Head of quality (H/F)

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Presentation of Renewable Gases Europe

RENEWABLE GASES EUROPE (RGE) is ENGIE’s business entity responsible for the development of renewable and low carbon gases  production in Europe. Since 2015, ENGIE has been developing biomethane production activity. At the beginning of 2023, its portfolio includes 26 plants in operation, of which 19 are self-operated, with a total production capacity of 550 GWh/y @100% and a development pipeline of 1.4 TWh/y.

ENGIE is determined to become a leading player in 1G  biomethane in Europe. The ambition is to grow rapidly to reach 10 TWh/y of biomethane production capacity by 2030.

In Europe, outside France, biomethane production projects are already under development in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Italy. Spain, Portugal and Romania are other countries of interest. The strategy is to develop projects, greenfield and through M&A, to inject biomethane into the gas grid or to produce bioLNG. 

Position in the Organization

The Head of Quality reports to the Head of Project Management of Renewable Gases Europe.

Tasks And Responsibilities

Quality Assurance:

• Develop the RGE Quality Management System (QMS) for the project execution scope (methods, processes, procedures, tools, best practices/Group rules).
• Deploy the QMS and develop a quality culture within the project teams.
• Implement an audit plan to monitor compliance with process and procedures.
• Ensure that all execution project managers, and in general the whole execution team, properly follow the defined processes and procedures.
• Contribute to defining the Quality strategy and structuring assumptions for the projects during the pre-construction phase.
• Develop Project/Site specific Quality documents and support its implementation.

Quality Control:

• Lead the definition of the level of Quality and the associated level of controls for RGE.
• Ensure that quality control processes are in place and deviations are detected (e.g. follow-up of welder’s certificates, list of instruments with calibration date, etc.).
• Verify key quality control records (quality plans, welding books, NDT reports…)
• Enforce progressive compilation and verification of Inspections and Test Plans (ITP) and associated quality records, in parallel of physical activities.
• Lead the overall coordination of the management of non-conformances (NCR), performing cross-project analysis and implementing measures to prevent repetition. 
• Perform internal and external audits and checks, coordinating the closure of observations/non-conformances.

Stakeholder management, training, and support:

• Stablish a positive relation with internal team members and relevant contractors’ representatives.
• Provide support to contractors and internal team members to ensure that they understand and correctly implement execution processes, procedures, and tools.
• Create training material, and perform formal training sessions and tests.

Reporting:

• Implement follow-up registers and deploy KPI dashboards for Quality monitoring.
• Consolidate reporting from different projects and raise alerts for decisions.
• Comply with reporting requirements and deadlines, coordinating the efforts of others and consolidating data as applicable.

Continuous improvement:

• Capitalise on and disseminate project feedback on Quality.
• Lead continuous improvement and lean manufacturing actions.

Team management:

• Lead and manage the Projects Quality team.
• Recruit Project Quality Engineers and Document Controllers in line with the growth of the execution team.
• Assign Quality resources to project teams, maintaining the line management and performance responsibility.

Location

Paris, with a number of days of teleworking as per local policy, and regular travels to other RGE units and project locations within Europe.

Main Interfaces

The Head of Quality will interact with, among others:

• Execution Project Managers
• Site Managers
• Commissioning Engineers
• RGE HSE team
• Suppliers and subcontractors’ leaders and teams
• Head of Construction and Commissioning
• Heads of Projects - Area

Qualification, Competence and Experience

Degree and experience:

• University degree in Engineering or equivalent technical background.
• At least 8 years' experience in a Quality management role for industrial projects (bioenergy, energy, chemicals, water/waste treatment) in an EPC or contractor organization, preferably on an international scale.
• Good understanding of construction processes and technical knowledge of Quality Control activities, with preferably several years’ of construction site experience.
• Experience in developing and implementing Quality management Systems and performing audits.
• Experience in implementing monitoring tools and creating KPI dashboards.
• Experience working abroad and managing multicultural teams.

Languages:

• Ability to work in English, interacting with international teams.
• Knowledge of French will be an advantage.

Skills:

• Excellent organisational, planning, and action plan management skills.
• High sense of rigor and quality mindset.
• Educational approach, with good communication and persuasion skills.
• Able to provide clear and concise reports.
• Proactive problem-solving attitude and able to provide value-added suggestions for process improvements.
• High sense of responsibility, with a result oriented drive and a “never give up” attitude.
• Able to stablish positive relations with colleagues and different stakeholders.
• High sense of teamwork and cultural sensitivity.
• Computer skills on project management tools (MS Excel, MS PPT, PowerBi…).