Contractor - IATF Lead Auditor

divh2Contractor - IATF Lead Auditor/h2pDate: 20 May 2026/ppLocation: Houston, US/ppCompany: LRQA/ppOur mission is to be the leading digitally enabled assurance provider, helping our clients navigate a changing risk landscape. We will achieve this by being the leading assurance provider in key sectors including cybersecurity, food, and low-carbon energies, aerospace and automotive, making it easier for clients to do business with us through our digital transformation, and ultimately delivering a portfolio of services which make the world a cleaner, more sustainable and safer place./ppYou will use your expertise and authority to help secure the highest technical standards of design, manufacture, construction, maintenance, operation and performance on a range of projects, delivering assessment services in the automotive industry. As an automotive lead auditor, you will have the opportunity to contribute to automotive quality by providing quality assurance for specific automotive standards./ppFor this role we are looking for someone with experience in especially IATF 16949, AIAG core tools, and the automotive OEM customer specific requirements. Further to sharing your expertise, LRQA offers unparalleled development. Both by deepening your knowledge in specific standards or by widening your scope of activities. We invest in our employees development to make sure that we uphold the highest quality standards possible. Every new day as an automotive lead auditor starts with a different customer, location or standard. If you are looking for a diverse role with a continuous learning curve, the role of automotive lead auditor might just be what you are looking for!/ppYou will:/pulliBuild positive relationships with our customers to ensure long term business growth/liliPlan and carry out assessments to meet agreed service delivery expectations/liliTake responsibility for personal development, balancing work, safety and life priorities/liliCollaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to make sure our assessment services give customers valued added support and meet all accreditation requirements/li/ulpKey responsibilities:/pulliWithin authorised area of specialism, undertake business assurance assessments in accordance with current procedures and agreed timescales./liliLead assessment teams effectively, ensuring that the visit is completed within the agreed timescales, and co-ordinating team findings to reach conclusions./liliProduce high quality assessment reports reflecting business assurance principles in compliance with accreditation requirements and internal procedures./liliEnsure that all internal client stakeholders are kept informed of changes and issues, escalating as appropriate./liliHave sufficient broad knowledge of BA IS products and services to able to discuss additional services with clients and be able to take the opportunity to promote additional or higher value services./liliPass opportunities and sales leads to appropriate colleagues to progress./liliPass client feedback and insights to appropriate internal recipients./liliMaintain professional competence by keeping abreast of technical and other developments in own area of expertise, maintaining CPD records, updating BA IS CV, maintaining professional registrations and producing records of competence as required./liliActively build strong client and internal relationships./liliParticipate fully in auditor meetings, LRQA seminars, and training opportunities./liliAssume coordinating lead auditor activity for assigned client(s)./liliPerform additional and ad hoc tasks promptly as required such as auditor development, product development or projects./li/ulpKey health safety responsibilities:/pulliAssess the risks and work in a safe manner at all times, robustly implementing health and safety rules, instructions and systems and refuse to undertake work that compromises your safety or health./liliReport in a timely manner all incidents including near miss and safety observations (NMSO), accidents and injuries and raise any health and safety concerns with your line manager./li/ulpDiversity 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./p/div