Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.
About the role…
As Avove’s Quality Manager, you will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of our Integrated Management System (IMS), ensuring robust quality control across all operations. Reporting to the HSEQ Director and working closely with operational teams, enabling functions and external partners, you will drive a culture of compliance and accountability across the business.
This is a hybrid role based from our Chorley, Warrington or Derby office.
The role requires a full Driving License.
What will your day look like…
• Lead the creation and ongoing development of the company’s Integrated Management System (IMS), including future digitalisation and establishing a single “version of the truth.”
• Develop and implement a clear, practical quality control and inspection regime in collaboration with account quality and compliance advisors.
• Create a team of quality control inspections to ensure lessons learned are embedded and processes are continuously improved.
• Ensure Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) are developed for major projects and consistently followed.
• Partner with the design team to support and maintain the ACC system and ensure quality standards are embedded from concept to delivery.
• Monitor supplier and vendor performance to ensure compliance with agreed quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Analyse inspection data, identify trends, investigate root causes of quality issues, and implement preventative solutions.
• Maintain accurate documentation, track procedural changes, and produce performance and quality reports for key stakeholders.
About you…
You will bring a good working knowledge of ISO9001 and be a qualified Lead Auditor, with a solid understanding of national and international industry regulations. With excellent research and analytical skills, you are confident in identifying trends, assessing risk and driving continuous improvement. You combine strong business management awareness with high attention to detail, ensuring compliance and operational excellence. An effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, you are comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels and are proficient in using relevant software tools to support reporting and quality management processes.
What’s in it for you…
We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Car allowance/company car
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
About us…
We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.
We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.
We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks.
We are an equal opportunities employer…..
We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.
What next…
We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.
If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.