Quality Coordinator - Cork

Overview

The Quality Coordinator will be stationed on site in Cork, supporting the design and construction phases of water and wastewater infrastructure projects. This role ensures that quality management systems are implemented effectively to guarantee all construction operations comply with client specifications, contracts, relevant standards, and regulatory requirements. The coordinator serves as a key link between site teams, subcontractors, designers, stakeholders, and the quality department, facilitating the uniform application of quality procedures and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support adherence to ISO 9001 standards and internal quality benchmarks.
• Track and report on quality KPIs and performance metrics.
• Promote uniformity in quality processes, forms, and documentation across projects and sites.
• Collaborate with site teams, subcontractors, designers, and clients to ensure quality requirements are met.
• Assist in conducting site inspections, audits, and management of hold/witness points.
• Manage and coordinate Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) across work packages, ensuring alignment with site activities and scheduling.
• Evaluate Inspection and Test Records (ITRs), verifying that evidence is gathered, reviewed, and closed in line with ITP requirements.
• Facilitate quality coordination within the BIM environment, including reviewing model status, drawing issue sheets, and exchanging quality-specific information.
• Maintain registers for ITPs/ITRs, ensuring documents are uploaded correctly and version-controlled within the Common Data Environment (CDE).
• Lead standardization efforts for ITP/ITR templates and quality paperwork across all projects.
• Manage quality documentation with appropriate version control and ensure accessibility on cloud platforms.
• Compile, monitor, and validate quality records for accuracy and completeness.
• Support the preparation of quality documentation throughout the project lifecycle from tender to handover.
• Log, track, and follow up on Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), assisting with investigations and corrective/preventative actions including trend analysis.
• Assist in preparation for internal and external audits, facilitate site quality audits, and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively.
• Ensure all materials and supplier quality adhere to ITP requirements, assisting with documentation reviews and certification tracking.
• Participate in project meetings to update stakeholders on quality activities, liaising with document control, design, engineering, BIM, and site teams.
• Promote a culture of quality awareness, delivering training and toolbox talks as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and documentation practices, championing consistent and standardized quality procedures across teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• 1 to 3 years of experience in construction, engineering, or quality support roles, preferably within design and build or civil engineering environments.
• Familiarity working with document control systems, BIM/CDE platforms, and site-based activities is desirable.
• Knowledge of quality management systems such as ISO 9001 and experience handling Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) and Records (ITRs).
• Understanding of quality documentation and inspection processes in construction projects.

Core Skills and Attributes

• Strong knowledge of construction and engineering processes, specifically relating to water and wastewater infrastructure design and build.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to coordinate multiple quality processes simultaneously.
• Meticulous attention to detail with strong document control capabilities.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities efficiently.
• Competent with BIM workflows and Common Data Environment platforms (advantageous).
• Ability to enforce technical standards and rigorously quality-assure outputs against client specifications.

Personal Characteristics

• Highly organized and capable of managing complex interfaces and multiple streams of work with precision.
• Team player who fosters transparent communication and collaboration amongst varied stakeholders.
• Technically proficient with sufficient knowledge to challenge and assure deliverables.
• Ownership mindset with proactive problem-solving and escalation management.
• Clear and professional communicator across all organizational levels.

Success Indicators

• Well-controlled and streamlined quality processes.
• Consistent compliance with client and quality standards.
• Standardized quality procedures implemented across sites.
• Effective management and resolution of Non-Conformance Reports.
• Efficient coordination among design, construction, and BIM teams.
• Timely close-out of inspection records and plans.
• Always prepared and audit-ready.
• Strong attention to detail and positive contributions to the quality culture.
• High personal effectiveness and accountability.