Quality Manager

Orion Group are supporting a successful Civil Engineering client with a long history of delivering complex projects across Power & Transmission, Renewables and Highways to source a Quality Manager to  lead all quality assurance and quality control activities across major heavy civil engineering projects, ensuring compliance with client specifications, contractual requirements, ISO 9001 standards, and applicable industry regulations.


The successful candidate will drive a culture of continuous improvement and work closely with project teams to deliver high-quality infrastructure projects safely, on time, and within budget.

This role can be based in the Highlands or Glasgow with travel to projects across the Highlands as required.



What you'll do

• Lead quality across major HV cable route and civil engineering projects.
• Develop and maintain Project Quality Plans, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), and quality management systems.
• Conduct internal audits, supplier audits, and site quality inspections to ensure compliance with project and ISO standards.
• Manage NCRs, corrective actions, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee quality documentation, inspection records, as-built information, and project handover documentation.
• Work closely with construction, engineering, commercial, and project teams to embed quality throughout delivery.
• Monitor project quality performance, analyse trends, and provide reporting to support continual improvement.
• Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and delivery teams.
• Champion a proactive quality culture across the project.

What you'll bring

Essential

• Proven experience as a Quality Lead, Project Quality Manager, Quality Manager, Quality Engineer, or Senior Quality Advisor.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Internal Auditor qualification or significant internal auditing experience.
• Experience within utilities, power, energy, major infrastructure, or heavy civil engineering projects.
• Experience managing Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), quality documentation, audits, and project handovers.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with client quality requirements and quality governance.
• Ability to work independently across live construction projects.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable

• Experience working on HV transmission, cable route, or major utility infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to cable installation, heavy civils, trenching, duct installation, HDD, or complex infrastructure works.
• Experience supporting offshore landfall or marine infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of testing, commissioning, and project handover processes.
• Experience managing subcontractor and supplier quality.
• Lead Auditor qualification.
• Familiarity with Common Data Environments (SharePoint, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Asite, or similar)

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