Auditor jobs in United Arab Emirates

Position: Lead Auditor

Office / Department: Abu Dhabi Certification

Reporting to: Certification Manager

• Certification Manager
• Technical Manager
• Sales Team
• Operation Team
• Customers / Clients
• ICC / RCL / Other Critical Centre for Certification approval
• Establish direct contact with Client once audit is scheduled and whenever necessary with other Bureau VERITAS organization.

Specialty: QHSE Lead Auditor as per ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001.

Education: Degree / Diploma (preferable in Engineering)

• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor course
• ISO 14001 Lead Auditor course
• ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course
• Others as per requirements

Technical knowledge: Good understanding of organizational processes

Experience: Industrial Experience of minimum 10 years including auditing (internal / external) as per QHSE standards

• Collection of required information from Sales and Operation Team once audit is allocated.
• Preparation of audit plan and submission to client / audit team / BV back office
• Chair opening and closing meetings
• Assign to each team member responsibility for auditing specific processes, functions, sites, areas or activities and reassign work as needed
• Manage external team representation during the audit process (expert, translator, Accreditation Bodies, …)
• Periodically communicate the progress of the audit and any concerns to the client and to the audit team
• Review with the client any need for changes to the audit scope which becomes apparent as on-site auditing activities progress and report this to the back office
• Attempt to resolve any diverging opinions between the audit team and the client concerning audit evidence or findings, and record unresolved points
• Review the audit findings, and any other appropriate information obtained during the audit, against the audit objectives and audit criteria and classify the nonconformities
• Agree upon the audit conclusions, considering the uncertainty inherent in the audit process, any necessary follow-up actions
• Confirm the appropriateness of the audit programme or identify any modification required for future audits (e.g., scope of certification, audit time or dates, surveillance frequency, audit team competence)
• Ensure that the audit report is prepared and shall be responsible for its content
• Submission of audit pack to concern ICC / RCL and follow-up for approval
• Recommends to the Technical Manager initial certification, maintaining of certification, recertification, suspension, withdrawal, or reduction of the scope of certification, as required.
• Updating information from different sources (web-site/ discussion/others) related to various management systems
• Updating issues reported at site / client to Certification Manager / Technical Manager/ Operation team / Sales team as required.
• Addition of new schemes / codes qualification
• Maintaining internal communication
• Promotes Bureau Veritas service portfolio to clients
• Respects security guidelines of Bureau Veritas and safeguards personal security in the working environment
• Actively participates in the sharing of knowledge and information (Knowledge Management)
• Other, as assigned by office.

• Application of codes and standards, project specifications and procedures
• Within his field of competence, the lead auditor / auditor is expected to conduct the activities stated in Primary functions.
• Fully conversant with relevant auditing techniques and able to select the most appropriate technique.
• Able to verify, communicate and approve Non-conformities/ corrective actions
• Able to identify required Bureau Veritas interventions, based on a pre-defined Audit Plan and according to specified standards and/or site issues.
• Able to review / appraise auditing standard

• Update to Client(s) about day-to-day audit status, non-compliance /discrepancy to standards.
• Update to Certification Manager / Technical Manager / Operation for any issue during audit

• Maintains a high degree of expertise through permanent specialized training and knowledge management.
• Ensure that audit is carried out as per standards / audit criteria.
• Meet individual objectives
• Should be Results oriented, Service driven and Problem solving
• Comply with client specific / site specific requirements
• Comply with BV regulations, procedures and Code of Ethics.

• Ensure that audit is carried out as per audit plans and other applicable auditing standards / criteria.
• Understand client needs and work to achieve successful audit outcomes.
• Develop trust and open communication with the client.

• Comply with client specific / site specific HSE requirements and BV HSE regulations, procedures and Code of Ethics.

• Opportunities for improvement in Technical and professional competencies through attending specialized training courses and seminars
• Stay updated on all auditing standards’ developments

• Time taken to deliver the report to the Team Leader
• Quality of report
• Inspection done within the allocated timeframe
• Share information, Best practice, Knowledge Management

Team Leader - audit Services at site

Certification Manager / Technical Manager - KPIs linked with team leaders / auditors, client feedback for performance of audits.