Job ID:43607
Location:Birmingham : 1 Trinity Park : Bi
Position Category:Assessors
Position Type:Employee Regular
Location: Aberdeen
Lead Auditor - Multi Standard
Role purpose:
The purpose of this role is to assess and verify clients’ management systems and operational practices against ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 requirements.
Working across a broad range of industry sectors, the Auditor applies strong technical and sector-specific knowledge to evaluate organisational performance in quality management, environmental management, and occupational health and safety.
By gaining a detailed understanding of each client’s processes, the Auditor conducts rigorous, impartial audits to determine conformity, identify risks, and highlight opportunities for improvement. Through these activities, the role supports clients in enhancing operational effectiveness, strengthening governance, reducing environmental impacts, and improving workplace health and safety outcomes—ultimately contributing to more resilient, responsible, and high-performing organisations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage end‑to‑end certification audits against ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, ensuring full compliance with accreditation requirements, scheme rules, and LRQA procedures.
- Plan, coordinate, and direct audit activities, including managing audit teams where required, ensuring consistency, technical robustness, and effective evidence gathering.
- Conduct professional opening and closing meetings, clearly explaining audit scope, methodology, team roles, findings, and the basis for conclusions and recommendations.
- Produce high‑quality audit reports that are clear, comprehensive, and aligned with accreditation and scheme expectations—providing well‑evidenced findings, root‑cause insight, and opportunities for improvement.
- Undertake both onsite and remote audits, applying advanced audit techniques and digital tools to maintain the highest level of technical credibility and audit integrity.
- Make authoritative certification, continuation, suspension, or recommendation decisions in line with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and relevant certification schemes such as BRCGS or FSSC (where applicable).
- Act as a trusted technical partner for clients, building strong, long‑term relationships, understanding their operational context, and identifying value‑added opportunities and potential business growth.
- Provide guidance, coaching, and technical support to colleagues, sharing best practice and contributing to auditor development and continuous improvement of assessment processes.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple audits, meet deadlines, and support operational KPIs.
- Commitment to continuing professional development, maintaining auditor competence and sector-specific knowledge.
What You'll Bring:
- Fluent in English both written and verbal (essential)
- Strong IT skills including in Microsoft Office, Outlook and Microsoft Teams (essential)
- Excellent communication skills (essential)
- Relevant degree, HND, or equivalent technical qualification in engineering, manufacturing, environmental science, occupational health & safety, or a related discipline
- Currently in a Quality / Environmental, H&S or Technical role within industry.
- Demonstrable experience across relevant industry sectors (e.g., manufacturing, engineering, logistics, services, utilities, public sector).
- ISO9001 / 14001 / 45001 Lead Auditor status would also be preferred but not essential
- Able to travel to client sites as required. / Full, clean driving licence (where applicable).
Who are LRQA?
LRQA is a leading global assurance partner, combining deep industry expertise with innovative solutions to help organizations manage risk, improve performance, and drive sustainable growth.
Operating in over 50 countries with a team of 2,500+ professionals, we support more than 60,000 clients worldwide through assurance, certification, cybersecurity, inspection, and training services. Our purpose is simple: to help businesses build a safer, more secure, and more sustainable future.
What We Offer:
Join a global team where your expertise is valued and your development is supported. We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, flexible working arrangements where applicable, a competitive salary aligned with the market, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Pre-Employment Checks
If you are successful in securing a role with us, we may carry out pre-employment checks, as permitted by local law, including verification of identity, right to work, employment history, education, and criminal records where applicable.
These checks are conducted by our trusted screening partner, Cfirst, in compliance with applicable data protection laws. Any personal data collected will be used solely for recruitment purposes, stored securely, and retained only as required.
Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA:
We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business.
Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!
LRQA is a leading global assurance provider. The integrity and expertise we bring to our partnership with clients support their journey to a safer, more secure and more sustainable future. (Group entities).
