Director Global Quality

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Date: 27 Feb 2026

Location: GB, AB51 0QP

Company: CRC Evans

  Job Title Director Global Quality
Department Human Resources
Application Closing  03/04/2026

 

The Director, Global Quality, is responsible for defining, leading, and governing enterprise-wide initiatives that reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) and improve operational efficiency. This role establishes strategy, standards, and execution frameworks for defect prevention, process capability improvement, and root-cause elimination across all business units and regions.  

 

The Director, Global Quality leads the development and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and precision across all projects and facilities. 

Remit & Responsibilities: 

  • Lead cross-functional programs that eliminate systemic drivers of scrap, rework, warranty, field failures, compliance deviations, and service defects. 

  • Deploy standardized problem-solving methodologies and ensure consistent global adoption. 

  • Build and manage a global COPQ dashboard, ensuring accurate classification, measurement, and financial validation of quality-related losses and trends. 

  • Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance to identify high-impact improvement opportunities and prioritize the project portfolio. 

  • Coordinate implementation and sustainment of operational improvements, ensuring handoff to line ownership. 

  • Provide expert coaching to site and regional leaders on process improvement tools, statistical analysis, and design-for-quality practices. 

  • Lead global root-cause investigations for major quality incidents and oversee implementation of sustainable corrective actions. 

  • Standardize best practices, work processes, use of technology and control plans across sites to improve first-pass yield, reduce variability, and enhance process capability. 

  • Develop and own the global COPQ reduction strategy, including targets, performance frameworks, and reporting standards.Shape 

Job Specific Education Required

Essential:  

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Metallurgy, Welding Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).

  • Seasoned professional with progressive experience in welding/fabrication quality management within the energy sector (oil & gas, renewables, or power). 

  • Extensive experience in global operational excellence, quality systems, or manufacturing/process engineering. Demonstrated success leading large-scale cost-reduction and quality-improvement initiatives. Strong financial acumen with proven ability to quantify and validate COPQ improvements. 

  • Strong understanding of fabrication documentation control, project QA/QC plans, and supplier quality assurance. 

  • Excellent leadership, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels across diverse functions, cultures and leadership levels. 

Work Experience Required

Essential:  

  • Strong technical expertise in energy industry operational requirements, particularly within Oil & Gas, Renewables and Infrastructure sectors.  

Skills & Knowledge Required

Essential:  

  • Technical excellence in operations and fabrication processes. 

  • Strategic leadership with a hands-on approach to problem-solving. 

  • Strong understanding of international codes, standards, and customer specifications. 

  • Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on data-driven decision-making. 

  • Excellent interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration and client engagement. 

  • High ethical standards, safety focus, and commitment to quality integrity. 

Requirement to travel  

  • Estimated requirement to travel circa 15% of time. 

We look forward to hearing from you