Quality Lead

Anglian Water Services; Selby; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A water service provider seeks a Quality Lead to develop quality assurance strategies for its Integrated Operational Solutions team. This role involves monitoring compliance with standards, analyzing work quality, and supporting project delivery. Ideal candidates will have experience in the water industry and leadership skills in quality assurance practices. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including a bonus and private healthcare.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Competitive pension scheme

Up to 26 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

EAP scheme

Car Allowance

Responsibilities

• Support development of quality and assurance strategy for IOS.
• Provide analysis of work and create reports for leadership.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and regulations.
• Monitor corrective actions and ensure they are closed out.

Skills

Experience of working in a construction environment & water industry

Lead Auditor and detailed knowledge of ISO9001

Ability to carry out pre-delivery quality inspections

Compliance with internal and external standards

Escalation of concerns and remedial action agreement

Support in quality checks during on-site activities

Job description

Overview

Quality Lead — Location: Within the East Anglia area to include: Lincoln, Peterborough, Huntingdon, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Norfolk and Colchester. Contract: Permanent/Full time. Salary: circa £50,000 & Car Allowance*

Who are we?

Here within Anglian Water, we collaborate with a number of alliance partners to provide the best water and water recycling services across the region by maintaining our existing assets and undertaking new projects to safeguard future water supplies.

Playing a key part in our drive to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop are our Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) Alliance. Comprising of Anglian Water, Morrison Utility Services, Barhale and Kier, the IOS Alliance work together to concentrate on solutions across the water recycling and clean water asset base.

What will you be doing as our new Quality Lead?

This is an exciting role to support the development of a new vision for Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS), where a heavy focus on Quality and Assurance will be critical to IOS’s success. IOS consists of a team of experts from Anglian Water, and external Partners who collaboratively work together to deliver optimal solutions for Anglian Water. As we move into AMP8 IOS will support the delivery of Anglian Water’s most ambitious capital programme yet, where the volume and complexity of work will increase. Therefore, to support this programme IOS must have a clear quality and assurance strategy to meet these challenges. Reporting to the Quality & Assurance Manager the Quality Lead plays a vital role in assuring the quality of work undertaken across IOS, from project inception to asset delivery and handover.

The role is key to providing the Senior Leadership Team with analysis of work carried out and creating salient reports to show where work doesn’t meet the standard expected, enabling IOS to improve the quality of work carried out and reduce the need to revisit future defects, improving customer and stakeholder confidence.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours

• Experience of working in a construction environment & water industry
• Lead Auditor and detailed knowledge of ISO9001
• Ensure that products built off-site are delivered to the required design and standard by carrying out pre-delivery quality inspections and witness testing as identified in the project plan
• Ensure that our delivery processes comply with the clients internal and external standards and that the product quality is suitable to serve the requirements of client
• Escalate concerns and agree remedial actions with the project delivery teams
• Support the Site Manager in carrying out specific quality checks and witness testing pre/during/post critical on-site activities as identified in the project plan
• Ensure that final operational approval of Safe to Operate is secured through early identification and resolution of operability, safe to operate and quality risks that could delay DM4
• Ensure the m2i rework list content is up to date, monitor corrective actions and ensure they are closed out. Ensure data is submitted on a monthly basis and delivery documentation completed promptly to enable project close out
• Support where directed the work of the Assurance Leads in Impact Planning, Operational Assurance & liaison and Safe to Operate
• Support the Water Quality Compliance Manager wherever and whenever directed to by them and the Quality & Assurance Manager

Why Anglian Water?

At Anglian Water, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure their hard work is recognised and rewarded. Some of our benefits include:

• Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• Competitive pension scheme
• Up to 26 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing
• EAP scheme
• Car Allowance* (*criteria is >9000 business miles p.a.)

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

If you feel this role is your next move within the industry and you display these skill sets and attributes, then please apply today.

Closing date: 8th October 2025

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