QA Manager - Freelance, Hanger Lane, West London * Rate: £300-£400 per day, depending on experience * Contract: Initially 3 months, with likely extension through to completion * Start:ASAP * Location: Hanger Lane site, with some days at the London office The opportunity My client is a commercial real estate investment and asset management business covering acquisition, strategy, asset management and sale, with an in-house contracting arm that delivers the construction side of their projects. They need a QA Manager on a well-advanced high-rise residential/student accommodation scheme in Hanger Lane. You'll lead construction quality, evidence recovery and close-out ahead of completion and BSR Gateway 3. It's a chance to own the QA close-out on a live HRB, with a clear finish line and a likely extension through to completion. What you'll do * Lead the site-based QA and evidence close-out process * Review existing QA records, identify evidence gaps and drive them through to closure * Inspect completed works and verify them against drawings and specifications, prioritising structural and fire-safety-critical elements * Manage opening-up and retrospective testing where required * Coordinate with structural, fire and MEP designers to resolve discrepancies * Manage QA records, photographs, test certificates and product information in Viewpoint, keeping a robust, auditable record * Support final as-built information and Gateway 3 evidence You'll bring Essential * Proven QA / Quality Manager experience on major construction projects for main contractors * Experience on HRBs, high-rise residential or student accommodation * Strong knowledge of structural steel, concrete, passive fire and MEP * Experience with retrospective QA and evidence recovery * Confidence interrogating completed works on site Desirable * Gateway 2 / Gateway 3 experience * Viewpoint experience We need someone who can establish what has actually been built, find the gaps in evidence and see them through to resolution. To apply: send your CV ASAP