Quality Manager Project Management

Competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Advance Northumberland is a unique economic regeneration company, established by Northumberland County Council with a clear remit to improve prosperity, quality of life and increase business activity throughout the communities of Northumberland. We are the Council’s primary regeneration delivery vehicle, and we have an ambitious and diverse portfolio of regeneration projects across the region.

This is an exciting time to join the business as we offer a unique role with the opportunity for challenge and career development, whilst allowing the post holder the opportunity to make a massive impact with some of the most exciting projects to be found anywhere in the UK.

As our Quality Manager, you will report to the Head of Project Management working as part of a high performing team to support the delivery of transformational projects including Energy Central the UK’s largest Energy Park and construction focused regeneration projects throughout Northumberland.

• Weekly site inspections, recording and project reporting providing weekly report of sites to the Project Manager.
• Monitoring and reviewing compliance with specified regulations and adherence to design specification or use of material to mitigate the requirement to pursue prosecution.
• Compliance – inspect developments for safety and structural integrity to ensure that they conform to statutory regulations, laws, and the building contract.
• Materials – inspect to ensure that they are correct and of a suitable, appropriate quality to fit their purpose and in accordance with Employers Requirements
• Defects – minimize and resolve, Identifying, Monitoring, and managing resolution of project defects/issues in collaboration with the PM, Project Coordinator and Contractor. Regular inspection during construction, including progress reporting and pre completion checks ‘snagging’ and ‘de-snagging’ on behalf of the EA/PM.
• Monitoring site progress against programme and report to manager.
• Ensure compliance with CDM, Building Control and the project drawings and specification.

About Us  

Advance Northumberland is a “place shaping” one stop shop focused almost exclusively on regenerating Northumberland. Our people are our core competence, with a diverse skills mix, they form several discrete specialised business units, enabling us to deliver some of the most visionary and transformational projects.

Whether its support and funding for new and developing businesses, the remediation of challenging brownfield sites, building of large-scale manufacturing units, delivering new purpose-built offices, delivery of major town centre redevelopments, including complex retail developments, leisure facilities or the delivery of high-quality market sale and affordable housing it can all be found in this unique regeneration company.

We work collaboratively with stakeholders and partners, delivering positive physical and economic development.  Focusing on the needs and aspirations of the county, addressing economic, housing and infrastructure challenges whilst capitalising on Northumberland’s significant assets and opportunities. We deliver a comprehensive regeneration capability to improve the County’s economic prosperity, regenerate communities, improve liveability and create a more connected and aspirational County.

In doing so, we will support a broader county-wide assets-based approach to promote economic growth and an improved quality of life for its communities. Building on the opportunities emerging from North of the Tyne and Borderlands initiatives to enhance its regeneration impact, taking its lead from Northumberland County Council, and working in collaboration with key partners.

Key requirements: 

• Qualified to relevant level in a construction related discipline or qualified by relevant experience.
• Experience and knowledge of project development in a range of sectors for a complex group of stakeholders.
• Expertise and knowledge of developments on both town centre and brownfield sites, former coalfield sites and enterprise zones.
• Sound knowledge of best practice in quality management, programme management, project controls and managing risk.
•   Ability to influence to enable the execution and achievement of project plans.
•   Adhere to and practice the Advance Northumberland Company values.

What we offer in return

We care about our colleagues and their wellbeing and have been nationally recognised for this. Apart from the competitive salary, we also have fantastic benefits. We focus on our colleague’s health, wealth, and lifestyle. We like to think our benefits package is one of the best around! Here is an example below on what you can expect.

• Healthcare cash plan
• Employee Assistance programme
• Flu Jab
• Group life assurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced Family friendly policy
• Salary-sacrifice schemes

Our values

Our values are at the centre of our activities, linking to our vision to make Northumberland a wonderful place for people to live work and do business.

• Dedication – passionate and tenacious about delivering for Northumberland.
• Honesty – working to the highest standards of integrity and accountability.
• Collaboration – deliver in partnership with Northumberland County Council and organisations across the public and private sectors.

To apply:

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability and interest in the post, stating which your location you are interested in work at, to workforus@advancenorthumberland.co.uk

Closing date for applications – Monday 13^th May at 10.00am

Interviews will be held on the 22^nd May 2024

 If you wish to withdraw your consent for us to process your application, please email us at workforus@advancenorthumberland.co.uk