Introduction

Are you an experienced maritime professional with a background in quality and safety management? As a QHS Manager - Newbuilding, you will lead Quality Assurance and coordinate Safety Management activities, driving audits, training, reporting and process improvements within a newbuilding environment.

What are you going to do 

As QHS Manager, you will:

  • Manage the Newbuilding Quality Assurance team and coordinate the Newbuilding Safety Management team, ensuring team efficiency and development.
  • Develop the Quality Assurance and Safety Management activities and regularly review their roadmaps.
  • Develop maker audit and safety training plans, and oversee Quality Assurance and Safety Management reporting.
  • Participate in shipyard and maker audits and follow up on resulting actions.
  • Identify training requirements and support the continued development of your team's knowledge and skills.
  • Improve the supervision process in coordination with Area Managers and Site Managers by mapping existing processes and proposing improvements, including training.
  • Coordinate with the Newbuilding environmental representative to support the development of the shipyard environmental roadmap.
  • Establish and maintain relevant reporting, briefings and meetings.
  • Propose and periodically review a continuous performance improvement plan.
  • From time to time, participate in reviews of Newbuilding Specifications and specific missions.
  • Comply with the Integrated Management System (IMS), applicable international rules and regulations, and quality, health, safety, environmental and ethics policies.

Essential skills and knowledge

You will have:

  • A qualification in engineering, naval architecture or from a maritime school.
  • At least 3 years of experience in the maritime industry.
  • Technical knowledge of vessel design.
  • Project management and analytical skills.
  • Effective verbal, written and presentation skills.
  • Strong multitasking and organisational skills.
  • The ability to work both independently and within a team-based environment.
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
  • Key competencies in integrity, relationship building, leading by example, team development and maintaining a global view.

What we offer 

Closing: 15 November 2026

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

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