Quality Manager

Bowdon Associates Ltd; Wilmslow; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days leave

Pension and death in service

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing app

Gym membership

Cycle to work

Eye tests

Training and mentoring

Annual appraisals

Team days out

Job summary

Bowdon Associates Ltd in the UK is seeking a Quality Manager to oversee quality assurance across construction and maintenance projects nationwide. You will report to the HSEQ Manager and work remotely with regular travel to sites, ensuring compliance with contractual, legal and safety standards.

The role involves developing site QA procedures, auditing, mentoring site managers, and monitoring quality metrics.

Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years' experience in a quality management role with a main contractor.
• Experience of creating or implementing an on-site quality management process (preferred).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to manage your own workload and work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality assurance across construction and maintenance activity on sites UK-wide, ensuring compliance with contractual, legal and safety standards.
• Develop site auditing procedures, including non-conformance reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve the management system and mentor site managers on quality processes.
• Create and monitor project quality metrics across all sites and drive improvements in processes and information management.

Skills

Strong verbal and written comms

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Our client is a well-established, privately owned construction and engineering business delivering projects across the UK. They are committed to innovative, sustainable ways of building and are known for a supportive, close-knit culture where people are valued and development is encouraged. They are looking to add a Quality Manager to the team.

The Role of Quality Manager

Reporting to the HSEQ Manager, you will oversee quality assurance across construction and maintenance activity on sites throughout the UK, making sure projects and works meet contractual, legal and safety standards. The role is remote-based, with regular travel to site across England and Wales.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure sites comply with the company's management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 1401, ISO 45001)
• Develop site auditing procedures, including non-conformance reporting
• Identify opportunities to improve the management system
• Mentor site managers on construction site quality management processes
• Create and monitor project quality metrics across all sites
• Drive improvements in processes, templates and information management
• Ensure QITPs and Gateways are followed on site and during pre-construction
• Keep site quality, environmental and H&S documentation up to date, and make sure environmental information is being collated
• Ad hoc duties as required

About you

• 3 to 7 years' experience in a quality management role with a main contractor
• Experience of creating or implementing an on-site quality management process (preferred)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to manage your own workload and work remotely
• Full UK driving licence

What's on offer

• 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Contributory company pension and death in service scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Optional private healthcare, Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing app membership
• Subsidised gym membership, cycle to work scheme and free eyesight tests
• Funded training and courses, internal mentoring, yearly appraisals and service awards
• Early finish Fridays and regular team days out

Keywords: Senior Quality Manager, Quality Manager, Construction Quality Manager, Site Quality Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, QA Manager, Regional Quality Manager, Quality Lead