Independent Quality Controller

Overview

Job Title: Independent Quality Controller

Location: Leicester, LE19 (Initial Assignment)

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as Independent Quality Controller and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established house builders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, We Don’t Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As Independent Quality Controller, You’ll Benefit From

• Competitive salary
• Company Car/Car Allowance
• 5
  * house builder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Health Care
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Persimmon Homes Construction Team as an Independent Quality Controller. This role reports into a Divisional Construction Compliance Manager.

The purpose of the role is to ensure full compliance of all regulatory and warranty standards up to completion with reference to the Persimmon Way. The role will involve predominantly working on the Company's development sites and offices with a small amount of working from home when business needs allow.

• Conduct regular quality and compliance checks on site, across the region, for all aspects of the construction process ensuring full compliance of all regulatory and warranty standards up to completion
• Prepare clear and accurate reports following site visits, recording any non-compliant work and relevant recommendations for improvement to enable senior management and regional construction teams to take remedial action
• Monitor both subcontractors and site managers' performance against set targets, check materials quality and provide feedback to both regional and departmental management teams to ensure overall standards are maintained
• Educate, coach and advise the Operating Company departments (construction, buying, technical, and commercial) in relation to all aspects of the build process to ensure completion in line with regulatory and warranty standards
• Complete audited assessments of any workflow issues raised, formally reporting upon all findings to ensure recommendations have been actioned and regulatory and warranty standards are upheld
• Work cohesively and collaboratively with the Operating Company, to maximise the quality of the build

• Fully conversant with all regulatory and warranty standards
• Experience with in the house building construction industry
• Academic Requirements - Relevant Apprenticeship/Undergraduate/Postgraduate or equivalent qualifications, including HNC/HND, NVQ6 Senior Site Inspection
• Full UK Driving Licence is required

Note:

This description reflects the duties of the role as of the date issued and may be subject to change in line with business requirements.