Quality Lead

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face. Our company is split into two business areas:
Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. Social Infrastructure
- Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

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- At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

Job Title:

Quality Lead

Reporting to: SHEQ Manager

Location:

Project-based, with travel between offices, construction sites and supplier locations as required

Function:
Safety, Health, Environment and Quality

The Quality Lead will support the effective implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of quality management arrangements across UI Power T&D projects. Reporting to the SHEQ Manager, the role will provide visible quality leadership and work closely with project teams, engineering, construction, commissioning and the supply chain to ensure works are planned, delivered, inspected and recorded in accordance with contractual, client, statutory and company requirements.

The Quality Lead will promote a right-first-time culture, identify and address emerging quality risks, support the effective management of non-conformances and ensure that complete and accurate quality records are available throughout the project lifecycle and at handover.

Promote a positive quality culture focused on right-first-time delivery, defect prevention and continual improvement. Provide practical quality leadership, advice and support to project teams and the supply chain. Encourage early identification and escalation of quality risks, defects and non-conformances. Support project leaders in embedding quality accountability across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities. Communicate quality expectations through briefings, workshops, lessons learned and project engagement activities.

Support the SHEQ Manager in implementing UI Power T&D’s Quality Management System. Develop, review and maintain Project Quality Plans in accordance with company, client and contractual requirements. Ensure quality requirements are identified and incorporated into project execution plans, work packages, inspection arrangements and subcontract scopes. Establish and maintain project quality assurance and inspection schedules. Support the development and implementation of Inspection and Test Plans, check sheets, hold points and witness points.

Verify that current specifications, drawings, procedures and technical standards are available and being followed. Monitor compliance with ISO 9001 and applicable client quality management requirements.

Coordinate and undertake quality inspections and assurance activities across project sites. Verify that inspection and testing activities are completed by competent personnel and accurately recorded. Review completed…