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? Join Our Project Quality Manager Talent

Community - Shape the Future of the UK's Most Ambitious Projects ?

Are you a

Project Quality Manager

with exceptional stakeholder skills and a passion for delivering excellence? Are you ready to join

Laing O'Rourke

and contribute to some of the

biggest and most complex building and infrastructure projects in the UK?

Over the next

6-9 months (April - June 2026)

, we expect to begin engaging PQMs for a range of major projects and portfolios across multiple sectors, including:

Healthcare | Life Sciences | Data Centres | Power | Water | Defence

If you have experience in any of our core industries --

Healthcare, Science & Research, Data Centres, Rail, Nuclear / Power Transmission & Distribution, Defence, Aviation or Prisons

-- we'd love you to join our

Project Quality Manager Talent Pool

so we can keep you updated on new opportunities throughout 2025 and into 2026.

WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY MATTERS

As a

Project Quality Manager (PQM)

at Laing O'Rourke, you'll be at the heart of major engineering programmes. You'll lead the charge on quality assurance and control, embedding a get it right first time culture and ensuring our teams deliver the exceptional outcomes our clients expect.



Your work will directly influence operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and the integrity of some of the UK's most prestigious projects.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

As a PQM, you will:


Implement and champion the

Quality Management System

. Act as the key Quality contact for stakeholders, including certification bodies. Lead a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and proactive risk identification. Deliver training, inductions and toolbox talks to uplift productivity, safety, and quality. Review and guide quality-critical documentation (Quality Plans, ITPs, Method Statements, etc.). Monitor and analyse

Non-Conformances

, driving corrective actions and root cause analysis. Lead/support the

Quality Incident Event Process

for Category 1 NCRs. Leverage digital construction tools to support lifetime quality records and reporting. Ensure the creation and management of

LTQR

documentation, maintaining the golden thread. Manage requirements across the project lifecycle, ensuring clarity and compliance. Represent Quality with clients and key stakeholders, reporting performance and KPIs. Mentor Quality Engineers and foster strong cross-functional relationships. Support audits, certifications, lessons learned, and pan-Hub quality initiatives. Contribute to strategic quality improvements aligned with organisational goals.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

10+ years' experience

in Quality (governance, assurance, compliance, improvement, leadership) Experience in high-assurance sectors (Nuclear, Rail, Energy, Healthcare, etc.) Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Proven team leadership and prioritisation capability Excellent understanding of

ISO 9001:2015

and related standards Digital construction and assurance system experience (Fieldview, Asite, Trimble) Ability to work under pressure in complex project environments

Desirable:

ISO 9001:2015 Internal/Lead Auditor certification Chartered status with CQI or an equivalent professional body (or working towards)

WHY LAING O'ROURKE?

We are an international engineering and construction organisation with over

150 years of heritage

, delivering landmark buildings and infrastructure across the UK, Middle East and Australia.



Our reputation is built on

certainty, reliability and quality

-- and on the passion, ambition and teamwork of our people.



We are proudly a

Disability Confident Employer

, offering inclusive recruitment and workplace adjustments to support candidates with long-term health conditions or disabilities.

READY TO STAY CONNECTED?

Join our

Project Quality Manager Talent Community

today to receive updates on roles as they arise across 2025 -- and to be first in line for opportunities launching between

April and June 2026

.

Your next big opportunity starts here.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.



Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.



As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email

resourcingteam@laingorourke.com





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