Quality & Business Assurance Director Bristol, Beckington, or Barnstaple (with a mix of office and home-based working) We are SEA. Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. Join us. SEA is a successful and growing company delivering and supporting advanced solutions in both transport and maritime defence sectors Its a great time to join SEA, and this role has become available due to our sustained growth. What youll be doing The Quality & Business Assurance Director is a member of the executive team and is accountable for engineering quality and assurance across the company, contributing to the overall company success, strategy and policy making. The role reports to the Managing Director. This role is also a champion of continuous improvement and organisational learning, driving efficiency, effectiveness and innovation into company ways of working, and seeks to remove unnecessary barriers and frustrations from company activities wherever possible. Beyond the day to day, youll take a forward-facing approach, working to develop the quality strategy, cultivating a quality-first environment, and setting an agenda for business assurance across all aspects of SEAs business. Your responsibilities will include: Define and direct the implementation of the Quality strategy, ensuring alignment with business strategy Develop and lead a culture of quality and continuous improvement, setting forth a common, unified and principled approach across SEA. Maintain an effective quality assurance internal audit capability, ensuring that quality is monitored and measured effectively and to adequate standards across the business Champion and represent all quality and business assurance matters across SEA, directing activities on certification, policy, and SEAs Business Management System Maintain working relationships with SEA directors, external stakeholders and industry bodies in support of company objectives. The skills you need Youll be an experienced leader in quality & business assurance, with a proven track record of delivering at Director level. Youll bring extensive experience of delivering strategic quality activities in large engineering organisations across varied disciplines, with a focus on people, skills, processes, and culture. Heres what were looking for: Youre a passionate and charismatic leader for quality and business change and understand the importance of engendering a quality culture across the business. Youll bring a personal flair to the role, with a strong ability to stimulate change Youre experienced in the application of structured improvement tools (e.g. Lean Sigma, DMAIC, Process Modelling) Youll have significant experience of delivering in a business assurance leadership role in a manufacturing or engineering context Experience of maturity models for capability assessment or structured root cause analysis is beneficial Willingness to be hands-on where required Excellent leadership, inter-personal, organizational and decision-making skills What we offer Your work and your contribution deserves to be recognised and rewarded. Have a look at the benefits we offer: Work life balance: Hybrid/flexible working arrangements 25 days annual leave, plus buy and sell Up to 16 days flexi-leave accrual Half-day Fridays Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave Family & wellbeing: Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program Participation on the Executive Bonus scheme. Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution Cycle to work scheme Wellbeing centre Sports & Social activities Employee Discounts portal - online and instore discounts, travel savings etc Life assurance policy Publication and recruitment bonus rewards Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning Facilities & resources: Electric vehicle charging points at all sites Private seated lunch areas Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages Onsite showers and toiletries provision Free onsite parking Join us and be part of something smaller - with 430 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters. If you would like to know more, pleasegive our Talent Acquisition Manager Partner Dave a call on44 333 041 4172. ADZN1_UKTJ