Quality Manager
As a Quality Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of maintaining and enhancing OCU’s high standards of delivery. You’ll ensure that every project, process, and supplier meets our quality standards.
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Quality Manager – Scotland (Edinburgh / Glasgow) – Remote
Join OCU Group – Building a Safer, Smarter Future
At OCU Group, we’re leading the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering across utilities, digital, and energy markets. We deliver complex, high-value projects safely, efficiently, and sustainably — helping power the UK’s energy transition.
We’re now seeking an experienced and proactive Quality Manager to join our team in Scotland (central belt focus). This is a remote-based role with regular site visits and occasional overnight travel. If you’re meticulous, confident under pressure, and thrive on ensuring quality and compliance at every level, we’d love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
As a Quality Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of maintaining and enhancing OCU’s high standards of delivery. You’ll ensure that every project, process, and supplier meets our rigorous quality, compliance, and safety expectations — while driving a culture of continuous improvement across the organisation.
You’ll collaborate closely with procurement, engineering, and project teams to guarantee quality assurance across large-scale, multi-million-pound energy infrastructure projects
What You’ll Do
- Lead, implement, and maintain robust quality assurance processes across several multi million pound energy projects
- Conduct factory and site audits, ensuring compliance with company and client quality requirements.
- Review and verify documentation, credentials, pricing, and quality control records.
- Ensure all quality assurance activities meet regulatory and customer standards.
- Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation.
- Train and mentor team members to strengthen quality awareness and best practices.
- Manage supplier evaluations and work closely with procurement to ensure supplier quality on high-value equipment.
- Prepare and present quality performance reports, audit results, and improvement plans to senior management.
What You’ll Bring
- Proven experience in a quality assurance or quality control role within oil & gas, utilities, construction, or manufacturing.
- Strong background managing QMS, ISO 9001, and other compliance frameworks.
- Exposure to large-scale projects (£10m+) and high-value equipment
- Skilled in factory audits, documentation review, and regulatory compliance.
- Inquisitive, strong-willed, and meticulous — with exceptional attention to detail and professionalism.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Relevant qualifications (e.g., CQI, Six Sigma, ISO Lead Auditor) are advantageous.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary with company car or car allowance.
- Remote working flexibility with site engagement and occasional travel.
- The opportunity to work on major national infrastructure projects.
- Supportive team culture that values integrity, growth, and collaboration.
- Commitment to training and development
About OCU Group
We’re proud to be a market leader in infrastructure delivery, working with many of the UK’s top power, energy, water, telecoms, and digital clients.
Our success is driven by our people and our shared values:
- We care about safety.
- We lead with integrity.
- We strive to be better every day.
- We make a positive impact.
- We deliver to grow.
- We are one company, united.
Ready to take ownership of quality and make a measurable impact?
Join a company that values precision, professionalism, and progress.
Apply today and help shape the future with OCU Group.
- Division
- OCU Energy
- Locations
- Scotland
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment Status
- PAYE/Staff
Scotland
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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