Director, New Build Quality & Risk

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Newbuild (NB) Quality & Risk Director, Leading Newbuild Quality and Risk functions cross the NB operational locations. Key function is to develop, implement, monitor Quality and Risk processes internally and with RCG external partners. Main focus is at the shipbuilding operational aspects, in various yards. Ensuring close link internally to Business Excellence, Solutions and Brands operational teams. Ensure that our quality and risk processes are aligned and updated internally at all times.

NBQRD provides strong support to all projects at the various Site Offices. Focus is not limited to projects, but also various aspects of the projects such as Owners work, special projects, mock-up’s and some extend to Yard related Quality aspects and risks. Such a quality aspects can be drawing quality, quality of scheduling and planning. At the risk related items beyond the project can be TK and supplier risk evaluations, risk evaluation of external aspects that have impact to the projects. Regular reporting with a close collaboration of Mission Control team is part of the process.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsibility of internal development, implementation and monitoring of quality and risk processes through out the operational Newbuild projects in Europe.
• Verification and implementation to projects Safety processes jointly with Safety Officer, internal partners and with yard and other external partners.
• Collaboration with Business Excellence team and participate to joint development and implementation of internal quality, risk and safety processes.
• Collaboration with all yards related to quality, risk and satey processes development and implementation. This including joint monitoring and reporting throughout the projects
• Collaboration between Brand Quality, risk and safety teams within various projects
• Ensuring that agreed processes are taking place and best practices are followed
• Strong team builder, works in seamless manner with various stakeholders.
• Ensure that teams are delivering brand specific designs to implementation, commissioning to flawless delivery, in accordance with both design iand shipyard contracts
• Close collaboration with classification societies as well as class societies consulting services to verify and develop future standards, rules & regulations
• Participates Design related quality reviews
• Leads Risk processes in various workstreams, and with this enhance forward looking risk based approach and ensuring that mitigative actions are taking place as far as possible.
• Develops, together with internal key stakeholders as well as with yard and other external stakeholder  KPI’s to track the good progress of the projects quality, risk and safety aspects.
• Coordinate quality and risk resources in various projects, jointly with the project management teams and Site office Leads.
• Supports and participates as needed design quality, risk and safety verifications in various locations.
• Leads development and implementation of quality, risk and safety standards/ guidelines internally and externally withing collaboration of defined key partners. 
• Spends time walking onboard the vessels as they are under construction, to understand implementation.   
• Support and align processes and way of working with Brand and Solutions counterparts.
• Support Brands operations and Solution in drydocking quality, risk and safety processes.
• Maintains good relations with shipyard leadership and management.
• Close collaboration with the TK and suppliers to ensure quality, risk and safety aspects are followed and mitigated actions implemented
• Thrives in an innovative, forward thinking, proactive, and collaborative environment that brings all disciplines together and creates favorable results.  Commitment to learning & growth of oneself and others.
• Studies, collects, shares, compare, stores statistical information, and, analyze various ships and areas bringing forth observations.
• Creates presentations and reports for design management and project management
• Regularly conducts reviews to check that operational, risk, Quality and Safety aspects are fulfilled as per standards, contracts and following best practices.
• Participate official internal and external audits as main point of contact at the defined areas as per job description (Quality, Risk and Safety) 
• Stays current in industry trends and innovation through research and market knowledge at the respective areas of Quality, risk and safety.
• Is committed to extensive travelling during the year and owns capabilities to spend long period of time in outside location as example during the ship deliveries.
• Performs other duties as required.  This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• No direct Finance responsibilities
• Works in close cooperation with Project Manager and project finance team
• Works with senior management budgetary planning.
• APPROVES ALL EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS MADE BY DIRECT REPORTS

Key skills & experience required:

• Is highly motivated, efficient, and organized.  Has fundamental understanding of time management, with priorities being established by supervisor.   Works on multiple projects, and multiple tasks under various team members. Has strong ability to maintain focus
• Ability to travel internationally or domestically more than 50% of the time.  
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management and employees, across diverse cultures around the world.
• Requires a high level of written and verbal communication skills to convey concepts and requirements of the team to technical and non-technical individuals.   Is effective at simplifying complexity.
• Requires strong teamwork and collaborative leadership skills to develop rapport within the department, with other departments, and externally.
• Possesses self-motivation with ability to mobilize people and resources to action, within a high-paced environment.
• Good ability to proactively identify problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Possesses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Able to work in multicultural working environment and willingness to travel extensively.
• Working knowledge of computer software for communication and presentations. 

Qualifications:

• In-depth 10 years’ experience in the Quality, Risk and Safety focussed industry
• Preferred Master’s degree in Quality, Risk and Safety in Construction or Master in Quality and Production Management
• Minimum of 10 years working at the Quality, Risk and Safety related positions
• Shipyard or Cruise ship industry experience at the quality, risk and safety related aspects is considered as strong benefit.
• Minimum of 5 years managing large scale projects.
• Minimum of 3-5 years managing direct reports preferred.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree at the Quality, Risk and Safety areas, Masters degree preferred.    

We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions.

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