Job Description Summary

Job Description

Role & Responsibilites:

Leadership & Team Management

• Build lead and develop a high-performing team of Project Quality Engineers; manage resource/capacity planning across the project portfolio.
• Define and deploy the project quality strategy for Europe in alignment with global Hydro quality standards and business objectives.
• Establish a competency framework training plans and coaching for project teams on quality tools and best practices.
• Attract retain and develop quality talent; drive an inclusive safety-first speak-up culture
• Recognize behaviors that reinforce prevention discipline in standards and customer focus

Project Execution Quality

• Own the project quality lifecycle: contract quality requirements flow-down Project Quality Plans (PQP) Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) control plans quality gates and handover documentation
• Ensure robust risk prevention (e.g. quality risk registers FMEA critical-to-quality characteristics) and quality assurance at design reviews and key milestones
• Coordinate quality activities across factories suppliers and sites (FAT SAT hold points welding/NDT oversight coatings documentation and traceability)
• Lead effective nonconformance management (NCR) Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective/preventive actions ensuring timely closure and sustainable outcomes.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary quality interface for customers on assigned projects; lead customer quality reviews and manage complaints/claims related to quality
• Prepare for and host customer audits third-party inspections and regulatory/notified body assessments ensuring readiness and rapid resolution of findings
• Collaborate with Project Directors/Managers Engineering Sourcing/Supplier Quality Manufacturing Field Services PMO and EHS to ensure aligned execution

Reporting and KPIs

• Define and track project quality KPIs such as: NCR rate and aging first-time yield (FTY) defect leakage to site/warranty COPQ audit findings closure customer quality satisfaction on-time quality deliverables
• Provide clear data-driven reporting to leadership with actions and owners; escalate systemic risks early with mitigation plans
• Process owner of the Regional MOR operating rhythm and weekly project escalation framework

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering (e.g. Mechanical Electrical Industrial Civil) or related technical discipline.
• 10 years of Quality and/or project execution experience in the energy power generation or industrial sector.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and practical deployment of QMS in project environments
• Demonstrated expertise in project quality planning (PQP ITPs) inspection coordination and documentation/traceability requirements
• Proven track record leading RCA (8D 5-Why Ishikawa) with measurable results
• Experience interfacing with customers third-party inspectors and auditors
• Strong technical literacy (drawings/specifications materials welding/NDT basics rotating equipment fundamentals) and risk-based quality management
• Ability and willingness to travel across the region and occasional global travel as required
• Experience effectively working in and managing a matrix environment and across different cultures

Preferred

• Proficiency with ERP/PLM/eQMS tools and data-driven reporting; strong excellent communication and negotiation skills in English.
• Background in hydro turbines/generators gates/valves large equipment manufacturing Engineering or complex site installation/commissioning
• Familiarity with directives/standards relevant to hydro projects (e.g. Machinery Directive PED) and customer/utility specifications
• Experience with supplier quality for engineered-to-order components and third-party inspection coordination.

Desired Characteristics:

• Customer-focused prevention-driven mindset with a strong sense of ownership.
• Systematic problem-solver with bias for action and sustainable outcomes.
• Influential communicator capable of operating at executive level.
• Resilient adaptable and motivated by complex challenges.
• Passionate about renewable energy and the energy transition.

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