. The team ensures that City corporate quality policy and objectives are identified and addressed at all levels of decision-making from conceptual design through formation of the Program’s major contracts (design-bid-build, construction management, design-build-finance, and vehicle supply) and then delivery of each scope.  The range of contract types requires a combination of both compliance and assurance activities.

You will be embedded within the client office team environment, and as such you are required to be in downtown Calgary, for the full working week.

Your role within the team:

• Implement and improve the overarching Quality Management System for the Program, including Program and project quality management plans, procedures and processes for compliance with the ISO 9001 standard including performing quality audits of internal processes for compliance with the documented QMS.
• Liaise with functional teams and Project Managers to implement the quality performance requirements for each contract delivery model and provide related quality assurance advice and interpretation.
• Participate in the review of quality management systems plans, procedures, inspection and test plans proposed by the Program’s consultants, vehicle supplier and contractors, and assess alignment with requirements including also performing quality  audits of these groups.
• Participate in the development of Quality Surveillance plans, assignments to quality assurance monitors and review surveillance reports
• Monitor the NCR processes of the Program’s selected consultants, vehicle supplier and contractors.  Assist in the collection, reporting and review of non-conformance reports (NCRs) for the City Program team
• Support the development and reporting of quality metrics across the Projects and Program.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

Because we offer:

• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

The ideal candidate:

• A university degree in Engineering (mechanical, electrical or civil engineering discipline preferred or equivalent professional education. Minimum 10 years design and construction quality management experience for engineering/construction of transit and/or large, complex high-profile multi partner construction projects. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• ISO 9001 lead auditor certification is an asset.
• Previous experience for oversight of Light Rail Vehicle manufacturing and quality surveillance is desired.
• Experience with technical specifications, quality requirements  and quality management for light rail transit or other similar linear development
• Oversight of contractor quality management in both assurance and compliance functions
• A professional designation, Professional Engineer (P.Eng) or Project Management Professional (PMP) is an asset
• Ability to safely operate an automobile for traveling to/from all job sites and offices with a Class 5 driver license

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.  
 

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