Quality Manager - Pre-Construction

E‑Frontiers; Kildare; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Manager position with a leading construction and engineering organisation in Ireland. You will lead quality assurance across pre-construction and tender phases, embedding ISO-aligned processes and driving improvement across projects.

Based in Kildare, you will collaborate with commercial, engineering and design teams, provide strategic quality leadership and ensure compliance with contractual requirements and industry standards throughout tender submissions and project development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior Quality Manager or similar role.
• Experience working on large-scale and technically complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems and ISO standards.
• Experience supporting tenders, bids, pre-construction or project development activities.
• Ability to interpret technical and contractual documentation and translate requirements into practical quality processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA activities throughout pre-construction and tender phases.
• Review tender and project documentation for quality requirements and risks.
• Develop, implement and maintain quality management processes aligned with ISO standards and contractual requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, commercial, design and project teams to ensure quality across tender processes.
• Provide quality input into bid strategies, tender submissions, methodologies and project plans.
• Support development and improvement of quality systems and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality performance across the business.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as a key quality contact for internal stakeholders and clients.

Skills

Quality management

ISO standards

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

Location: Kildare | Permanent | Senior Level

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality Manager to join a leading construction and engineering organisation delivering major, technically complex projects across multiple markets.

This is a senior position within the pre-construction function, with responsibility for ensuring robust quality requirements, processes and standards are embedded throughout the tender and project development stages.

The successful candidate will work closely with commercial, engineering, design and project teams, providing quality leadership and ensuring that quality considerations are effectively integrated into tender submissions and project planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance activities throughout the pre-construction and tender phases, ensuring relevant quality requirements are identified, understood and incorporated into submissions.

• Review tender and project documentation to identify quality requirements, risks, compliance obligations and opportunities for improvement.

• Develop, implement and maintain effective quality management processes aligned with ISO standards, contractual requirements and applicable industry standards.

• Collaborate with engineering, commercial, design and project teams to ensure consistent and effective quality management throughout the tender process.

• Provide quality input into bid strategies, tender submissions, methodologies and project plans.

• Support the development and continuous improvement of quality systems, processes and documentation.

• Identify opportunities to improve quality performance, consistency and efficiency across the wider business.

• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives to support successful project delivery.

• Act as a key quality contact for internal stakeholders and, where required, clients and external partners.

About You

• Proven experience in a Quality Manager, Quality Assurance Manager or similar senior quality position.

• Experience working on large-scale and technically complex projects.

• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, ISO standards and compliance requirements.

• Previous experience supporting tenders, bids, pre-construction or project development activities.

• The ability to interpret technical and contractual documentation and translate requirements into practical quality processes.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to work across multidisciplinary teams.

• A proactive, structured and detail-oriented approach to quality management.

• The ability to influence and challenge constructively while maintaining strong working relationships.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced quality professional to take a senior role within a growing and technically demanding project environment, contributing from the earliest stages of project development through to successful delivery.

You will have the opportunity to influence quality strategy, strengthen processes and contribute to the continued development of the organisation's quality function.

For further information, or to arrange a confidential discussion, please get in touch today.