Project Quality Manager

Team Overview and Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Project Quality Manager, who will report to the Project Quality and HSE Director of the Business Unit Projects (Powerlink, part of Prysmian Group) and will be based in our HQ in Milan, Italy. The Project Quality Manager main tasks are to plan and implement quality activities within projects, coordinate and supervise Quality Assurance and Control activities, as per the project complexity, the scope of work (including design, cables/accessories manufacturing, land and marine installation), company methods, contractual requirements and relevant standards and regulations.

Who are we looking for?

The main duties of the role are the following:

- Support the Project Manager in dealing with Clients with relation to Quality matters and relevant contractual requirements
- Coordinate the preparation of the Project Quality Plans, Quality Control Plans and Project Quality Procedures, guaranteeing the compliance with contractual requirements and relevant standards and regulations involving internal and external stakeholders (e.g. project teams, plants, suppliers, subcontractors)
- Collaborate with manufactory plants in monitoring the product quality and the relationship with Customers.
- Assess the suitability of suppliers and subcontractors at tender and execution stage, to review their quality plans and quality activities, ensuring they work in compliance with project quality requirements.
- Plan and perform quality training activities within the project team and the stakeholders involved
- Plan and perform quality audits to project processes/activities, manufactory plants, suppliers and subcontractors.
- Follow-up client quality audits, non-conformities, complaints, etc. and to ensure relevant problem solving
- Promote project improvements, lessons learned and best practice collection and implementation.
- Collaborate on the preparation of project quality reporting
- Provide periodical project data analysis (e.g. project objectives, performance indicators, non-conformities, complaints, and lesson learned) and relating reporting

Ensure contract review and project close out are performed as per contractual requirements

Key requirements:

- Solid Experience of Quality Management preferably within EPCI work environment, including manufacturing/production, land site activities and/or vessel operations.
- Engineering master’s degree
- Strong Knowledge of ISO 9000 series standards; auditing experience is requested. Be qualified as lead auditor will be a plus. Knowledge of problem-solving techniques, IEC standards, PMI, risk management techniques, Lean Six Sigma knowledge/experience/certification will be a plus
- Strong leadership, team player
- People management/influencing and organizational skills. Analytical, problem solver.
- High PC literacy.
- Proficient in English, written and spoken; other languages will be a plus.
- Travel expected: about 30%
- Prysmian Group, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills and abilities, who will enhance the quality of service and contribute to the Group’s success. Prysmian Group is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, appreciated and free to fully express their human potential. Prysmian Group strongly believes that diversity drives meritocracy and brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increases the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and shareholders. Prysmian Group bases its decisions on principles of equality, with evaluations based on the type of position and with a focus on best practices so individuals succeed based on their efforts and skills and their alignment with applicable job requirements._