Quality Manager; Sizewell C)

Contract Partner Company:
Civil Works Alliance (CWA)

Employing Company: CWA

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Quality Manager (Sizewell

C)
CWA
Sizewell C

The Civil Works Alliance is seeking an experienced E&EW Quality Manager to play a key role in delivering the Sizewell C project. Reporting to the Enabling & Earthworks Quality Lead, you will provide leadership, assurance and technical quality expertise across a diverse programme of enabling and earthworks activities, helping ensure safe, compliant and right-first-time delivery. This role acts as deputy to the Quality Lead and offers the opportunity to influence quality performance across a nationally significant infrastructure project.

• Act as deputy to the Enabling & Earthworks Quality Lead, supporting quality strategy and day‑to‑day team activities.
• Provide visible quality leadership to project teams, contractors and supply chain partners.
• Drive implementation of the Quality Management System across enabling and earthworks activities.
• Lead audits, inspections, assessments and assurance activities.
• Manage non-conformances, corrective actions and root cause investigations.
• Ensure Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), quality plans and assurance arrangements are effectively implemented.
• Monitor quality performance, identify trends and provide actionable recommendations.
• Support certification, compliance and successful handover of major infrastructure assets.
• Promote a strong right-first-time culture across multiple work fronts and complex contractor interfaces.

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management or a related discipline.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification (or equivalent).
• Professional membership of CQI, ICE or another relevant institution.

• Significant quality management or senior quality engineering experience within major civil engineering, infrastructure or earthworks projects.
• Practical construction experience across civil engineering disciplines such as earthworks, drainage, highways, utilities, ground engineering or enabling works.
• Experience implementing Quality Plans, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and assurance frameworks across delivery and supply chain organisations.
• Strong experience managing audits, inspections, non-conformances, corrective actions and quality records through to successful closure.
• Experience coordinating or leading quality teams within large-scale construction environments.
• Ability to interpret specifications, standards and contractual requirements and translate these into practical site controls.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence project teams, contractors, designers and suppliers.
• Excellent reporting, analytical and risk management capabilities.
• Experience supporting certification, compliance and handover activities on major infrastructure projects.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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