QA Test Manager

Connect Plus Services; Dartford, South Mimms, Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A highway maintenance organization in Dartford seeks a QA professional to establish a testing capability. This role involves managing testing processes, tracking issues, and collaborating with project teams. Candidates should have at least two years of software testing experience, an understanding of spatial data systems, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a hybrid work environment with a focus on safety and team collaboration.

Benefits

Career stability

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working conditions

Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience in software testing.
• Understanding of spatial data and linear referencing systems.
• Ability to trace data flows through client-server systems.

Responsibilities

• Establish a range of testing capabilities.
• Manage and track bugs/issues.
• Collaborate closely with project team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Software testing

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Team-working

Organisation

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Agile Assets

Power BI

Unity

Job description

Connect Plus Services (CPS) operates and maintains the M25 motorway network, including all adjoining trunk and slip roads, on behalf of Connect Plus. The M25 is one of the busiest sections of road in the UK and undoubtedly one of the most significant. We carry out routine maintenance, winter maintenance, and manage the whole-life requirements of over 250,000 assets. We also manage the operation of the network and identify ways to reduce delays and improve journey time reliability.

To deliver our work successfully, our 600+ staff use a range of desktop and mobile IT applications, including Agile Assets, Unity, KOREC, Inform, Esri and Power BI, with underlying data held in Microsoft SQL and Oracle databases. These systems are used for incident response, inventory management, inspections, maintenance activities, in-depth data analysis, and intervention planning. In addition, CPS trials and implements a wide range of new technology on the network.

This is a great opportunity for a QA professional to establish, shape, and run a testing capability in a high-profile business, working on a wide range of established and new projects.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Establish a range of testing capabilities, including unit testing, integration testing, UAT, and potentially test automation
• Manage and track bugs/issues
• Contribute to the requirements and design stages of projects, bringing testing knowledge and planning to the process
• Collaborate closely with project team members and stakeholders, building effective relationships
• Live the Connect Plus Services values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of Connect Plus Services sustainability activities

Who We’re Looking For

• At least two years’ experience in software testing, including unit testing, integration testing, UAT, and potentially automated testing
• An understanding of spatial data and linear referencing systems/models
• Ability to trace data flows through client-server systems and diagnose issues
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills
• Flexible, motivated, and able to persevere in challenging situations
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel)

Inspiring : Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising: Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards and continuous improvement.

Challenging : seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable : Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing : Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting‑edge technology, large‑scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.

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