Lead Auditor | Homebased

Who we are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Contract: Full Time, Permanent 
Location: Homebased with frequent travel and overnight stays
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (8:00AM to 4:30PM)
Salary: Starting from £39,500 per year

Here at VIVO are currently recruiting for a Lead Auditor to support the Accommodation and Built Estate Contracts across the business. 
 

Reporting to the Compliance Manager and working within a team of 6 auditors, you will be responsible for the VIVO internal audit programme and contractual audits completed with the Customer. You will be undertaking tasks such as; arranging audits with auditees and client representatives, carrying out internal and supplier audits, creating and reviewing audit scope documents, issuing professional audit reports within the set timescales and completing audit reports and audit actions onto databases.
 

You will also be responsible for identifying, raising and managing responses to non-conformances and identifying opportunities for improvement. Furthermore, you will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the internal audit programme in order to meet annual targets, along with producing monthly audit reports.

What You Need To Do The Job:

First and foremost, you must have demonstrable experience in a Quality Auditing role and hold the qualification 9001 ISO in Lead Auditor Training, or alternatively ISO 45001 or ISO 14001. Excellent communication, negotiation and organisational skills are essential, as well as the ability to build positive working relationships at all levels. You must be able to produce accurate and concise reports and be computer literate.
 

It is also essential you hold a clean, Full UK driver’s license as there will be frequent and extensive travel that will include overnight stays, which you will be provided with either a car allowance or a pool vehicle.
 

Due to the vetting requirements candidates must be able to pass SC Clearance.

What We Offer:

• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance policy
• 6% employer matched pension contribution
• Excellent career progression opportunities

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.