We're looking for a QA Manager to join our Devonport Royal Dockyard team based in Plymouth.
Location: Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Due to the sensitive nature of the site, BPSS security clearance is required. Please note that this process can take up to 8 weeks. Eligibility criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.
KierBAM are a Joint Venture partnership between Kier and BAM Nuttall, currently delivering an exciting redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth. We're looking for an experienced QA Manager to join our collaborative team and help ensure excellence in everything we deliver. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in a unique and rewarding environment.
What will you be responsible for?
As a QA Manager, you'll be working within the Quality team, supporting them in maintaining the highest standards across our operations. Your day to day will include:
- Developing and maintaining our Quality Assurance management system in line with company policies and industry standards such as ISO 9001
- Leading and supporting the QA team, including training, performance management, and resource planning
- Overseeing internal and external quality audits, ensuring compliance and timely corrective actions
- Collaborating with production, engineering, procurement, and other departments to embed quality processes
- Analysing quality data and trends to drive continuous improvement initiatives
What are we looking for?
This role of QA Manager is great for you if:
- You hold a relevant qualification in Civil Engineering, Quality, or Construction (HNC, BSc, MSc, BEng, or MEng)
- You have proven experience as a QA Manager or similar role and are ISO 9001 Lead Auditor trained
- You possess strong knowledge of quality standards and methodologies including ISO 9001, Six Sigma, or Lean
- You have experience managing teams and driving quality improvement initiatives
- You have excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across departments
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place during/before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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