Group Quality Manager

Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd; Grays; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £80,000

Salary Sacrifice on Medical, Dental, &

Discretional company bonus

Pension 5% company 4% employee

23 Days Holiday + 8 BH

Field-based role across UK sites

Travel between sites

Job summary

Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd is working with a well-established civil engineering contractor in Grays, England to recruit a Group Quality Manager. You will own quality across the business, lead audits and drive continuous improvement on major civil engineering projects.

Salary up to £80,000 per annum, with pension contributions, healthcare and a discretionary bonus. The role is field-based across UK sites with travel between sites as required and a 7am–7pm schedule.

Qualifications

• Lead and maintain the Quality Management System across projects.
• Drive audits and supplier/site audits to ensure compliance.
• Support live projects with quality procedures and documentation.
• Provide guidance on client quality expectations and delivery strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead, maintain and develop the company’s Quality Management System
• Monitor compliance with quality systems, processes and contract requirements
• Establish and manage project audit programmes across live sites
• Carry out internal, external, site and supplier audits
• Support site teams with quality procedures, documentation and best practice
• Drive continuous improvement and quality awareness across the business
• Travel between sites as required

Skills

Quality management

Audits

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder communication

Tools

ISO 9001

Job description

Group Quality Manager (IW46651 -3) Grays, England

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Salary: GBP70000 - GBP80000 per annum

Our client, a well-established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor, is currently seeking a Quality Manager to join their growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager from a construction, civil engineering, tunnelling, infrastructure or heavy civils background to take ownership of quality across the business. The successful Group Quality Manager will be responsible for managing, maintaining and improving the company’s Quality Management System, supporting live projects, carrying out audits, driving continuous improvement and ensuring quality standards are achieved across the business. This role would suit an experienced Quality Manager or Senior Quality professional who has worked across major civil engineering projects and is confident supporting site teams, senior management, subcontractors, suppliers and clients.

Group Quality Manager Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to £80,000, depending on experience
• Salary Sacrifice on: Medical, Dental, and Tech Purchases
• Discretional company bonus
• Pension 5% company 4% employee
• 23 Days Holiday + 8 BH
• Working hours aligned with project requirements, with a field-based role across various UK sites.
• Long-term progression within a growing contractor
• Opportunity to lead quality across multiple civil engineering projects
• Working hours between 7am and 7pm, depending on site and business requirements

Group Quality Manager Job Overview

• Lead, maintain and develop the company’s Quality Management System
• Monitor and review compliance with quality systems, processes and contract requirements
• Establish and manage project audit programmes across live sites
• Carry out internal, external, site and supplier audits
• Support site teams with quality procedures, documentation and best practice
• Provide guidance to project teams on client quality expectations and delivery strategy
• Support tenders and pre-qualification submissions with quality management input
• Monitor and report on project performance against quality objectives and KPIs
• Manage non-conformances, observations, overdue actions and preventative measures
• Undertake root cause analysis and support project teams with corrective actions
• Support third-party audits and assist with close-out of actions raised
• Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned and quality awareness across the business
• Develop and deliver quality training and management system awareness briefings
• Work closely with SHEQ, operations, project management and commercial teams
• Support project teams in achieving zero defects at handover
• Travel between sites as required

Group Quality Manager Job Requirements

• Previous experience in a Quality Manager, Group Quality Manager, QA Manager or Senior Quality role
• Strong background within civil engineering, infrastructure, tunnelling, RC structures, heavy civils or construction
• Good knowledge of ISO 9001, quality systems, audits and management systems
• Experience carrying out internal, site and supplier audits
• Strong understanding of NCRs, root cause analysis, preventative actions and quality reporting
• Ability to support multiple sites and work closely with operational teams
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deal with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and senior management