Integrated Management System (IMS) Auditor (m/f)

Technical Engineering Support (TES) is an engineering company created over 30 years ago, specializing in the coordination of tests and industrial commissioning. TES also supports its customers in participating in studies and coordinating the assembly of industrial equipment.

As part of our activity, we have a position to fill as Integrated Management System (IMS) Auditor (m/f) to integrate the Hinkley-Point project.

The IMS Auditor is a critical role within the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project, responsible for supporting the IMS & Audit Manager in maintaining a management system that complies with international standards, internal policies, and stringent legal regulations. The primary mission is to ensure operational excellence across Nuclear Safety, Quality, Health & Safety, Environment, and Security.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of a risk based internal management system audit programme which provides assurance that IMS processes are operated in conformance to requirements (and ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) and are effective in terms of delivering intended results.

• Liaise with the Environmental and Health and Safety functions to capture their inputs into the development of the Integrated Management System Audit Schedule.

• Defining the scope, criteria and objectives for each IMS audit and ensuring the requirements are understood by the assigned auditor.

• Complete ad-hoc audits due to urgent operational needs.

• Ensure that audits are planned effectively with effective engagement of stakeholders and auditees.

• Identify and correctly categorise findings - Non-Conformances, Observations, Good Practices and Opportunities for Improvements.

• Ensure that audit reports are produced accurately, internally reviewed and published within agreed timescales.

• Monitoring process non-conformance within the organisational learning and improvement tool to ensure NCs are closed in a timely manner and corrective actions have been effective.

• Undertaking appropriate monitoring measurement and analysis of audit results in order to identify improvement opportunities.

• Liaise with the IMS Officer to ensure audit data is available for review by Certification Body Assessor.

• Coordinating with the auditor resources to share experiences and learning opportunities.

• Developing the wider project capability via pooled auditor resources.

Qualifications & Experience Essential

• IRCA Lead auditor qualification (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001: 2018, ISO 14001:2015).

• Experience in the application of ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO 45001 standard in a multidisciplinary project environment.

• Self-managing with strong organisational skills.

• Act as a strong advocate for best practice, able to support and defend practical deployment and solutions, whilst remaining open to the ideas of others.

• Analysis of data, preparing reports and making recommendations.

• The ability to influence and to provide constructive challenge which is accepted by others.

• The ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Knowledge & understanding of nuclear site license conditions.

• Ability to speak French is advantageous.

• Large-scale infrastructure project experience.

• Previous experience of working in a regulated environment (nuclear).

• Membership of Chartered Quality Institute or IRCA.

• Previous experience within the nuclear industry.

• Experience of working with integrated management systems.

• Experience of working within an independent oversight or audit capacity.

• Recognised quality management qualification (CQI).