Lead Auditor

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, customised 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.

LRQA currently operates across 50 countries, has more than 2,500 colleagues, generates £315m in revenue, and supports more than 60,000 clients across a diverse range of sectors and markets.

Nationwide Lead Auditor – Multi Discipline

- homebased 

If you’re an auditing professional this is your chance to take on an influential job with an organisation renowned for its world-leading professional assurance services. 

It’s a role that will enhance any CV.     You’ll work across a wide spectrum of standards, schemes and sectors as well as broadening your professional horizons.  There’s also the kudos of working for the organisation that sets the standards others follow.   Naturally, that’s backed up by best-in-class training. 

About the role 

Clients in financial services, engineering, aerospace, marine, IT, and government sectors depend on LRQA to effectively audit their management systems and provide assurance of business-critical compliance and risk management.

As well as undertaking risk-focused audits and making certification decisions yourself, you’ll call on your accomplished people skills to guide and develop other auditors, to cultivate positive client relationships and to proactively share feedback that helps us to keep improving the service we deliver. 

In return, we’ll invest in your training and development to include qualification to Lead Auditor status in a number of management system standards.

We’ve a well-developed homeworking infrastructure for when you’re not visiting clients and have been a champion of new ways of working for many years. The role gives you the opportunity to obtain a healthy blend of travel and visiting client sites whilst retaining the flexibility to undertake remote audits when required.

What you can add

The people who join us as auditors come from a diverse range of backgrounds. Some have worked as operational managers or in QHSE (Health & Safety) related roles. Others have come via an engineering pathway. A management systems background is always a plus.

• It’s likely you’re degree qualified (or have equivalent experience) but above all you need to a detailed understanding of the relevant legal and regulatory framework relevant to your sector and a working knowledge of one, or more, of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or ISO 45001.
• An understanding of how to manage client relationships.
• Good communication and decision-making skills; you can deliver clear audit outcomes.

Why join LRQA? 

Our people love working for an independent organisation with a strong purpose.

It’s an exciting time to join our business as we have ambitious growth plans.  We are looking for talented people to join our business to help build on our strengths and transform our business to be the best partner for our customers.

In a fast-moving world, our customers trust us to provide precise advice and assurance – they have done for over 35 years.  The scale of our business and depth of our expertise creates experiences you simply won’t find anywhere else.  Our top-ten customers turn over a collective £300 billion pa – how’s that for responsibility?