Construction Quality Management Lead Consultancy

Construction Quality Management Lead - (Consultancy)

Mace is an international consultancy company that has delivered world class projects since 1990. Today we employ over 5,200 people across North America, Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Sub‑Saharan Africa, India and Asia Pacific.

Four simple values guide our behaviour:
Safety first – going home safe and well, Client focus – deliver on our promise, Create opportunity – for our people to excel, Integrity – always doing the right thing.

We aim to attract and retain the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most complex and inspiring projects around the world.

We support our people aiming to achieve academic or professional qualifications to help them develop personally and deliver the highest standard for our clients. At Mace you can deepen your knowledge, expand your skills and define your path.

The multidisciplinary Design and Quality Monitoring team are part of Mace’s Consultancy Technical Services. Our team includes architects, building surveyors, engineers, urban designers, master planners, NEC supervisors and interior designers. We deliver projects nationally for both public and private sectors including government departments, local authorities and private developers.

At Mace, we work diligently to build strong client relationships through open and honest communication, to exceed delivery expectations. We are committed to nurturing a collaborative and client focused culture that treats every engagement as a new opportunity to deliver better and smarter.

We have a bold vision to be the most trusted and respected provider in the construction industry. We want the experience of working with us to be so responsive, so refreshingly open and transparent and so enjoyable from start to finish that it raises not only our client’s perceptions of us, but also the construction sector as a whole. Be a part of our consultancy business that has delivered some of the most recognised and celebrated projects.

This is a Senior Manager grade role for a chartered professional who will support the delivery of multiple projects within the Consultancy Technical Services multidisciplinary team. We have an enormous pipeline of work across the Education sector.

This is a new role supporting the Department of Education (DfE) which forms part of the Technical Advisory Service 2025 (TAS
25). The role is a Construction Quality Management (CQM) lead and will provide assurance around construction works focussing on the quality of build throughout the construction delivery stage.

• Review the Principal Contractors Stage 4 design packs including DRRs, Method Statements, design and construction programmes and construction management plans.
• Review and comment on the contractors Inspection and Testing Plans.
• Agree review procedures with the main contractor.
• Prepare and submit site attendance plans.
• Coordinate and manage site inspections, compiling site inspection reports.
• Liaison with our internal TA teams and specialist sub-consultants.
• Witness commissioning.
• Undertake, manage, coordinate and close out snagging through the use of computer aided tracking systems.
• Manage close out of defects and conduct seasonal commissioning.

You will be supported by discipline specialists from the Technical Advisor’s team relevantly qualified and experienced for the project and work stages on site (e.g. geotechnical engineer, civil engineer, structural engineer, façade engineer, fire engineer, architect, landscape architect). You will possess soft skills that allow them to make clear representations to the DfE, influence the Principal Contractor to secure improvements and seek support from the discipline specialists.

You will work closely with Technical Advisory team, Project Managers, Building Surveying, Cost Managers, Responsible Business and H&S teams, leading the CQM role and coordinating with our multi-disciplinary teams. This role can be based from our London / Birmingham / Bristol / Leeds / Manchester / Plymouth and Winchester office with site and client visits.

A successful candidate…