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Quality- Leader
Location: Southern France – ITER Site
Organization: Outage & Maintenance Services / QHSE
Reporting to: France Site Quality and HSE Manager
About the Project – ITER & Westinghouse’s Role
ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is a landmark international collaboration aiming to prove the viability of nuclear fusion as a sustainable and carbon-free energy source. Located in Southern France, ITER brings together 35 countries to build the world’s largest tokamak fusion reactor.
Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a major contract for the Sectors Welding (SW) of the ITER Vacuum Vessel (VV), a critical component of the fusion reactor. This involves:
- Welding together nine massive sectors of the VV using advanced TIG techniques.
- Mechanized and manual welding operations, including robotic arms and milling.
- Rigorous quality control and non-destructive testing (VT, PT, LT, RT, UT).
- Strict adherence to cleanliness, safety, and radiation protection standards.
This multi-year project presents significant technical and organizational challenges, requiring robust QHSE-RP oversight to ensure compliance and safety.
General Mission
The ITER Quality Leader implements policies and develops practices aimed at identifying and mitigating conditions adverse to quality at the workplace and in external environments.
Key Activities
Under general guidance and in compliance with applicable standards and regulations, the ITER Quality Leader:
- Monitors Quality aspects of site activities (maintenance, inspection, construction).
- Coordinates Quality personnel, defines objectives, and ensures performance meets site needs.
- Investigates incidents with stakeholders to determine root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Implements corrective and improvement actions in the Quality domain.
- Provides training and performs inspections to ensure compliance with Westinghouse, client, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintains relationships with external stakeholders affected by Quality performance.
Responsibilities and Scope of Action
- Ensures compliance with all Quality aspects of services delivered within the ITER project.
- Works closely with the project manager to prevent incidents and analyze any that occur.
- Operates autonomously, reporting critical issues during weekly reviews.
- Has authority to stop activities in case of risk or non-compliance.
- Synthesizes information and coordinates Quality actions, contributing to performance improvement.
- Provides expertise and recommendations in specific Quality areas, including training.
Quality Leadership Missions
For this large-scale projects, the ITER Quality Leader manages Quality teams. Their missions include:
- Leading their team and working with the project team, client representatives, authorities, and subcontractors.
- Participate in project meetings, reporting within their domain, and communicating with partners.
- Prepare site activities in advance and finalizing end-of-project documentation with the Site Quality and HSE Manager, and project partners.
- Ensure their team has the necessary skills and resources, and taking action to develop competencies or provide tools when needed.
- Manage team schedules and resolving conflicts due to overlapping projects, absences, or training needs.
- Coach team members, srengthening positive behaviors, and reporting observations to relevant managers.
Language Skills & International Experience
- Excellent command of English (spoken and written) is necessary for this role.
- Fluent in French, excellent writing and communication skills
- Experience working in international project environments is highly valued.
- Capacity to adapt communication styles across cultural and organizational contexts.
Working Relationships
- Hierarchical: Reports to the Westinghouse Site Quality and HSE Manager.
- Functional: Integrated into the project team, works with Project and Intervention Managers.
- External: Main contact for client Quality services; interfaces with the Authorized Notified Bodies, subcontractors, and other third parties.
Key Skills & Qualifications
- Engineer (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Quality.
- Certifications and authorizations relevant to the activity.
- Excellent knowledge of Quality standards and laws, especially the requirements associated with the French “INB Order” of 7 February 2012.
Experience in cause analysis and corrective action management.
- Ability to manage pressure and communicate effectively with external stakeholders.
- Knowledge of services and techniques relevant to the assignment.
Why Westinghouse?
We know that to put forth your best effort, you need to be challenged and enjoy what you do in a supportive and respectful environment. We aim to maintain this balance by offering our employees the amenities, benefits and training they need to reach personal and professional goals.
Below is an example of what employees in France can expect:
- Attractive remuneration
- Peer-to-peer recognition program.
- Lunch vouchers
- Transportation allowance
- Work-from-home allowance
- Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
- Learning and development opportunities.
- We encourage our employees to participate in community service events and other team-building activities to strengthen their bonds and inspire each other.
You can learn more about Westinghouse by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
