Renewables Lead Surveyor

Who are LRQA?

LRQA stands for dedication to clients, market firsts, and deep expertise in risk management. We've grown to become a leading global assurance provider, bringing together outstanding expertise in certification, customized assurance, cybersecurity, inspection and training. While we're proud of our heritage, it's who we are today that really matters, because that's what shapes who we and our clients can become tomorrow. By staying true to our shared values and combining decades of collective experience, we support our clients in building a safer and more sustainable future.

What do we do?

We help our clients negotiate a rapidly changing world, by working with them to manage and mitigate the risks they face. We serve a wide variety of industries, from food, beverage and hospitality to automotive, aerospace and transportation.

From independent third-party auditing, certification and training; to consultancy services; to real- time assurance technology; to data-driven supply chain transformation, our innovative end-to- end solutions help our clients shape their own future, rather than letting it shape them.

LRQA currently operates across 51 countries, has more than 2,500 colleagues, generates 315m in in revenue, and supports more than 60,000 clients across a diverse range of sectors and markets.

Overview of Position:

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure North America organization obtain/maintain required accreditations for LRQA to undertake accredited work in the renewables sector: predominantly for wind turbines, but support for solar, hydro, biofuels and other sources of renewable energy.
• Networking with the renewables sector to ensure LRQA anticipates market trends and demands to help develop the business.Support the Sales teams globally to help develop the renewables business.

• Support the Sales teams to help develop the renewables business, market and services.
• Work with the operations manager to ensure LRQA's procedures are practical, compliant and maintained in line with best practises.

• Participate on renewables technical network to support surveyors and the business to drive technical performance and customer responsiveness.
• Deliver training courses to help ensure the technical competence of surveyors and the business enables a competitive advantage for LRQA - Assist in training, mentoring and developing technical personnel to gain authorisations.
• Keeps track of lessons learned from investigations and shares those lessons with TQG team members and service/ sales delivery teams.
• To pursue Continuing Professional Development and maintain a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness.
• Monitor and review health and safety performance, observe safety behaviours in the workplace, taking appropriate corrective and preventive action as necessary and suggesting and implementing improvement activities.
• Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.

Technical / Professional Qualifications / Requirements:

• Educated to a minimum of Bachelor's Degree level and equivalent to a Chartered Engineer (Civil, Electrical or Mechanical)
• They shall have experience of the renewables sector : wind turbines essential, additionally preferablefor electrical systems (which will be an ongoing requirement)
• Sound knowledge in materials, welding and NDT techniques
• Technical knowledge of IECRE rules, IEC 61400-22 and other similar standards
• Good communication skills and fluent in English are essential and, mentor other surveyors within LRQA and represent the business to clients and on technical committees
• Available to travel to perform surveys/inspections
• Base location is flexible