Project Quality Manager - Solar

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A client of ours are looking for a Project Quality Manager for their two ground mount solar farm projects in the Staffordshire area as well as in Dundee.

To begin with, for a couple of months, you would spend more time on the Staffordshire project before splitting your time evenly between the two sites.

Start date for this role would be 15th March 2026 and last at least 10 months.

The client has requested that for this role, ideally you will have previous ground mount solar farm experience. Desirably, an electrical background too.

Job Description:

• Monitoring, Steering and documentation of the quality requirements across all assigned projects in UK, defining the adherence of contractual, regulatory, and industry quality requirements by contractors, suppliers, and partners by taking into consideration project information, quality checklists and requirements provided in advance and own knowledge and experience.
• Establishment, maintenance, and oversight of the Project Quality Management System (PQMS) from late-stage development through execution and project closure, with the aim of monitoring and documentation of a consistent application of quality standards.
• Creation and review of quality documentation including Quality Plans, ITPs, Method Statements, and related records with the subcontractors on-site.
• Conduction and oversight of audits, inspections, and surveillance of contractors and suppliers by monitoring the compliance against approved standards, specifications, and quality management systems (provided in advance).
• Identification and documentation of non-conformances, driving timely resolution in line with contract terms while preventing recurrence based on own professional evaluation with the aim of achieving a compliant process.
• Gathering of relevant information from Engineering, Procurement, HSE, Construction, and Project Management teams with the aim of making the contractors complying to all set standards and presenting this information.
• Creation of a (bi-weekly) Quality Risk Report incl. quality risks, deviations, and potential impacts on project delivery, as a basis for transparency and proactive risk management and handing over to project leadership for further use.
• Documentation of continuous improvement initiatives by defining quality requirements in RFQs/RFPs, applying lessons learned, leveraging digital tools, and promoting best practices across the project lifecycle and handing over for further use.
• Creation of a Quality-status-Report (bi-weekly or at certain key stages of the project) and handing over to the Quality Management Team Lead for a sign off and further use.

Requirements:

• Must have previous experience in a similar position on a large-scale, ground mount solar farm.
• Sharepoint experience
• Full UK driving license

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