Job Description
MB962: Senior Quality ManagerLocation: SwindonSalary: £75,000 + £5,750 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAPOverview:First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Senior Quality Manager on a permanent basis due to growth based at their Swindon depot.Duties and Responsibilities:
* Support strategic quality planning and contribute to business wide quality initiatives
* Develop Quality Plans and documentation for bids ECI phases and project start up
* Act as the initial Quality Manager during mobilisation of new projects
* Deliver internal audits in line with the company audit schedule
* Conduct supplier reviews supply chain assurance visits and external audit support
* Maintain and manage nonconformity logs ensuring timely closure
* Visit active projects to review quality performance and provide guidance
* Lead or support quality improvement projects and business improvement planning
* Facilitate lessons learned forums and ensure insights are shared across teams
* Deliver training and coaching on quality matters to non quality staff
* Support communication campaigns such as World Quality Week
* Attend industry seminars and share learning with the wider business
* Promote required cultures such as Nuclear Safety and Collaboration
* Deputise for the Head of Quality Management when required
Skills and Experience:
* Experience in nuclear defence utilities or other highly regulated sectors
* Exposure to large Tier 1 contractor environments
* Experience delivering training or coaching on quality topics
* Knowledge of integrated management systems
* Experience supporting second and third party audits
* Familiarity with business wide improvement planning and cultural development
* Strong background in quality management within construction engineering or major infrastructure
* Experience delivering ISO 9001 audits IRCA 5 day course or equivalent
* Ability to develop Quality Plans procedures and assurance documentation
* Experience supporting bids ECI phases and early project mobilisation
* Strong understanding of document control processes and EDMS platforms such as ProjectWise 4Projects ASite Themis
* Knowledge of ISO 19650 and document numbering standards
* Experience in supply chain quality supplier assessment or development
* Ability to analyse quality data identify trends and drive improvement
* Confident communicator able to influence stakeholders at all levels
* Competent in MS Office particularly Excel and Word
MB962: Senior Quality ManagerLocation: SwindonSalary: £75,000 + £5,750 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP