Quality and Improvement Lead - Ground Engineering

BAM UK & Ireland; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car or Car allowance

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Volunteer day

8% matched pension contributions

Professional development

Flexible benefit pot

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Quality and Improvement Lead – Ground Engineering. This hybrid role covers office, home and site locations across the UK, with travel required.

You will lead quality, compliance and continuous improvement, supporting operations, clients and suppliers. You will ensure ISO 9001/17025 compliance and UKAS requirements while driving risk-based quality plans across tender, design and construction phases.

Qualifications

• Experience leading quality and improvement in ground engineering projects.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO17025 quality systems.
• Proven ability to drive corrective actions and lessons learned.
• Strong data analysis and reporting for management reviews.
• Experience with supplier and subcontractor performance in complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality, compliance and continuous improvement across BAM Ground Engineering.
• Act as the quality lead supporting operational teams, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 17025 and UKAS requirements.
• Support tender, design and project teams in identifying quality risks and robust plans.
• Manage audits, inspections and assurance activities for project delivery.
• Lead investigations into non-conformities and quality incidents, driving actions.

Skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Auditing

Stakeholder engagement

Lean techniques

Ground engineering

Education

Relevant degree

HND/NVQ

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Quality and Improvement Lead – Ground Engineering. This is a hybrid position working between any UK & Ireland office location, home and sites across the UK. Travel will be required for this role.

Making Possible

• Lead and drive quality, compliance and continuous improvement across BAM Ground Engineering.
• Act as the quality lead, supporting operational teams, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 17025 and UKAS requirements.
• Support tender, design and project teams in identifying quality risks and implementing robust quality plans.
• Manage audits, inspections and assurance activities to ensure effective project delivery.
• Lead investigations into non-conformities, defects and quality incidents, driving corrective actions and lessons learned.
• Monitor quality performance through data analysis, reporting and management reviews.
• Promote customer satisfaction, digital quality systems and best practice sharing.
• Develop quality training and support project handover, ensuring contractual quality requirements are met.

What’s in it for you?

In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package which could include;

• Competitive salary
• Company Car or Car allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• 8% matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development
• Flexible benefit pot

What do you bring to the role?

The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate

• Dynamic, evidence-based problem-solving capability and sound professional judgement
• The ability to inspire, influence and engage operational teams, engineers, technical specialists, leaders, clients and supply-chain partners
• Excellent organisational, written and verbal communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills
• A collaborative approach and the ability to create ownership of quality, customer focus and continual improvement within project teams
• Experience managing quality and improvement in ground engineering, geotechnical construction, civil engineering or another complex project-delivery environment
• A practical understanding of quality throughout the project lifecycle, including tender, design, mobilisation, construction, testing, handover and close-out
• Knowledge of ground engineering including laboratory testing
• Demonstrable knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO17025 and risk-based quality management; awareness of integrated management systems, relevant construction standards and client assurance requirements is desirable
• Experience of auditing, non-conformity management, root-cause analysis, corrective action, customer complaints and performance reporting
• An understanding of design control, inspection and test plans, material traceability, specialist-process controls, calibration, technical records and objective evidenceExperience of assuring supplier and subcontractor performance within a technically complex environment
• An understanding of digital field capture and the controlled collection, validation, analysis and retention of quality and engineering data
• Working knowledge of continual-improvement and LEAN techniques relevant to engineering and construction
• A relevant degree, HND, NVQ or equivalent, professional experience in quality, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, construction or a related discipline
• Membership of, or active progress towards membership of, the Chartered Quality Institute; a recognised auditor qualification and membership of a relevant engineering or construction professional body are desirable.

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. \"Join us in Making Possible\"

Closing date for all applications is Thursday 5th November 2026