Senior Quality Manager

About the Role

Mace Group is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Manager for a part-time position. This role involves delivering quality excellence on major infrastructure, civil, utilities, industrial, and building developments. The Senior Quality Manager will act on behalf of the Client and PMO within a PMC environment, ensuring contractors, consultants, and suppliers comply with contractual requirements, project specifications, applicable standards, and regulatory requirements.

Role Overview

Reporting directly to the QA/QC Director, the Senior Quality Manager will lead site quality teams, drive quality assurance initiatives, and manage inspections and audits. Key responsibilities include resolving non-conformances and promoting continuous improvement across all project phases, from design through commissioning and handover. This position requires a professional with extensive experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain project quality management requirements and objectives.
• Monitor contractor compliance with approved Quality Management Systems (QMS), ITPs, procedures, and specifications.
• Lead quality audits, inspections, surveillance activities, and compliance assessments.
• Manage NCRs, corrective actions, preventive actions, and lessons learned processes.
• Review and approve quality documentation, method statements, testing records, and close-out dossiers.
• Coordinate quality requirements across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Develop quality performance reports and KPI dashboards for project leadership, PMO, and Client stakeholders.
• Support testing, commissioning, handover, and operational readiness activities.
• Promote a culture of quality excellence, continuous improvement, and right-first-time delivery.
• Champion a safety-first culture and values-led quality leadership.
• Direct quality management systems, audits, inspections, and compliance assurance.
• Drive quality risk management, defect resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Supervise quality assurance programmes, audits, certification, and management system governance.
• Provide strategic quality advice, risk mitigation, and performance reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Develop team capability through leadership, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive stakeholder collaboration, supply chain assurance, and sustainability-focused delivery outcomes.

Company Values

Mace Group operates on a foundation of core values that guide its operations and employee conduct:

• Safety first: Championing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment, with an understanding of well-being.
• Client focus: Delivering on promises by owning the quality of deliverables and strategic outcomes, and building long-term client relationships.
• Integrity: Always doing the right thing, influencing positive outcomes within the industry while aligning with compliance obligations.
• Create opportunity: Fostering a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring people and teams to develop.

Application Information

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet all criteria, as they may still be suitable for this or another role within the organisation. The company is open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options where suitable for the role.