Quality Manager

Wates Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Basingstoke is seeking a Quality Manager to oversee quality practices in the Southern region. The ideal candidate will support project teams, ensure compliance with quality standards, and drive a culture of continuous improvement within the organization. This position offers a competitive salary, extensive benefits, and opportunities for career development as part of a diverse and supportive team.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Car Allowance / Company Car

Private Medical

Pension 8% employers’ contribution

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proven track record in quality control or management.
• Experience in construction or development environments.
• Ability to drive quality outcomes and foster innovation.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams to ensure quality standards.
• Review and maintain quality installation records.
• Drive the 'Right First Time' mindset across the region.
• Monitor and track completion of defective work areas.

Skills

Team collaboration

Technical skills

Quality assurance

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant degree or certification

Job description

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Wates are looking for a Quality Manager in our Southern region to promote and encourage best practice and deliver quality homes for our customers.

If you are passionate about Quality, enjoy working within a team environment, have proven technical skills and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas, and elevate yourself within the industry – then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Quality Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes, enhancing buildability and fostering innovation. Quality Managers work collaboratively with our project teams, industry specialists and in-house technical experts to ensure projects are delivered ‘Right First Time’ in accordance with drawings and specification with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As our Quality Manager you will:

• Support our project teams and supply chain partners to deliver work by helping them plan for the quality of all site activities prior to work starting on site. Ensure projects are working within and being compliant with our Operating Framework.
• Review the quality of installation and ensure accurate records are being maintained to comply with legislation.
• Work closely with the regional senior teams to drive the ‘Right First Time’ mindset across your region.
• Be able support site teams with the recording, tracking and monitoring to completion, areas of defective works.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Quality Manager in our Southern region to promote and encourage best practice and deliver quality homes for our customers.

If you are passionate about Quality, enjoy working within a team environment, have proven technical skills and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas, and elevate yourself within the industry – then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Quality Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes, enhancing buildability and fostering innovation. Quality Managers work collaboratively with our project teams, industry specialists and in-house technical experts to ensure projects are delivered ‘Right First Time’ in accordance with drawings and specification with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As our Quality Manager you will:

Support our project teams and supply chain partners to deliver work by helping them plan for the quality of all site activities prior to work starting on site. Ensure projects are working within and being compliant with our Operating Framework.

Review the quality of installation and ensure accurate records are being maintained to comply with legislation.

Work closely with the regional senior teams to drive the ‘Right First Time’ mindset across your region.

Be able support site teams with the recording, tracking and monitoring to completion, areas of defective works.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)

Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…

One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)

Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.

Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

WINNER

2022 Construction News Awards Winner

GOLD AWARD

Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER

2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards