Quality Assurance Coach - Build It Right First Time

Barhale; Watford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Company car/allowance

Job summary

Barhale is seeking a Quality Assurance Coach to support regional project teams and supervisors in delivering projects to the highest quality standards. You will coach on quality management, inspections, and continuous improvement across site delivery, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and client requirements.

You will drive quality planning, audits, and documentation, partnering with project teams to build a robust quality culture and right-first-time outcomes across multiple schemes.

Qualifications

• Essential quality assurance and control knowledge in civil engineering projects
• Experience undertaking audits, inspections, and assurance activities
• Strong coaching, facilitation, and influencing skills to drive behavioural change
• Good reporting and communication skills, with ability to operate across multiple projects and locations

Responsibilities

• Coach and support project teams in applying quality management processes
• Promote a Build it Right First Time culture across all project stages
• Deliver quality briefings, toolbox talks, and lessons learned sessions
• Develop quality awareness and competence within delivery teams
• Act as trusted advisor on quality requirements, standards, and expectations
• Undertake inspections and assurance activities; monitor compliance with ITPs and QA documentation
• Review quality records to ensure completeness, accuracy, and traceability
• Support development and implementation of Quality Plans and ITPs
• Collaborate with Central Quality function and operational leadership to drive improvements
• Provide regular feedback and contribute to management reviews and reporting

Skills

Quality Assurance

Audits & Inspections

ISO 9001

Coaching

Documentation

Project delivery

Quality planning

Stakeholder engagement

Full UK driving licence

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering

CQI/ICE membership desirable

Job description

Barhale is seeking a Quality Assurance Coach to support regional project teams and supervisors in delivering projects to the highest quality standards. You will coach on quality management, inspections, and continuous improvement across site delivery, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and client requirements.

You will drive quality planning, audits, and documentation, partnering with project teams to build a robust quality culture and right-first-time outcomes across multiple schemes.