Project Quality Lead

Babcock International; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence engineering firm is seeking a Project Quality Lead at its Rosyth site. This role involves ensuring Missile Tube Assemblies meet the highest quality standards and compliance. Responsibilities include leading QA/QC outputs, managing supply chain integrity, and promoting a strong quality culture. Candidates should have proven QA/QC leadership experience and relevant qualifications. This full-time position features hybrid working arrangements and a competitive compensation package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme with life assurance

Access to annual health check and consultations

Employee share scheme

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday trading opportunities

Volunteering day off

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in QA/QC leadership roles.
• Demonstrated commitment to Babcock’s principles and values.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of QA/QC outputs to schedule and budget.
• Managing supply chain assurance and integrity.
• Driving quality governance through audits.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

Leadership and team development

Excellent communication

Stakeholder engagement

Continuous improvement

Education

HNC in a relevant subject

Membership with the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)

IRCA Certified Lead Auditor

Leadership or supervisory qualification

Lean Management qualification

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Project Quality Lead

Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £56,570 - £66,229 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67926

Lead Quality Excellence in Defence Engineering

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Quality Lead at our Rosyth site.

The role

As aProject Quality Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of ensuring our Missile Tube Assemblies meet the highest standards of quality and compliance. This is a pivotal role where your leadership will directly impact national defence capabilities, customer satisfaction, and the integrity of our engineering outputs.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Leading the delivery of QA/QC outputs to schedule and budget
• Managing supply chain assurance and integrity, including supplier assessments and certifications
• Driving quality governance through audits, non-conformance control, and corrective actions
• Acting as the primary point of contact for customer quality teams
• Promoting a strong quality culture across all levels of the organisation

This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Friday and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Project Quality Lead

• Proven experience in QA/QC leadership roles
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Demonstrated commitment to Babcock’s principles and values
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

Qualifications for the Project Quality Lead

• HNC in a relevant subject (minimum requirement)
• Membership with the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)
• IRCA Certified Lead Auditor
• Preferred: Leadership or supervisory qualification
• Preferred: Lean Management qualification

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 14/10/2025