Tetra Tech Europe
Quality Manager – Asbestos (6 month fixed term contract)
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Quality Manager – Asbestos (6 month fixed term contract)
Quality Manager (6-Month Fixed Term Contract)
Shape Quality. Define Compliance. Lead Technical Excellence.
Step into a pivotal role where quality, governance, and technical assurance converge.
As Quality Manager on a 6-month fixed term contract, you will take ownership of a high-impact function within a UKAS-accredited environment, working at the forefront of compliance in a regulated technical sector. This is an opportunity to influence how quality is embedded across complex projects while collaborating with skilled professionals and regulatory bodies.
Purpose & Scope of the Role
The Quality Manager is responsible for the ongoing maintenance, oversight, and enhancement of the Quality Management System, ensuring full alignment with:
- UKAS accreditation requirements
- HSE guidance
- Relevant ISO standards
Operating at the centre of technical governance, the role partners closely with:
- Surveyors
- Analysts
- Technical specialists
- Senior leadership
To ensure consistency, integrity, and compliance across service delivery under ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17025 frameworks.
Responsibilities:
- Provide oversight of:
- Competence
- Authorisation
- Procedural adherence
- Manage audit projects
- Engage directly with:
- UKAS Assessment Managers
- HSE inspectors (where required)
- Support business development by reinforcing compliance credibility in:
- Client submissions
- Tenders
Your Impact in this Position
Early Stage:
- Establish control and visibility across the Quality Management System
- Strengthen compliance, ensuring consistent audit readiness
Embedded Impact:
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance:
- Service quality
- Operational efficiency
- Technical performance
- Shape quality strategy
- Contribute to organisational growth through:
- Strong accreditation performance
- Influencing future compliance direction
Opportunities:
- Exposure to complex, high-value projects
- Meaningful engagement with regulators
- Positioning as a key driver of industry-leading standards
Core Capabilities
Quality and Compliance Management
- Strong foundation in managing and evolving Quality Management Systems under:
- ISO/IEC 17020
- ISO/IEC 17025
- Experience with regulatory frameworks:
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- HSG264
- Ability to balance compliance requirements and business objectives, ensuring:
- Robust and practical quality assurance across operations
- Meticulous approach to:
- Document control
- Governance
- Risk assessment
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UKAS and HSE Audit Management
- Experience leading UKAS audits from preparation to conclusion
- Key point of contact for regulatory bodies, managing findings with:
- Structured root cause analysis
- Effective corrective actions
- Ensures continuous audit readiness while maintaining relationships with external stakeholders
Internal Auditing and Quality Control
- Design and deliver internal audit projects, covering:
- Field operations
- Laboratory processes
- Technical competence
- Conduct:
- Site-based witnessed audits
- Desktop reviews
- Identify:
- Trends
- Risks and opportunities
- Communicate insights to support senior-level decision-making
Proficiency Testing and Technical Assurance
- Oversee technical assurance processes to maintain:
- High standards of accuracy
- Reliability
- Experience managing:
- Proficiency testing schemes
- Performance data reviews
- Improvements where needed
- Ensure robust control of:
- Method validation
- Equipment calibration
- Measurement uncertainty
- Competence frameworks aligned to accreditation scope
Training, Competence and Improvement
- Commitment to developing organizational capability, ensuring:
- Training requirements are met and maintained
- Training and qualifications requirements met:
- CPD requirements
- Build a culture of accountability and quality
- Proactively monitor regulatory changes, embedding updates and fostering continuous improvements across systems and processes
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Requirements:
- Proven experience in a UKAS-accredited asbestos consultancy or similar technical environment
- Strong working knowledge of:
- ISO/IEC 17020
- ISO/IEC 17025
- Relevant BOHS certifications:
- P402 (preferred)
- P403 (preferred)
- P404 (preferred)
- P405 knowledge advantageous
- Record of:
- Professional development in:
- Quality management
- Compliance
- Professional development in:
- Internal or Lead Auditor training (highly desirable)
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Additional Qualifications (beneficial but not essential):
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification
Working Environment
- Flexible and balanced approach, combining:
- Office-based collaboration
- Site engagement
- Remote working
- Regular office presence expected for:
- Audit preparation
- Governance activities
- Team interaction
- Travel required for:
- Operational site audits
- Inspections
- Occasional external meetings involving:
- UKAS or regulatory bodies
- Hybrid working arrangements available
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of:
- Consulting and engineering services
- Supports projects across the full lifecycle worldwide
Expertise:
- Global support network
- Personalised approach to client relationships
- Collaborative environment supporting:
- Individual performance
- Innovation and creativity
Operations:
- UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands
- 6,000+ employees leading with science to solve complex problems
Under the Equality Act 2010, Tetra Tech will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees, including:
- Adaptations to:
- Work schedules
- Training approaches
- Physical workspace
Please inform us if any accommodations are needed during the recruitment process or day-to-day role.
Why Join Tetra Tech?
Tetra Tech is dedicated to providing:
- Sustainable and resilient solutions
- Support for public and private sector clients
- Innovative and collaborative work culture
- Global reach and expertise (6,000+ employees across the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands)
In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, Tetra Tech is committed to diversity and flexibility, ensuring reasonable accommodations for all employees.
Recruitment Agencies:
- Prefer a tried-and-trusted list of suppliers
- Do not acknowledge speculative CVs
- Refer to the Tetra Tech website careers page for further details
Note: If you represent an agency, check if you are on the list to avoid submission as a speculative introduction.
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