Quality Supply Chain Assurance Specialist

National role with regular travel

Why this role matters

Quality sits at the heart of how Laing O'Rourke delivers safe, resilient and high‑performing outcomes. This role offers an opportunity to influence supplier performance at scale, helping ensure that quality and compliance translate into real business and client value.

You may find this role particularly engaging if you enjoy working independently, building strong supplier relationships, and using assurance activity to drive meaningful improvement rather than simple compliance.

The opportunity

As a Quality Supply Chain Assurance Specialist, you will play a key role in assuring and improving the performance of our supply chain across major projects and facilities. Working closely with Procurement, project teams and suppliers, you will lead audit and assurance activity and support continuous improvement across regulated, high‑assurance environments.

This is a national role, requiring travel to supplier sites and occasional overnight stays.

What you may be responsible for

• Leading supplier audit, surveillance and assurance activity across tender, manufacture and installation stages
• Coordinating audit and surveillance schedules with Procurement to ensure effective supply chain coverage
• Assessing new suppliers through desk‑based and on‑site quality evaluations
• Monitoring supplier performance, identifying trends and addressing deviation
• Agreeing and tracking supplier improvement plans following audit or under‑performance
• Supporting projects and facilities with targeted surveillance activities, including witness testing
• Building strong relationships with key suppliers to reduce risk and share best practice
• Advocating Laing O'Rourke's supplier assurance approach and supporting alignment with BS 99001:2022
• Contributing to quality reporting, insights and the wider Quality and Building Safety strategy

What you're likely to bring

• Significant experience in quality governance, assurance, compliance and improvement
• Background in supplier assurance and development, ideally within regulated environments such as nuclear, energy, rail, healthcare or similar
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, BS 99001 and related standards
• Lead Auditor experience, particularly within supply chain contexts
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders across projects, functions and the supply chain
• An organised, self‑directed approach, with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands

Desirable qualifications

• Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) membership, or equivalent, or working towards
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor certification with recent practical application

Why Laing O'Rourke

With over 160 years of heritage, Laing O'Rourke is an internationally focused engineering enterprise delivering complex projects through an integrated model of engineering, construction and asset management. Our quality function plays a central role in supporting safe delivery, innovation and long‑term value.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Laing O'Rourke, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are focused on creating an environment where everyone can contribute, develop and thrive.