Planning Advisor Lisboa

Planning Advisor
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Job ID: 41691

Location: Lisbon : Av. Da Republica

Position Category: Administration/Business Support

Position Type: Employee Fixed Term

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, customized assurance, cybersecurity, inspection, and training.

While we’re proud of our heritage, it’s who we are today that really matters, because that 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.

Key Responsibilities

1. Plan complex visits/activities in line with or ahead of agreed business SLAs (ensuring utilization of FTE colleagues vs subcontractors is optimized and that travel time, downtime, assessors under training, assessor competencies/activity codes, usage of subcontractors is in line with or ahead of budget, and compliant with external accreditation requirements).
2. Provide a high level of specialist support to deliver a professional and responsive service to internal and external clients, including communicating the details of planned visits/activities to Assessors and ensuring contractual requirements and customer expectations are understood.
3. Follow the Request for Auditor's time process (both requesting office and receiving office) providing ample notice and correspondence aligned to agreed timescales, supporting the prioritization of key accounts.
4. Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of data in our systems (in line with internal procedures, contractual requirements, cost structures, and budget constraints) within or ahead of agreed SLAs to support smooth delivery of our services.
5. Develop a thorough understanding of our products, services, systems, and processes.
6. Build and maintain excellent relationships through proactive communication and action, ensuring contractual requirements and customer expectations are understood and refer opportunities for new business as appropriate.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

1. Fluent in French and English; Portuguese is a plus.
2. Detail-oriented.
3. Analytical skills.

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!