Project Quality Lead
Posted Today by Owen Daniels
£87 Per hour
Outside
Undetermined
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Project Quality Lead role involves overseeing quality assurance and control activities for a major oil and gas programme within a leading UK engineering organization. The position requires strong leadership in QA/QC compliance and customer engagement, with responsibilities spanning multiple sites. This contract role offers an opportunity to ensure technical excellence and robust engineering standards across a high-profile project. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in quality management within the oil and gas sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead all QA/QC activity across the project, ensuring full compliance with customer and industry requirements
- Act as the main point of contact for customer quality matters, managing communication and technical interface
- Oversee audits, inspections, documentation reviews and quality reporting
- Coordinate quality activity with internal teams including Projects, Design, Manufacturing and SHEQ
- Support the development and implementation of quality plans, processes and corrective actions
- Maintain clear documentation and ensure consistent quality governance across all working locations
- Travel regularly between Stockport, Lisburn and the customer site in Teesside
Key Skills:
- Strong background in quality assurance/quality control within the oil and gas sector
- Proven experience in QA/QC leadership, compliance management and audit activities
- Ability to confidently interface with customers and cross-functional internal teams
- Strong understanding of quality standards, documentation, inspection processes and regulatory compliance
- Willingness to travel between multiple sites as required
Salary (Rate): £87.00/hr
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Engineering
Quality Lead / Quality Co-Ordinator / QC QA quality engineer Outside IR35 | £350–£700 per day | 12 months + extension A leading UK engineering organisation delivering complex, high-profile projects within the energy and industrial sectors is seeking an experienced Quality Coordinator on a contract basis to support a major long-term oil and gas programme. With a reputation for technical excellence, robust engineering standards and strong customer delivery, this is an excellent opportunity to join a stable organisation overseeing quality across a multi-year project.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all QA/QC activity across the project, ensuring full compliance with customer and industry requirements
- Act as the main point of contact for customer quality matters, managing communication and technical interface
- Oversee audits, inspections, documentation reviews and quality reporting
- Coordinate quality activity with internal teams including Projects, Design, Manufacturing and SHEQ
- Support the development and implementation of quality plans, processes and corrective actions
- Maintain clear documentation and ensure consistent quality governance across all working locations
- Travel regularly between Stockport, Lisburn and the customer site in Teesside
Essential Requirements
- Strong background in quality assurance/quality control within the oil and gas sector
- Proven experience in QA/QC leadership, compliance management and audit activities
- Ability to confidently interface with customers and cross-functional internal teams
- Strong understanding of quality standards, documentation, inspection processes and regulatory compliance
- Willingness to travel between multiple sites as required
What’s on Offer
- Outside IR35 contract £350-£700 per day
- Initial 12-month assignment with strong potential for multi-year extension
- Based in Manchester with travel to other sites required.
- Opportunity to lead quality on a major, high-profile UK oil and gas programme
Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of QA/QC across a flagship long-term project within the oil and gas industry. You’ll play a critical role in ensuring compliance, leading customer engagement and driving project success across multiple engineering disciplines.
Apply Now
If you are an experienced quality professional with a strong oil and gas background and the ability to lead QA/QC activity across multiple sites, we’d love to hear from you.