Quality Manager – Clean Energy Projects

About the role

The partner company seeks a senior Quality Manager to lead quality assurance across complex industrial and engineering projects in the clean‑energy sector. Based in France, you will shape and continuously improve quality systems for advanced electrolysis and hydrogen infrastructure, ensuring compliance from design through commissioning and hand‑over.

Key responsibilities

• Lead quality management across the full project lifecycle – design, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and delivery.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve quality systems, procedures and project‑specific quality programmes.
• Build and manage quality teams, inspectors and third‑party resources supporting suppliers and fabrication partners.
• Define Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), quality hold points and ensure compliance throughout manufacturing and construction.
• Oversee non‑conformance management, root‑cause analysis and corrective‑preventive actions.
• Coordinate supplier qualification, audits and performance evaluation with Supply Chain teams.
• Review and approve technical documentation such as drawings, weld maps, material lists and manufacturing records.
• Develop quality clauses for supplier contracts and support PED 2014/68/EU conformity assessments and EU declarations of conformity.
• Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and resolve punch‑list items before shipment.
• Manage End‑of‑Manufacturing Record Books and ensure compliance with industry codes and regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Chemical, Welding, Industrial Engineering or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in quality roles within industrial equipment, fabrication, manufacturing or large‑scale engineering projects.
• 4+ years in a Quality Manager or equivalent leadership position.
• Proven track record delivering quality assurance across multiple concurrent projects, preferably in Europe.

Required skills

• Quality Management Systems (e.g., ISO 9001)
• Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
• PED 2014/68/EU conformity assessment
• Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
• Root‑Cause Analysis
• Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)