Quality Assurance Officer

With offices in Africa, Australia, Canada and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure, and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

ADP (a Lycopodium business) seeks a suitable qualified Quality Assurance Officer to join our growing team in Cape Town. Based in Cape Town and reporting to the HSEQ Manager the successful candidate will ensure quality assurance within the ADP Group of companies.

The tasks you’ll perform                                                                                     

• Implement, administer and maintain quality assurance and practices in line with standards, group requirements and specific contractual or project requirements.
• Facilitate the implementation of Quality in such a way as to become a quality culture in the business unit.
• Proactively ensure project adhere to all contractual requirements by monitoring, auditing, etc. and providing training as required throughout the project life cycle.
• Implementation and Maintenance of the applicable sectors of Quality Systems in line with Group strategies.
• Develop project quality plans and where required Project QCP's.
• Review contractors Quality submissions and advise on compliance with PQP.
• Schedule project / site visits in order to conduct compliance audits for Quality systems processes.
• Attend all client site meetings as required with reference to Quality Assurance.

The expertise you’ll bring

• Appropriate, relevant Tertiary Qualification.
• Qualified ISO 9001:2018 Auditor.
• 10+ years’ proven experience in a similar role within the consulting engineering and EPCM environment.
• Cape Town based.
• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables, within budget and schedule constraints.
• Demonstrate proficiency with the Microsoft suite of software packages, including Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Demonstrate ability to and/or proficiency in the use of specific propriety software packages relevant to the design and drafting discipline.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills and a practical approach to problem-solving.
• Self-motivated with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple, varied tasks while ensuring attention to detail.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and commitment
• Demonstrate a strict practice of confidentiality, personal responsibility and discretion.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development and improvement. 

 The benefits we'll provide

ADP/Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career.

That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and promote diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

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