Quality Manager

Turner Lovell; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Lovell are recruiting a Quality Manager to support a major UK contractor, ensuring high standards across projects from tender to handover. The role requires proactive, detail-oriented leadership across multiple stakeholders, with travel to sites across the UK.

Based in Newcastle with UK-wide site travel, you will embed a robust quality culture within project teams and supply chains. The successful candidate will have a recognised quality or engineering qualification and solid experience

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in Quality, Engineering, construction or related discipline.
• Experience in quality management within engineering, infrastructure, maintenance, or industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and project-based processes.
• Excellent communication with internal teams, suppliers and customers.
• Willingness to travel frequently.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary contact for quality matters with Project Managers, commercial teams, customers, stakeholders, and suppliers, to uphold quality throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project quality plans aligned with internal and client requirements.
• Conduct audits and inspections, tracking findings through to resolution.
• Manage non-conformances, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support supplier quality to ensure external deliverables meet required standards.
• Produce regular quality performance reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Quality mgmt

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Effective communication

Project processes

Education

Quality or Engineering qualification

Job description

• Location: Newcastle, (with travel to sites across the UK)

Turner Lovell are supporting a leading international engineering organisation with the recruitment of a Quality Manager to support a major UK contractor with their delivery of electrical equipment to projects across the UK and Ireland.

The organisation provides, installation, commissioning and maintenance services, supporting the reliability and performance of electricity systems. They are keen to redefine and establish a culture where the quality team is embedded and maintained within the project from tender to handover.

We are seeking an experienced Quality Mananger to play a key role in ensuring project delivery meets the highest quality, regulatory, and customer standards. This position will suit someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, and confident working across multiple stakeholders within a project environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for quality matters with collaborate with Project Managers, commercial teams, customers, stakeholders, and suppliers, to uphold quality throughout the project lifecycle
• Develop and maintain project quality plans aligned with internal and client requirements
• Conduct audits and inspections, tracking findings through to resolution
• Manage non-conformances, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Support supplier quality to ensure external deliverables meet required standards
• Produce regular quality performance reports for stakeholders

Requirements

• Recognised qualification in Quality, Engineering, construction or a related discipline
• Previous experience in quality management within engineering, infrastructure, maintenance, or industrial environments
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and project-based processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a methodical approach
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams, suppliers, and customers
• Willingness to travel frequently as required

This opportunity would suit candidates from energy, utilities, engineering services, or other industrial sectors looking to take on a key role within a project-focused environment. Knowledge of switchgear circuit breakers transformers and similar equipment would be a huge advantage.