Department: Audit
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Cheshire
Reporting To: Regional Operations Manager
At ISOQAR, we draw on our experience, knowledge, and ambition to empower organisations to achieve their highest potential. Through our robust portfolio of progressive solutions, comprehensive range of certificationsand industry-leading insights, we lead by example to amplify excellence within the organisations that we support.
Our Lead Auditors work with a diverse client base spanning construction, manufacturing, chemicals, facilities management, engineering, transport, warehousing, and more. You will deliver independent, evidence-based third-party audits that provide organisations with clear insight into the effectiveness of their management systems.
We’re particularly interested in candidates with hands-on structural steel experience and a strong understanding of operational, compliance, and regulatory environments.
Previous auditing experience is advantageous but not essential. Following Global and Divisional inductions, you will complete a structured 12-week training programme combining structured learning, supervised on-site audit experience, and shadowing. This programme leads to qualification in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, equipping you with the knowledge and confidence to succeed as a certified Lead Auditor.
You’ll bring hands-on operational experience from a relevant industry or industries and understand how organisations operate day to day. Strong communication skills, analytical thinking and clear, accurate report writing are essential, alongside a professional and methodical approach.
You’ll also be comfortable with regional and national travel (including occasional overnight stays) and hold a full UK driving licence. Your integrity, technical knowledge, and ability to deliver high-quality, value-adding audit reports will enable you to thrive in this role.
We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasise providing many ways to support our team to do their best work, and below are some of the perks and benefits we offer:
Personal Health & Wellbeing / Benefits🍼 Enhanced Parental Leave 🌴Generous annual leave 🏥 Healthcare Plan
💟 Annual Giving Day – an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
🚗 Car Allowance or Company Car
Future Planning
💰Pension scheme with employer contributions
🧬 Life Assurance – 3X base salary
💸 Rewards Program – access to discounts and cashback
🏫 LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development
Interested, but don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We know that transferable skills and potential are just as valuable as experience. If you don’t meet every criterion but believe you have the aptitude and drive to succeed, we’d still love to hear from you. We’ll assess applications individually and consider whether we can provide the right support to help you develop and succeed in the role.
Bring Your Whole Self to Work.
ISOQAR is proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.
What you can expect if you apply:
We’re keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.
We help create better workplaces, and help to keep people safe, reduce risks and simplify processes through our expert teams and technology.
Since 1979, we’ve been providing our clients with market-leading compliance and risk management solutions. We have expanded over the years to include certification, HR and health and safety consultancy for SMEs, and training expertise, resulting in the Alcumus business that exists today.
By building great relationships with our customers, we understand their needs and provide a range of technology solutions, advice and support that helps to identify and minimise risks, navigate compliance and create better workplaces to keep people safe.
Our solutions go beyond simple box ticking exercises, where we constantly look for new and innovative ways to support and enhance our clients’ businesses and make it easier for them to keep their workforce safe by embracing new and evolving technology.
Our team includes over 1,000 employees across our UK, North American, American and APAC offices. We take great pride in being an inclusive organisation by respecting and appreciating each individual, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, or nationality, creating a safe, positive, and nurturing environment.
Whether you’re a contractor, SME or multi-national enterprise, we’re here to help create safe and effective workplaces.
