Quality Manager
Posted Today by Astute People
£625 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Dundee
Summary: The Quality Manager will oversee project quality compliance for two solar farms located near Dundee and Birmingham, ensuring that all contractors and suppliers meet industry standards. This role requires extensive experience in solar construction and involves establishing a Project Quality Management System, leading audits, and managing quality risks. The position is expected to last between 9 to 12 months and offers a competitive daily rate. The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement and stakeholder alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and oversee project quality compliance across assigned UK projects.
- Establish and maintain the Project Quality Management System (PQMS).
- Develop and review key quality documents such as Quality Plans and ITPs.
- Lead audits, inspections, and surveillance activities.
- Manage non-conformances and quality risks.
- Drive continuous improvement and stakeholder alignment.
Key Skills:
- Solar construction experience.
- Project Quality Management System (PQMS) knowledge.
- Ability to develop and review quality documents.
- Experience in leading audits and inspections.
- Strong problem-solving skills for managing non-conformances.
- Stakeholder management and continuous improvement skills.
Salary (Rate): £625/day
City: Dundee
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Energy
We are working in partnership with a global Energy provider. We are currently recruiting for a Quality Manager to work across 2 Solar Farms near Dundee and Birmingham. The Quality Manager role comes with a rate of £550-£625 per day - the succesful candidate must have solar construction experience.
Key skills
- Own and oversee project quality compliance across assigned UK projects, ensuring contractors, suppliers, and partners meet contractual, regulatory, and industry standards.
- Establish and maintain the Project Quality Management System (PQMS) from late development through execution and close-out to ensure consistent application of requirements.
- Develop and review key quality documents such as Quality Plans, ITPs, method statements, and associated records with site subcontractors.
- Lead audits, inspections, and surveillance activities, verifying alignment with approved standards, specifications, and management systems.
- Manage non-conformances and quality risks, ensuring timely resolution, preventing recurrence, and providing transparent reporting to project leadership.
- Drive continuous improvement and stakeholder alignment, integrating inputs from engineering, procurement, HSE, construction, and project management, and embedding lessons learned and best practices.
Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Quality Manager role
Dundee & Birmngham
£500-£600 per day
9-12 months
Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.