Quality Manager

AmcoGiffe; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Regional Quality Manager to enhance quality and operational excellence across projects. This role involves leading quality initiatives, ensuring compliance with standards, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The successful candidate will collaborate with teams to implement effective quality management strategies, support project delivery, and promote smarter working practices. With a focus on professional development, this opportunity offers a dynamic work environment where your expertise will contribute to delivering high-quality projects in the rail and civil engineering sectors.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Life insurance

Health Cash Plan

Professional development opportunities

Employee forums

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quality Manager in rail and civil engineering.
• Proven track record in quality assurance and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Implement quality management strategies and ensure compliance.
• Lead quality readiness reviews and facilitate project support.

Skills

Quality Management

Problem Solving

Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Communication

Education

BTEC Engineering

Degree in Engineering

HNC in Engineering/Construction

NEBOSH certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Integrated Management Systems (IMS)

Job description

Sector Asset Maintenance & Infrastructure Projects

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 BST.

The Vacancy

Regional Quality Manager

Industry: Rail / Engineering / Highways / Aviation / Civil Engineering
Office Location: Pontyclun, South Wales
Region: South (Southern/South East, Wales & Western, Rail Systems)

About the Role:

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager to join our growing team. In this crucial position, you will ensure all projects within the Southern region adhere to our business systems controls and processes while nurturing a culture of continuous improvement.

This role requires regional leadership and expertise in deploying sustainable quality and operational excellence. You will work collaboratively across AmcoGiffen to implement a quality toolkit that fosters a quality culture and facilitates effective change management. Your objective will be to promote smarter working practices by enhancing quality and efficiency, ensuring project delivery on time through a right first-time approach, and ultimately reducing costs.

Key Responsibilities:

• SHEQ Strategy Deployment: Support the implementation of the SHEQ Strategy and Quality Management Strategy within the region.
• Quality Readiness Reviews: Facilitate and lead Quality Readiness reviews prior to projects commencing on site alongside PMs, Site Agents, and Project Teams.
• BMS Compliance: Ensure adherence to the Business Management System (BMS) in your region.
• Quality Procedures Development: Create and develop quality-specific procedures and tools aligned with business and industry standards.
• Project Support: Be proactively available to support projects, ensuring the implementation of Quality governance.
• Assurance Planning: Assist project teams during the planning phase to develop assurance plans that comply with the BMS throughout the project lifecycle.
• Deep Dive Audits: Assess quality maturity by conducting deep dive audits in compliance with the AmcoGiffen Audits and Inspections Procedure.
• Training and Awareness: Support the identification and delivery of quality training to instill a quality culture across the organization.
• Performance Monitoring: Track leading and lagging quality performance indicators to identify trends and improvement areas.
• Problem Solving: Lead problem identification and resolution activities identified through assurance checks.
• External Assurance Support: Assist with external quality assurance activities and supply chain assurance.
• Knowledge Sharing: Capture and disseminate key learnings and benefits across other regions.
• Engagement and Representation: Collaborate with management and engineering teams on quality initiatives and represent Amco Giffen at relevant client forums.
• Tendering Support: Provide quality insights and information for tendering activities as requested.
• Collaboration for Improvement: Work jointly to enhance performance and reduce costs associated with poor quality.
• Quality Reporting: Produce periodic quality reports as per internal and client requirements, giving visibility of project quality performance.

Requirements:

To thrive in this role, you should have previous experience as a Quality Manager in rail and civil engineering project environments.

• BTEC Engineering or an equivalent level of education.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Proven experience in a Quality/Engineering role.
• Hands-on experience with Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
• Familiarity with core quality tools (5 Whys, 8D, FMEA, APQP).
• Lead Auditor status (ISO 9001).
• Sound understanding of Engineering documentation.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• NEBOSH certificate or equivalent.
• HNC in Engineering/Construction.
• Degree in Engineering or related fields.
• PTS (Personal Track Safety) certification.
• Membership in the Chartered Quality Institute.

What We Offer:

• Competitive annual salary, negotiable based on experience.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service).
• Company contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Westfield Health Cash Plan and Rewards program.
• Emphasis on personal and professional development and career advancement.
• Continuous learning opportunities within a safe working environment.
• Employee forums for sharing and voicing ideas.

If you are an experienced quality assurance professional seeking a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we invite you to apply and join our dynamic team dedicated to excellence in quality and operational performance.

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

We offer excellent career prospects, a competitive salary, and outstanding training development and support opportunities. You can expect to receive a range of benefits (role dependent) including: