Senior Quality Manager; Business Unit One Alliance

Mott Mac Donald Bentley are recruiting for a Business Unit Senior Quality Manager to join the Anglian Water @One Alliance.

As part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, we are on a mission to create a sustainable and resilient future for water. With an ambitious £2.3 billion capital investment in AMP8, we are revolutionising infrastructure, sustainability, and digital transformation to protect the environment and support growing communities.

This is a pivotal leadership role at the heart of the @one Alliance delivery programme. As Business Unit Senior Quality Manager, you’ll shape and assure the quality of work from project inception through to asset handover, driving a right‑first‑time culture across complex, multi‑disciplinary projects. You’ll have real influence — leading site‑based assurance teams, strengthening standards across the supply chain, and using insight and data to reduce rework, protect milestones, and build lasting confidence with customers and stakeholders.

• Leading business unit quality assurance across sites, managing Quality Managers, Senior Quality Engineers and QA/QC Engineers
• Establishing and maintaining a robust inspection cadence, ensuring early issue identification, backlog reduction and consistent Handover readiness
• Driving a right‑first‑time approach by identifying defects, leading corrective actions and preventing recurrence across the delivery programme
• Overseeing ITPs, witness testing and lifecycle quality assurance through construction, commissioning and asset handover
• Providing clear, data‑driven insight through reports and dashboards, highlighting trends, risks and improvement opportunities
• Translating quality performance into commercial impact, linking defects and rework to cost, programme and productivity
• Building strong relationships with project teams, SHEA, commissioning and supply chain partners to align expectations and priorities
• Championing digital and standardised quality approaches to improve consistency, efficiency and accuracy
• Creating a high‑performance, inclusive culture through visible leadership, coaching and continuous improvement

• Significant experience leading quality assurance in complex construction or infrastructure environments, ideally within utilities or water
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, auditing and standards such as ISO 9001
• A confident, values‑led leadership style with the ability to challenge constructively and influence at all levels
• Proven ability to use data and insight to drive better outcomes, reduce rework and protect delivery milestones
• Excellent communication skills, with the credibility to build trust across project teams, partners and stakeholders

At @one Alliance, you’ll be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team that is shaping the future of the UK’s water infrastructure. We offer a collaborative and innovative working environment, where your expertise will be valued and your ideas will drive meaningful change.

JN Bentley benefits can be found in the booklet attached.