Quality Lead in London

Quality Lead
Location: Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Job Title: Quality Lead
Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
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 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, influencing cross-functional teams, and driving quality performance within complex delivery environments.
Qualifications for the Quality Lead
Degree, Higher National Diploma, Higher National Certificate, or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
Lead Auditor qualification or demonstrable experience conducting quality audits.
Qualification or certification in Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, or a related discipline.
Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and Quality Management Systems within engineering or manufacturing environments.
Evidence of continued professional development in quality, engineering, compliance, or operational excellence.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ( .
What we offer
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
Employee shopping savings portal