Head of Quality

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

5/6/2025

Description And Requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Head of Quality to join our Infrastructure Water team in Cambridge.

What you'll do:

• Support the development of the Quality elements of the strategy for AMP8 including detailed action plans and timescales, to implement strategic objects across the Alliance.
• Develop and deliver presentations and provide tactical oversight of Quality action plans and data to ensure continual improvements and change accordingly
• Lead and manage a risk-based assurance strategy being agile and flexible to respond to emerging issues and trends.
• Identify key focus areas and work with the SHEQ Director to set measurable targets for continuous improvement in Quality performance consistent across all Business Units.
• Proactive involvement throughout the engineering and design phases, working closely with all relevant stakeholders to ensure Quality processes are understood and followed.
• Ensure Quality standards and practices are consistent and compliant for each individual project and across the Alliance.
  
  

What you'll bring to the role:

• Qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction (Degree/HNC or similar)
• Experience of producing and meeting requires of Inspection and Test Plans
• Knowledge of construction techniques in particular water projects
• Good understanding of Quality within the Design Process
• Experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team
  
  

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More Information About The Role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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