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IMS Auditor (Sizewell C)
IMS Auditor (Sizewell C) – Contract Role
Location: London (office-based, with hybrid working options) Client: Sizewell C (via Morson) Duration: Until the end of December 2024 (with likely extension) Company: #SZCJobs – Supporting local talent into Sizewell C careers
About the Role
The IMS Auditor delivers independent, objective, and evidence-based assurance on the adequacy, effectiveness, and compliance of the Sizewell C Integrated Management System (IMS). This key position ensures the system functions as intended across a highly regulated, fast-paced project environment, supporting governance, compliance, and continuous improvement.
The role involves:
- Conducting risk-based audits aligned to project priorities and regulatory expectations
- Reviewing Implementation across the organisation and key stakeholder interfaces
- Producing clear, factual, and structured reports with findings, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Supporting Root Cause Analysis (RCA), action-tracking, and corrective action verification
- Collaborating on accumulation resilience and continuous improvement initiatives
Principal Accountabilities
1. Audit Programme Development & Delivery
- Develop and maintain a risk-based Audit & Functional Annual Audit Programme, ensuring alignment with:
- Project priorities
- Certification requirements
- Regulatory expectations
2. Audit Execution
- Plan and conduct IMS audits, including:
- Comprehensive interviews
- Documentation review
- Sampling and objective evidence testing
- Observation to validate effectiveness in practice
3. Reporting & Analysis
- Generate well-structured, actionable reports covering:
- Audit scope and approach
- Evidence collected
- Findings, conclusions, and recommendations
- Identify recurring themes and systemic issues, providing trend-based insights to inform management and organisational learning
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4. Stakeholder Engagement & Assurance
- Foster credible working relationships across all organisational levels while maintaining auditor independence
- Securely challenge auditees to ensure constructive improvement
- Support external audits, certification activity, and regulatory reviews
- Participate in continuous improvement efforts for the Integrated Management System
Knowledge & Skills (Essential)
- Regulated Environment Experience: Strong expertise in IMS audit/assurance/oversight, with experience within a highly mandated context
- Reporting: Excellent written communication skills to present complex findings in a clear, objective, and defensible manner
- Investigation: Proficient inquiry, questioning, and deep-dive analysis skills to test assumptions
- Trend & Judgement: Ability to analyse trends, assess risks, and make evidence-based decisions
- IMS Standards: Comprehensive knowledge of:
- ISO 9001 (Quality Management)
- ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
- ISO 45001 (Occupational Safety & Health)
- ISO 19443 (Nuclear & Radiation Safety & Security)
- Audit Methodology: Deep understanding of ISO 19011 principles and modern audit practices
- Stakeholder Influence: Leverage constructive engagement without compromising the auditor’s independence
- Organisation & Follow-Through: Strong time management, prioritisation skills in a dynamic, high-pressure environment
(Detailed requirements listed below.)
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Governing Schemes: Familiarity with nuclear governance, nuclear safety culture, and regulatory expectations in major project management
- Corrective Process: Experience in:
- Management of change (ModC)
- Tracking non-conformances & actions to closure
- Decision-Support Tools: Experience using reporting dashboards or assurance data to inform organisational decisions
- Regulatory Frameworks: Awareness of:
- IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)
- ONR (Office for Nuclear Regulation)
- UK Environment Agency
- Complex Interfaces: Proven records of working across multi-stakeholder environments (contractors, suppliers, project partners)
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Qualifications & Experience (Essential)
- Degree/Equivalent: Qualification in
- Engineering / Science
- Quality Management
- Business Management (OR gain alternative through relevant practical experience)
- Lead Auditor Certification: Minimum ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification (additional standards desirable)
- Audit Experience:
- Risk-based audits
- Assurance reviews
- Planning deliveries
- Regulatory Environment:
- UK regulatory setting
- External Assurance Links:
- Experience supporting regulation, surveillance/portfolio, and external audits
- Large-Scale Projects:
- Background in infrastructure, construction, or programme delivery, particularly within a highly perimetered, time-constrained pre-style environment
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- Additional Lead Auditor Standards:
- ISO 14001, ISO 45001
- ISO 27001 (Data Security)
- (Governance Segment):
- Experience within the nuclear sector or high-hazard industry
Key Compliance & Company Values
- Right to Work: Must provide evidence of legal right to work in the UK
- Diversity & Inclusion: No discrimination on grounds of:
- Age / Gender | Race / Colour | Religion | Disability | Sexual Orientation
- Applications encouraged from all relevant backgrounds, particularly local communities
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