Senior Construction Quality Analyst

Job Role: Senior Construction Quality Analyst

Working Location: Southampton

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

This role will attract a job-needs car, subject to NHBC’s annual mileage requirement.

Job summary:

Join NHBC as a Senior Construction Quality Analyst and play a key role in driving higher construction standards across the UK’s house-building industry. You’ll use your technical expertise and analytical mindset to review build quality, identify opportunities for improvement, and support our customers in raising standards and reducing costs. This is a great opportunity to shape the future of quality in new home construction while working with a respected, purpose-led organisation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver NHBC’s construction quality consultancy services for our customers, ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience.
• Review build quality, analyse trends and issues, and develop practical solutions to improve standards.
• Work with small and medium-sized house builders to identify root causes of quality challenges and help implement improvements.
• Lead presentations and problem-solving workshops that inspire change and best practice.
• Promote NHBC’s brand for construction quality and support new business growth.
• Conduct root cause analysis, prepare reports, and contribute to raising standards across the industry.
• Keep up to date with new construction methods, materials, and technologies.
• Travel across the UK to meet with clients and attend events.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in the house-building industry, ideally with a focus on build quality or quality management.
• A detailed understanding of construction methods, regulations, and standards.
• Confident communicator, able to simplify technical information and present to different audiences.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends and actionable insights.
• Relationship builder who can influence and engage internal and external stakeholders.
• Commercially aware, adaptable, and able to balance multiple priorities.
• Relevant qualification (HND/HNC or above) and/or membership of a professional body.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

What we offer

• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)
• Life assurance
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Employee discounts platform
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents

Inclusion and Equality

We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We firmly believe in the right of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, and free from discrimination. Our active employee networks support colleagues and provide safe spaces for open conversations and idea sharing. We are a Disability Confident organisation committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. Candidates who meet the criteria will progress to the next stage.

National House-Building Council and its subsidiaries (NHBC) engage with preferred recruiters or agencies on a formal basis. NHBC is unable to accept applications from recruiters or agencies that do not have signed terms of business with NHBC. If unsolicited applications or CVs are received from recruiters or agencies with or without an agreement, NHBC will neither consider nor pay that party.

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