About the role
Job Title: Quality Lead
Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Role ID: SF76108
Shape Quality Excellence on a Major International Shipbuilding Programme
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Quality Lead at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Quality Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll have a rare opportunity to build and lead the quality function for a complex international shipbuilding programme. This is a highly influential role where you'll establish quality governance, assurance frameworks, and compliance processes that support successful programme delivery across both the United Kingdom and overseas operations.
Day-to-day, you'll be required to:
Developing and maintaining programme quality plans, assurance processes, and governance frameworks.
Leading quality oversight across suppliers, subcontractors, and delivery teams to ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
Acting as the key point of contact for quality matters with customers, certification bodies, and internal stakeholders.
Monitoring quality performance through audits, inspections, reporting, and corrective action activities to drive continuous improvement.
Building, mentoring, and influencing quality teams while promoting a strong quality culture across the programme.
This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based at Rosyth with hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Quality Lead
Experience in a senior quality leadership, quality management, or programme quality role within shipbuilding, marine, manufacturing, or complex engineering environments.
Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, quality assurance methodologies, auditing processes, and continuous improvement principles.
Experience developing and implementing quality plans, governance frameworks, and assurance processes across large-scale programmes or projects.
Knowledge of certification, regulatory, and classification body requirements, with experience engaging customers, auditors, and assurance stakeholders.
Experience managing supplier quality, influencin…
