Lead Project Quality Manager for UK Infrastructure

Laing O'Rourke; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is inviting experienced Project Quality Managers to join a Talent Community for major UK projects. You will lead quality assurance, embed a get it right first time culture, and act as the quality ambassador to clients and stakeholders across healthcare, life sciences, data centres, power and defence sectors.

With 10+ years in quality leadership and ISO 9001 knowledge, you will drive improvements, mentor engineers, and support audits and lessons learned across multi-site programmes

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in Quality governance, assurance, and leadership.
• Experience in high-assurance sectors (Nuclear, Rail, Energy, Healthcare).
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven team leadership and prioritisation capability.
• Excellent understanding of ISO 9001:2015 and related standards.
• Digital construction and assurance system experience (Fieldview, Asite, Trimble).
• Ability to work under pressure in complex project environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and champion the Quality Management System.
• Act as the key Quality contact for stakeholders, including certification bodies.
• Lead a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and proactive risk identification.
• Deliver training, inductions and toolbox talks to uplift productivity, safety, and quality.
• Review and guide quality-critical documentation (Quality Plans, ITPs, Method Statements).
• Monitor and analyse Non-Conformances, driving corrective actions and root cause analysis.
• Lead/support the Quality Incident Event Process for Category 1 NCRs.
• Leverage digital construction tools to support lifetime quality records and reporting.
• Ensure LTQR documentation and the golden thread are maintained.
• Manage requirements across the project lifecycle, ensuring clarity and compliance.
• Represent Quality with clients and stakeholders, reporting performance and KPIs.
• Mentor Quality Engineers and foster cross-functional relationships.
• Support audits, certifications, lessons learned, and pan-Hub quality initiatives.
• Contribute to strategic quality improvements aligned with organisational goals.

Skills

Quality governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

ISO 9001

Digital construction tools

Risk management

Documentation reviews

Audit support

Training delivery

Mentor/coach

Tools

Fieldview

Asite

Trimble

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is inviting experienced Project Quality Managers to join a Talent Community for major UK projects. You will lead quality assurance, embed a get it right first time culture, and act as the quality ambassador to clients and stakeholders across healthcare, life sciences, data centres, power and defence sectors.

With 10+ years in quality leadership and ISO 9001 knowledge, you will drive improvements, mentor engineers, and support audits and lessons learned across multi-site programmes