Join OCU Group and play a key role in delivering a major 132kV cable route and substation project that will strengthen and future-proof the UK's electricity network.
As Quality Lead, you'll be responsible for driving project quality across every stage of delivery, ensuring robust quality systems, governance, compliance, and assurance are embedded from mobilisation through to commissioning and final handover.
This is a project-focused Quality Lead role rather than a Quality Inspector position. You'll spend your time managing quality systems, documentation, audits, governance, and stakeholder relationships while working closely with project delivery, engineering, design, commercial, commissioning, and M&E teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the project lifecycle.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Engineer or Senior Quality Advisor looking to step into a Quality Lead position on a nationally significant infrastructure project.
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Lead quality across a major 132kV cable route, substation, and electrical infrastructure project.
- Own and manage the Project Quality Management Plan (PQMP) throughout the project lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), quality management systems, and project quality documentation.
- Conduct internal audits, supplier audits, and site-based quality monitoring to ensure compliance with project and ISO standards.
- Manage NCRs, CAPAs, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Oversee quality documentation, evidence packs, inspection records, as-built information, and project handover documentation.
- Support testing, commissioning readiness, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), and project handover activities.
- Work closely with Design, Engineering, M&E, Commercial, and Project Delivery teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout delivery.
- Monitor project quality performance, analyse trends, and provide reporting to support continual improvement.
- Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and key project stakeholders.
- Champion a proactive quality culture across the project.
- Proven experience as a Quality Lead, Project Quality Manager, Quality Manager, Quality Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer, QA/QC Engineer, or Senior Quality Advisor.
- Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
- Internal Auditor qualification or significant internal auditing experience.
- Proven experience managing project quality systems rather than inspection-only activities.
- Experience managing NCRs, CAPAs, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
- Experience managing Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), quality documentation, evidence packs, and project handover documentation.
- Experience within utilities, power, energy, major infrastructure, or civil engineering projects.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence project teams.
- Ability to work independently across live construction projects.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Experience working on 132kV or above transmission or utility infrastructure projects.
- Experience supporting cable route and substation construction projects.
- Knowledge of FAT, SAT, testing, commissioning, or energisation activities.
- Experience working alongside Design and M&E teams.
- Knowledge of ISO 10005 or ISO 19011.
- Experience working under NEC contracts.
- Lead Auditor qualification.
- Familiarity with Common Data Environments (SharePoint, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Asite, or similar).
At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.
As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.
Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.
We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.
At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.
Our Culture & Values
At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing
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