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Quality Manager – Environment
Falmer
What you will be doing:
An exciting opportunity has opened up for a talented Quality Manager/Auditor to join the Galliford Try team. As a Quality Manager, your role will involve overseeing all quality systems in the Environment Business's project portfolio and the Frameworks you manage.
Working with the Matrix Management system, you'll collaborate closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Framework Team and Project Teams. Together, you'll ensure we follow the rules of the Business Management System. You'll directly report to the Head of Quality for the Business, which gives you the authority to drive improvements and enhance quality throughout the organization.
Your core responsibilities involve supporting Project Teams and Functional Supporting Team at every stage to ensure and enhance compliance with the BMS (Business Management System) and the Client Requirements. This includes identifying non-compliances, innovations, and good practices. This role requires analysing data and trending to provide insightful feedback to drive continual improvement. Your role is pivotal in achieving improvements, utilizing effective quality-enhancing strategies to elevate project and business performances.
You'll also lead the internal audit process, coordination, and preparation for external audits, including client-based audits and accreditation assessments. Your expertise will ensure thorough reviews of our systems, alignment with ISO standards, legal requirements, and the high standards set by certification bodies. By managing these external audits effectively, you'll strengthen our reputation and commitment to excellence.
About You:
1. Knowledge and Skills: In-depth understanding of ISO standards and other relevant quality standards in construction. Strong auditing skills, including internal and external audit experience. Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis abilities. Effective communication and leadership skills. Proficiency in quality management software and tools.
2. Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with UK construction regulations and standards
3. Attention to Detail: Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to ensuring quality in all aspects of construction projects.
4. Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively with project teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to achieve quality objectives.
5. Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.
6. Strong Work Ethic: A strong commitment to ethics, integrity, and professionalism.
7. Educational Background: Diploma or associate degree in a related field (, Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management). Relevant certifications such as CQI & IRCA Certified ISO : Internal Auditor
8. Professional Experience: Experience in quality management and auditing within the construction industry. Proven track record of successful QMS maintenance.
9. CSCS Qualification
10. Office expertise
11. Travel to various site locations across a wide operating area will require a UK Driving License
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £ billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
12. Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
13. A wide range of corporate discounts
14. Cycle to Work schemes
15. Comprehensive pension plan
16. Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
17. Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free / support to those who need it
18. Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact James Heathcote on .
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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