Project Quality Manager

Join Arabelle Solutions (EDF Group) - a global leader in steam turbine solutions powering low-carbon energy worldwide. With a legacy of engineering excellence and innovation, we design, manufacture, and service high-performance turbines worldwide. In India, our presence spans Sanand (Gujarat), Noida (Uttar Pradesh), and Bengaluru (Karnataka), where our teams drive advanced manufacturing, precision engineering, and cutting-edge project delivery-underpinned by our commitment to safety, integrity, and sustainability.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Improve customer satisfaction and reduce some cost of quality through application of advanced quality tools.

• Support Tendering team during ITO phase for quotation in all quality aspects, including regulations, ensure inspection and test program (ITP) are provided

• Negotiate witness points and quality requirements with the customer/third party and participate to the set-up of customer follow-up documents.

• Establish close collaboration within the horizontal project quality team (Supplier Quality, site quality, internal partners -engineering- and suppliers, workshop).

• Contribute to the deployment of specific Project Management Procedures with the Lead PQM (if applicable).

• Ensure cascading of contract requirements all along the supply chain.

• Lead project specific supplier risk assessment and the definition of project specific inspection and test plans (ITPLs).

• Define surveillance strategy all along supply chain based on product quality levels.

• Be the Quality interface to customer and internal partner, participate in customer quality meetings. Manage Witness point schedule, inspection notification to customer and participate in witness inspections as required.

• Support kick-off meetings (placement of orders) with key suppliers of specific project, participate to supplier Pre-Inspection Meetings for Factories and Test Facilities

• Coordinate and manage pre-inspection meetings in close collaboration with SQE.

• Coordinate NCR management as ordering unit with due diligence, being accountable for data integrity as verifier until closure.

• Follow-up and communication on customer nonconformities.

• Support and lead root cause analysis in the project, such as 8D, A3, 5Why, etc.

• Support release of final documentation to customers (EoMR) as per ITP or customer commitments. Ensure documentation scheduled to be sent to the client is on time and according to project planning.

• Ensure the requirements of Nuclear Safety are applied in the project.

• Seek, share and institutionalize best practices and Lessons Learned across the project. Supports the Return on Experience process.

• Coordinate and coach other Project Quality Managers assigned to the Project, if any

Required Qualifications

• This role requires sound technical knowledge of Nuclear/Steam Turbine , Generator.

• Candidate should minimum 5 year working experience in Quality control / Quality assurance for Turbine or Generator.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college or Diploma in Mechanical or electrical engineering.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

• Knowledge of ISO19443 / ISO 9001

• Ability to influence cross-functional business teams and drive quality improvements

• Ability to travel regularly