Quality Assurance Manager

🧪 Quality Manager – Pharma

📍 Location: Wicklow, Ireland

💼 Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent

🏗️ Sector: Pharmaceutical | Engineering | M&E | EPC

🎯 Project: Major Pharmaceutical Project

🚀 The Opportunity

Zircoe Recruitment is partnering with a leading engineering contractor to recruit an experienced Quality Manager for a number of pharmaceutical projects in Wicklow .

This is a key project leadership position responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining quality systems throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring all construction and engineering activities meet contractual, regulatory and client requirements.

⚠️ Previous pharmaceutical project experience is essential for this position.

Working closely with Project Management, Engineering, Construction and Commissioning teams, the successful candidate will drive a proactive right-first-time approach to quality, ensuring issues are identified early, effectively managed and successfully closed out.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the project Quality function from mobilisation through to completion.
• Develop, implement and maintain the project Quality Management Plan .
• Ensure project activities comply with approved specifications, drawings, standards and client requirements.
• Develop and manage Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) .
• Coordinate quality inspections, audits and surveillance activities.
• Monitor construction and installation activities to ensure compliance with project requirements.
• Manage NCRs, observations, corrective actions and close-out .
• Identify quality risks and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Review and approve quality documentation, inspection records and test documentation.
• Coordinate quality activities across Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Project Management teams.
• Liaise with clients, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers on quality matters.
• Conduct internal and subcontractor quality audits.
• Monitor subcontractor quality performance and ensure required standards are maintained.
• Ensure quality records are accurately maintained and fully traceable.
• Support FAT, SAT, testing, commissioning and handover activities.
• Manage quality-related aspects of project handover and close-out.
• Provide regular quality reporting to senior project management.
• Promote a strong culture of quality, continuous improvement and right-first-time delivery .

👤 About You

We're looking for an experienced Quality professional with a strong background in major construction and engineering projects, ideally within highly regulated environments.

⚠️ Essential Requirements

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Construction, Quality Management or a related discipline.
• Significant experience as a Quality Manager or Senior Quality Engineer within construction or engineering.
• Proven pharmaceutical project experience – essential.
• Strong experience managing quality across major construction, M&E or engineering projects.
• Detailed understanding of Quality Management Systems and construction quality processes.
• Experience developing and managing ITPs, Quality Plans and inspection procedures .
• Proven experience managing NCRs, corrective actions and quality audits .
• Strong understanding of construction and engineering specifications, standards and documentation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational abilities.
• Ability to manage quality across multiple disciplines and contractors.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and relevant quality management systems.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Experience within pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing environments .
• Experience delivering major M&E projects.
• Experience with mechanical and electrical installations.
• Experience working within GMP-regulated environments .
• Knowledge of CQV and commissioning processes .
• Experience with cleanrooms and controlled environments.
• Experience with validation-related quality requirements.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor qualification.
• Quality-related professional qualification or membership.
• Experience with digital quality management and document control systems.

🧪 Key Quality Areas

• Quality Management Systems
• Pharmaceutical Construction
• M&E Quality
• Quality Plans
• Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs)
• Quality Inspections
• NCR Management
• Corrective & Preventive Actions
• Auditing
• Subcontractor Quality Management
• Construction Documentation
• Testing & Commissioning
• FAT / SAT
• Handover & Close-Out
• Continuous Improvement
• Client Quality Requirements

📍 Project Location

Wicklow, Ireland – Pharmaceutical Projects

The successful candidate will be site-based and will play a key role in managing quality delivery throughout the project lifecycle.

📩 Apply Today

If you're an experienced Quality Manager or Senior Quality Engineer with proven pharmaceutical project experience , this is an excellent opportunity to take a key quality leadership position on a major project.

Apply today or contact Zircoe Recruitment for a confidential discussion.

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