Key Skills
Job Description
Arcadis is een toonaangevende internationale organisatie die ontwerp-, engineering- en adviesdiensten levert voor een duurzame gebouwde en natuurlijke omgeving. Met meer dan 34.000 mensen in ruim 30 landen zetten we ons in om de leefomgeving over de hele wereld te verbeteren. Iedereen speelt hierbij een belangrijke rol. Met de kracht van veel nieuwsgierige geesten kunnen we samen de meest complexe uitdagingen ter wereld oplossen en samen meer impact maken.
Rolbeschrijving:
Arcadis is looking for a Quality Manager who is responsible for managing most day-to-day QMS activities for their Country. This includes but is not limited to all aspects of Arcadis’s quality management system and in-country senior management interaction.
Reports directly to the Global QMS Director and indirectly reports to the Country Director.
Location: Netherlands
Rol verantwoordelijkheden:
Coordinates implementing, administering, and monitoring global QMS governance and tools in the country; ensures that established requirements are enforced appropriately and records exceptions as appropriate; provides suggestions and recommendations for changes to respective Global Quality Leaders. Accountable for meeting the in-country resource and training needs of all personnel in the country in quality procedures to support the successful execution of the QMS.
Governance
- Maintain in-country quality management system
- Maintain in-country certification to the ISO standards until global accreditation has been achieved
- Assure in-country governmental regulations, legal, and statutory requirements are met
Quality processes and procedures
- Implement, maintain, and control quality processes and procedures
- Integration and effectiveness of processes across functions
- Supports auditors in internal and external audits
- Management of the in-country non-conformance management and corrective action system
- Implement a continuous improvement process
- Measure/evaluate process KPIs
Knowledge and training
- Ensure that all professionals are trained to the QMS
- Communicate/train changes quality management system
- Identification and implementation of Lessons Learned
- Maintain Country QMS iNet site
Data repository and reporting
- Report in-country Quality KPI’s for deviations, audits, corrective actions, and lessons learned
- Trend Quality KPI performance data for targeted continuous improvement
- Monitor in-country cost to quality
Compliance
- Implement process controls and use of improvement systems
- Ensure in-country audits are performed and participate as required
- Ensure compliance with in-country legislation
- Serve as the management representative for ISO certification
Quality manager has overall responsibility for compliance with the Global Quality Management System. Contribute to and support the implementation of a Global Integrated Management System (IMS) for Arcadis. Works with the Global Quality Director to ensure consistency with the requirements defined within the Arcadis QMS governance structure. Manages QA resources to coordinate quality staff to support projects.
Kwalificaties & Ervaring:
- The candidate should have a bachelor's or master’s degree in engineering, Management, Quality, or Business (preferred)
- 5-7+ years of experience progressive quality management or other applicable experience within a multinational engineering or professional services firm, including previous assignments in a related industry.
- Training: Change Management, Process Improvement, Lean skills.
Certifications: American Society for Quality (ASQ) certification as Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (preferred); Certified Quality Auditor: ISO as appropriate; Certified Project Manager; member of the Project Management Institute or country equivalent
Further requirements and competencies:
- Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management System-Requirements techniques relating to quality assurance and quality control programs
- Principles, practices, techniques, and theories of quality management systems and benchmarking
- Principles, practices, techniques, and theories of quality process auditing
- A well-developed understanding of and appreciation for organizational mission, values, and goals and consistent application of this knowledge.
- An ability to communicate complex issues to diverse audiences, orally and in writing, in an easily understood, authoritative, and actionable manner.
- Time management and ability to multi-task with competing priorities.
- Excellent decision-making capabilities and ability to make decisions and deal with conflicting priorities.
Waarom Arcadis?
We bereiken onze doelen alleen als iedereen in staat wordt gesteld het beste uit zichzelf te halen. Wij geloven dat ieders bijdrage ertoe doet. Daarom pionieren we met een op vaardigheden gebaseerde aanpak, waarbij jij jouw unieke ervaring en expertise inzet om je eigen carrièrepad uit te stippelen. Met jouw vaardigheden maximaliseren we samen de impact.
Je doet zinvol werk en welke rol je ook speelt, je helpt duurzame oplossingen te bieden voor een gezondere planeet. Druk jouw stempel op jouw carrière, jouw collega's, jouw klanten, jouw leven en de wereld om je heen.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Onze inzet voor gelijkheid, diversiteit, inclusie en erbij horen:
We willen dat je elke dag je beste zelf kunt zijn. Gelijkheid en inclusie nemen we heel serieus en we houden onszelf verantwoordelijk voor onze acties. Het is onze ambitie om een voorkeurswerkgever te zijn en een geweldige werkplek te bieden voor iedereen.
Core Responsibilities
The Quality Manager is responsible for managing day-to-day QMS activities, ensuring compliance with ISO standards, and implementing global governance tools. They will also oversee internal and external audits, monitor process KPIs, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the country.
Requirements
Candidates should hold a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, management, or a related field, along with 5-7+ years of progressive quality management experience. Proficiency in ISO 9001:2015, change management, and process improvement methodologies is required, with professional certifications like ASQ or equivalent being preferred.
About Arcadis
Industry: Professional Services
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Arcadis is a leading global partner, delivering transformative projects with businesses, cities and industries. With 36,000 people active in more than 30 countries, we bring together the best minds from around the world to deliver intelligent products and solutions that address the challenges of climate, energy security and diversification, and livable cities. We take design, engineering, architecture and consultancy to the next level, advising clients at every step of every project. From strategy and planning through to implementation and delivery, we combine our human and digital intelligence to co-create environments that reflect our clients’ business and stakeholder needs. From creating a citywide sustainable legacy during and after the Paris Olympics to revolutionizing urban transit worldwide with metro systems from Sydney to Toronto, or securing clean drinking water for communities across more than 30 U.S. states, our world-changing solutions leave a positive and lasting impact. Our work has helped more than a third of the world's communities become more resilient, and hundreds of clients to advance their decarbonization and net-zero goals. Together, we are committed to solving today's greatest problems; creating a blueprint for a better future, designed to thrive. Arcadis. Improving quality of life.
