Assurance Manager - Sizewell C - Bristol

Balfour Beatty; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions provider is hiring an Assurance Manager for the Sizewell C Project in Bristol. The role involves leading quality assurance processes and managing stakeholder interfaces. Ideal candidates should have a diploma or degree in Quality Management, ISO 9001 qualifications, and leadership experience in large quality teams. The position offers a hybrid work model with competitive benefits including flexible work arrangements and paid annual leave.

Benefits

Smart working

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Managed senior Quality teams in highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrable track record in Quality Management within Engineering or projects.
• Strong knowledge of ISO standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Assurance and Governance processes.
• Manage and influence stakeholders effectively.
• Submit performance reports and manage third-party suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Diploma in Quality Management or degree-level qualification

Lead Auditor qualification to ISO 9001

Chartered membership to an appropriate professional body

Job description

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About the role

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as a Assurance Manager on the Sizewell C Project, you'll work with true experts who'll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we'll help you take it much, much further.

Sizewell C will create a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low-carbon electricity for at least 60 years. It will be built next to Sizewell B which began operating in 1995 and has so far avoided more than 76 million tonnes of carbon emissions.

This is a hybrid role with 1-2 days per week based out of our Bristol (Aztec West) office.

What you'll be doing

• Operate effectively and with authority in a complex matrix organisation
• Lead and create the definition of the necessary Quality Assurance and Governance processes
• Influence key stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes
• Define the Quality Assurance requirements within individual functional areas, including mobilisation/procurement of external expertise where necessary
• Be a key and pivotal contributor to overall strategy
• Be a recognised expert / advisor to others in all areas of assurance and governance
• Manage the Customer, Internal, IP and Stakeholder quality assurance and governance interfaces
• Submit regular performance reports indicating any deviations, corrective action taken and escalation of issues
• Provide a point of independent quality escalation for programme team members directly to the Alliance Director and/or SZC Client Programme Manager
• Responsible for managing third party suppliers to achieve the desired programme outcomes
• Attend and contribute to the business PM Forum
• Support other functional areas in their associated deliverables, e.g. quality input and evaluation of contracts and other associated scopes of work
• In the areas associated with assurance, governance and quality, manage stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
• Establish, host, support and chair assurance and governance reviews at appropriate points during the programme
• Ensure that industry and professional standards are flowed down, adopted and implemented across the workscope
• Develop and mentor staff to ensure succession planning is in place
• These accountabilities are not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities and activities that the job holder may be required to undertake

Who we're looking for

• Diploma in Quality Management or degree-level qualification
• Lead Auditor qualification to ISO 9001
• Chartered membership to an appropriate professional body, preferably Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)
• A natural leader with the ability to inspire, motivate and influence people to drive the business forward and achieve business goals
• Demonstrable experience as a senior Quality Leader who has managed similar large Quality teams, major projects, and budgets ideally within a highly regulated industry with multi-disciplined major contracts
• Demonstrable track record of successful Quality Management within an Engineering or project delivery environment
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and ideally ISO 19443:2018, with demonstrable understanding of managing CFSI risk
• Able to obtain a security clearance

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family-friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market-leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.

We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan with targeted, proactive, measurable steps to make this a reality. We are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long-term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence "Employer Recognition Scheme" and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.