Senior Construction Quality Analyst

Job Role: Senior Construction Quality Analyst

Working Location: Newcastle

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 8 th March 2026 - If you're progressed to the next stage, Interviews for this role are expected to take place on Wednesday 18 th March

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

+ many more!

Who we are

At NHBC, we pride ourselves on being truly unique. No other organisation in our sector matches the range of services and scale we provide. As the market leader, we are recognised as the go to for new home warranties and insurance. Our team is united by a core purpose: to raise the standards of house building and protect homeowners.

Why you should join us

As a modern, family friendly employer, we're in a phase of rapid growth, embracing technology, data and new ways of working. We're seeking passionate, skilled and driven individuals to join us on this exciting journey.

Once onboard, you'll have access to fantastic opportunities for personal and career growth. You'll receive thorough training, continuous development and the chance to earn recognised qualifications and professional memberships to support your journey.

We support flexible working and encourage our colleagues to find a balance that suits them. While we may not be able to accommodate every request, we're always happy to have a conversation about flexible working arrangements.

Our inclusive culture

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 their allies, providing safe spaces for open conversations and idea sharing.

We are a Disability Confident organisation committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. Our first step is to review applications to ensure candidates meet the essential criteria for the role. We assess skills, experience, and potential objectively, and provide support or reasonable adjustments where needed. Candidates who meet the criteria will progress to the next stage.

Why NHBC

Work for the UK's leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for newly built homes.

Job opportunities

We have a range of job opportunities across the UK, including field and home based roles within corporate, business operations and field tech. We welcome experienced professionals and those new to the world of work such as trainees, and with our flexible working approach we are open to helping you find a role that works for you.

Benefits overview

Flexibility

Bonus

We offer a yearly performance based bonus to all employees based on a percentage of salary.

27 days holiday + bank holidays with the opportunity to purchase extra days.

Enhanced leave and pay

We offer equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents.

We recognise the valuable contribution that our colleagues make, benchmarking our salaries, against the wider market to ensure our packages are attractive.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy is focused on providing a shared direction and commitment for the organisation to respect and value our diverse workforce and continue to build a more inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain a workforce that represents the communities in which we work.

If you're interested in working at NHBC but haven't found the role for you within our list of current vacancies, please feel free to upload your CV. We will contact you if a suitable position becomes available and will keep your CV on file for up to 18 months. We also recommend checking our careers web page regularly, as new opportunities are posted frequently.

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 who do not have signed terms of business with NHBC. If unsolicited applications or CVs are received from recruiters or agencies with or without such an agreement, NHBC will neither consider nor agree to any payment to that party.