Quality Manager (Construction)

Job Description:

Job Title: Quality Manager (Construction)

Location: Regional / Project-Based
Reporting to: Regional Quality Manager
Succession Plan: Progression to Regional Quality Manager within 18 months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Quality Manager to join a leading construction company delivering complex projects up to £100m across the DfE, High-Rise Residential, Mixed-Use, MoJ, and Retail sectors.

This is a key succession role, initially shadowing the current Regional Quality Manager with a clear and structured development plan to take over full regional responsibility within 18 months. The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving quality standards across live projects, supporting site teams, and embedding robust quality systems and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and shadow the Regional Quality Manager across multiple projects, gradually assuming full responsibility for regional quality performance.
• Monitor and audit quality standards on site, ensuring compliance with company procedures, employer’s requirements, specifications, and industry standards.
• Work closely with site teams to educate, mentor, and upskill staff on quality expectations, best practice, and right-first-time delivery.
• Lead the implementation, monitoring, and continual improvement of quality management systems and digital quality tools.
• Carry out regular site inspections, quality reviews, and audits, identifying non-conformances and supporting corrective actions.
• Promote a proactive quality culture across all project teams, from pre-construction through to handover.
• Liaise with project managers, design teams, subcontractors, and clients to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Support the production and review of ITPs, inspection records, quality plans, and handover documentation.
• Assist in lessons-learned reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
• Prepare reports and dashboards to clearly communicate quality performance to senior management.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience working on live construction sites, with a strong understanding of technical construction processes and sequencing.
• Background in sectors such as education (DfE), high-rise residential, mixed-use, MoJ, or retail.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems within a main contracting environment.
• Excellent IT skills, with confidence using digital quality systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage site teams at all levels.
• Ability to educate, mentor, and challenge teams constructively to improve quality outcomes.
• Organised, detail-focused, and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfortable operating both on site and at regional level, with the ambition to progress into a senior leadership role.

Desirable Qualifications

• Construction-related qualification (HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent).
• Quality-related qualification (ISO 9001, Lead Auditor, or similar).
• CSCS card (appropriate level).
• SMSTS or SSSTS (desirable).

Personal Attributes

• Professional, approachable, and credible with site-based teams.
• Enthusiastic about quality and continuous improvement.
• Confident, articulate, and capable of presenting to senior management and clients.
• Ambitious, with a clear desire to progress into a Regional Quality Manager role.

What’s on Offer

• Clear and structured progression to Regional Quality Manager within 18 months.

• Opportunity to work on high-profile projects up to £100m.
• Supportive development environment with mentoring from an experienced regional leader.
• Competitive salary, benefits package, and long-term career prospects.