Job Description:

QA Manager - Freelance, Hanger Lane, West London

• Rate: £300-£400 per day, depending on experience
• Contract: Initially 3 months, with likely extension through to completion
• Start:ASAP
• Location: Hanger Lane site, with some days at the London office

The opportunity

My client is a commercial real estate investment and asset management business covering acquisition, strategy, asset management and sale, with an in-house contracting arm that delivers the construction side of their projects.

They need a QA Manager on a well-advanced high-rise residential/student accommodation scheme in Hanger Lane. You'll lead construction quality, evidence recovery and close-out ahead of completion and BSR Gateway 3. It's a chance to own the QA close-out on a live HRB, with a clear finish line and a likely extension through to completion.

What you'll do

• Lead the site-based QA and evidence close-out process
• Review existing QA records, identify evidence gaps and drive them through to closure
• Inspect completed works and verify them against drawings and specifications, prioritising structural and fire-safety-critical elements
• Manage opening-up and retrospective testing where required
• Coordinate with structural, fire and MEP designers to resolve discrepancies
• Manage QA records, photographs, test certificates and product information in Viewpoint, keeping a robust, auditable record
• Support final as-built information and Gateway 3 evidence

You'll bring

Essential

• Proven QA / Quality Manager experience on major construction projects for main contractors
• Experience on HRBs, high-rise residential or student accommodation
• Strong knowledge of structural steel, concrete, passive fire and MEP
• Experience with retrospective QA and evidence recovery
• Confidence interrogating completed works on site

Desirable

• Gateway 2 / Gateway 3 experience
• Viewpoint experience

We need someone who can establish what has actually been built, find the gaps in evidence and see them through to resolution.

To apply: send your CV ASAP