Quality Assurance Manager

PT Engineering & Manufacturing  Watford, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Looking for a role where you can shape quality strategy across an entire business and build your career towards senior leadership?

An industry-leading civil engineering contractor is recruiting for a Business Quality Manager to set up and drive quality culture company-wide. This is an opportunity to have real influence, embedding best practice, developing future quality leaders, and ensuring projects deliver to the highest standards.

Why this role?

✔ Career progression – a clear pathway into senior quality leadership roles

✔ High impact – business-wide visibility, supporting projects across multiple sectors

✔ Flexibility – only one day a week required in Watford head office

✔ Influence – chance to shape culture, deliver training, and bring innovation (including digital tools and new technologies) into workflows

Key responsibilities

• Lead and embed the Business Quality Strategy & Culture across all projects
• Manage divisional quality procedures and provide support to Quality Managers
• Develop future talent through training and learning pathways
• Deliver and manage the Quality Audit Programme
• Step in as interim Quality Manager on new projects when needed
• Support bid teams during pre-construction and represent best practice with clients and suppliers
• Drive digital delivery standards and incorporate evolving technologies

What’s needed

• A formal qualification in construction or a quality-related subject
• Strong experience leading quality strategy within a construction environment
• Chartered (or working towards Chartered) status with the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) is advantageous
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, with the ability to influence at all levels

📍 Watford HQ (1 day a week)

💷 £61–65k + car/allowance + benefits

If you’re ready to move beyond project-level quality management and take on a business-wide leadership role with genuine progression, this is your chance.