Quality Governance Lead
About The Position
Ocean Infinity is seeking a Quality Governance Lead to define, own and embed what good looks like for quality and mission assurance across the organisation. This is a senior, authoritative role with the mandate to set standards, challenge assumptions and ensure quality is built into our systems—not inspected at the end. You will work across design, engineering, operations and delivery to ensure learning from defects and non‑conformances drives real, lasting change. The role is critical to delivering safe, repeatable outcomes on complex programmes, including work for UK Government and defence customers.
Requirements
- Senior quality management experience in a regulated or safety‑critical environment (e.g. defence, aerospace, maritime, nuclear)
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 across the delivery lifecycle
- ISO 9001 auditing capability (CQI & IRCA Internal Auditor or equivalent)
- Experience with configuration management, traceability and lifecycle assurance
- Comfortable operating under information security and export‑control constraints
- Capability aligned to CQI Practitioner level
- Eligibility for and maintenance of UKSV Security Check (SC) clearance
- Compliance with information security and export‑control requirements (including ITAR where applicable)
Nice To Haves
- Experience on UK MoD or defence programmes
- Knowledge of AQAP, DEF STAN or AS9100
- Supplier quality assurance experience
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Lean Six Sigma, IMS (14001/45001) experience
- Understanding of Human and Organisational Performance (HOP)
Responsibilities
- Define and govern quality and assurance standards across the full delivery lifecycle
- Translate customer, contractual and regulatory requirements into clear acceptance criteria, readiness gates and evidence
- Identify and govern critical‑to‑quality characteristics affecting safety, reliability and mission success
- Lead defect, non‑conformance, CAPA, concession and deviation governance
- Ensure learning from quality events feeds back into design, standards and mobilisation criteria
- Act as the organisational authority on quality and mission assurance
- Own quality elements of the Integrated Management System (IMS)
- Provide governance and challenge at major design, readiness and acceptance reviews
- Provide clear, insight‑led quality reporting to senior leadership
Benefits
- Opportunities for development beyond their role and span a multitude of disciplines
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
