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Project Quality Lead
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- Years of experience: 5 to 10 years of experience in a project quality management role.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.
Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com.
Context
We are looking for a Project Quality Lead to provide site support, ensure compliance with quality requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement throughout the project.
Missions/Main Duties
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or in a related field.
Years of experience: 5 to 10 years of experience in a project quality management role.
Technical Skills
Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.
We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.
For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected].
Workplace Type
Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com.
Context
We are looking for a Project Quality Lead to provide site support, ensure compliance with quality requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement throughout the project.
Missions/Main Duties
- Attend the site regularly to verify the implementation of inspection and test plans and ensure the quality of work execution.
- Track quality KPIs, manage non-conformities, and oversee the implementation and monitoring of corrective actions.
- Perform supplier qualification and evaluation activities, including First Article Inspections (FAI), and prepare the corresponding reports.
- Define, plan, and carry out on-site quality audits, while delivering training to the relevant stakeholders.
- Prepare and maintain the project quality plan.
- Review subcontractors’ Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
- Contribute to the qualification and selection of subcontractors.
- Deliver training on project quality requirements.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or in a related field.
Years of experience: 5 to 10 years of experience in a project quality management role.
Technical Skills
- Proven experience in the railway sector, in a manufacturing plant or on a construction site, ideally involving locomotive projects, as well as in supplier quality.
- Demonstrated experience in managing and performing First Article Inspections (FAI), including the application of acceptance criteria and visual and dimensional inspections.
- Strong ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
- Excellent analytical and synthesis skills, with proficiency in problem-solving tools and methodologies such as Pareto, 5 Whys, 8D, and Ishikawa.
- Ability to produce follow-up reports with photographic documentation and to use digital site tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in both French and English*
- Reason for the bilingual requirement: You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse client base, including both French-speaking and English-speaking companies. Bilingualism is therefore essential to build strong client relationships, understand their specific needs, and communicate effectively in their preferred language.
- Excellent analytical skills and strong synthesis ability.
- Attention to detail, autonomy, and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.
We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.
For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected].
Workplace Type
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Responsibilities
Provide regular site quality support by verifying inspection and test plan implementation, monitoring quality KPIs, managing non-conformities, and following up on corrective actions. Maintain the project quality plan, conduct supplier and subcontractor quality activities and audits, prepare reports, and train stakeholders on project quality requirements.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, and 5 to 10 years of project quality management experience are required. Candidates should have railway, manufacturing, construction-site, and supplier-quality experience, including First Article Inspections, technical drawing interpretation, problem-solving methods, strong communication skills in French and English, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Skills
- Project Quality Management
- Quality Assurance
- Inspection and Test Plans
- Non-Conformity Management
- Corrective Actions
- Supplier Qualification
- Supplier Quality
- First Article Inspection
- Quality Auditing
- Subcontractor Evaluation
- Technical Drawing Interpretation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Pareto Analysis
- 5 Whys
- 8D Problem Solving
- Ishikawa Diagrams
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Categories
- Engineering
- Transportation
- Management & Leadership
- Construction
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Railway
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Project Quality Management
- Project Quality Plan
- Inspection and Test Plans
- Quality KPIs
- Non-Conformities
- Corrective Actions
- Supplier Qualification
- Supplier Evaluation
- Supplier Quality
- First Article Inspection
- Acceptance Criteria
- Visual Inspection
- Dimensional Inspection
- Quality Audits
- Subcontractor Qualification
- Subcontractor Selection
- Technical Drawings
- Pareto Analysis
- 5 Whys
- 8D Problem Solving
- Ishikawa Diagrams
- Photographic Documentation
- Digital Site Tools
- French
- English
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering