Project Quality Manager - Talent Community

Laing O'Rourke; Aylesbury, Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke, located in Aylesbury, is looking for a Project Quality Manager to lead quality assurance on major infrastructure projects. With over 10 years of experience in quality governance and a strong background in high-assurance sectors, you will drive continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities include implementing the Quality Management System and supporting audits and certifications. This role offers an opportunity to significantly impact operational excellence and customer satisfaction in complex projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in Quality (governance, assurance, compliance, improvement, leadership).
• Experience in high-assurance sectors (Nuclear, Rail, Energy, Healthcare, etc.).
• Excellent understanding of ISO 9001:2015 and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Implement and champion the Quality Management System.
• Lead a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and proactive risk identification.
• Represent Quality with clients and key stakeholders, reporting performance and KPIs.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Quality governance

Leadership

Communication

Continuous improvement

Digital construction tools

Education

ISO 9001:2015 Internal/Lead Auditor certification

Chartered status with CQI or equivalent

Tools

Fieldview

Asite

Trimble

Job description

Project Quality Manager

We are seeking a Project Quality Manager with exceptional stakeholder skills and a passion for delivering excellence. Join Laing O'Rourke and contribute to some of the biggest and most complex building and infrastructure projects in the UK.

Duration: 6–9 months (April – June 2026). We expect to begin engaging PQMs for a range of major projects and portfolios across multiple sectors, including Healthcare, Life Sciences, Data Centres, Power, Water, Defence.

Why This Opportunity Matters

As a Project Quality Manager (PQM) at Laing O'Rourke, you'll be at the heart of major engineering programmes. You'll lead the charge on quality assurance and control, embedding a get it right first time culture and ensuring our teams deliver the exceptional outcomes our clients expect. Your work will directly influence operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and the integrity of some of the UK's most prestigious projects.

What You'll Be Doing

• 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, etc.).
• 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 the creation and management of LTQR documentation, maintaining the golden thread.
• Manage requirements across the project lifecycle, ensuring clarity and compliance.
• Represent Quality with clients and key stakeholders, reporting performance and KPIs.
• Mentor Quality Engineers and foster strong cross‑functional relationships.
• Support audits, certifications, lessons learned, and pan‑Hub quality initiatives.
• Contribute to strategic quality improvements aligned with organisational goals.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years experience in Quality (governance, assurance, compliance, improvement, leadership).
• Experience in high‑assurance sectors (Nuclear, Rail, Energy, Healthcare, etc.).
• 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.

Desirable

• ISO 9001:2015 Internal/Lead Auditor certification.
• Chartered status with CQI or an equivalent professional body (or working towards).

We are proudly a Disability Confident Employer, offering inclusive recruitment and workplace adjustments to support candidates with long‑term health conditions or disabilities.