Head of Quality
VolkerWessels UK
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Job summary
VolkerStevin, part of VolkerWessels UK, is seeking a Head of Quality to lead and drive the quality agenda across a diverse portfolio of national infrastructure and civil engineering projects. You will shape business-wide standards, champion continuous improvement, and partner with senior leaders to raise performance across operations.
This national role requires strategic governance of the Quality Management System, ISO compliance, audits and assurance programmes, plus developing and mentoring
Qualifications
- Significant experience in a senior Quality leadership role within construction, civil engineering, infrastructure or a related sector.
- Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, ISO standards and auditing processes.
- Proven success in driving business-wide quality improvement and compliance programmes.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
- The ability to influence at all levels and build strong relationships across complex organisations.
- A passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence and developing high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement quality strategies that drive operational excellence.
- Lead governance and continual improvement of the IMS across the business.
- Ensure compliance with ISO standards and certification obligations.
- Oversee internal and external audit programmes and support third-party audits.
- Monitor quality performance, audits and non-conformances; drive corrective actions.
- Lead, manage and develop Quality teams across multiple projects.
- Provide coaching and support to promote professional development.
- Produce and present quality performance reports to senior leadership.
- Share lessons learned and best practice across the business.
- Represent VolkerStevin at Group level and industry forums.
Skills
Education
Job description
Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.
Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.
VolkerStevin | Multi-Framework Projects | National Coverage
Are you a strategic quality leader looking for an opportunity to influence some of the UK's most important infrastructure and civil engineering projects?
At VolkerStevin, we're seeking an experienced Head of Quality to lead and drive our quality agenda across a diverse portfolio of projects and frameworks nationwide. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape business-wide standards, champion continuous improvement, and play a key role in delivering excellence across our operations.
As a national role, regular travel will be required to support projects, teams, and business units across the UK.
As Head of Quality, you will lead the governance, development and continual improvement of VolkerStevin's Quality Management Systems, ensuring consistency, compliance and best practice across all business streams. Working closely with senior leaders, project teams and Group functions, you will develop and implement quality strategies that drive operational excellence and business performance.
- Develop and deliver the business-wide quality strategy and annual improvement plans.
- Collaborate with operational and business leaders to drive continuous improvement.
- Support wider business improvement initiatives and organisational development.
- Lead and maintain the Integrated Management System (IMS) across the business.
- Ensure compliance with ISO standards, legislative requirements and certification obligations.
- Oversee internal and external audit programmes and support third-party audits.
- Monitor quality performance, audits, inspections and non-conformances, ensuring actions are effectively implemented.
- Review and enhance quality policies, procedures and standards in line with industry best practice.
- Lead, manage and develop Quality teams across multiple projects and business streams.
- Ensure resources are effectively deployed and utilised across the business.
- Provide coaching, mentoring and support to promote professional development and high performance.
- Produce and present quality performance reports to senior leadership.
- Share lessons learned, best practice and quality improvement initiatives across the business.
- Develop quality communications, alerts and guidance materials.
- Represent VolkerStevin at Group level and within relevant industry forums and working groups.
- Significant experience in a senior Quality leadership role within construction, civil engineering, infrastructure or a related sector.
- Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, ISO standards and auditing processes.
- Proven success in driving business-wide quality improvement and compliance programmes.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
- The ability to influence at all levels and build strong relationships across complex organisations.
- A passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence and developing high-performing teams.
- Lead quality across major infrastructure projects and nationally significant frameworks.
- Influence business performance at a strategic level.
- Join a collaborative and forward-thinking leadership team.
- Make a lasting impact on project delivery, business performance and quality culture.
- Chartered Quality Professional
- Experience across a wide range of construction activities
- ISO 9001 lead auditor
- Knowledge of Safety, Quality and Environmental issues
- Experience in civil engineering
If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
VolkerStevin is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerStevin are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Private medical care
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
- Employee Assistance
- Flexible working opportunities programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
If you need support with your application, please contact us at
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.
We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
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