Electrical Quality Inspector

Balfour Beatty plc; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Pension

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is seeking an Electrical QC Inspector to support MEH Alliance on the Hinkley Point C project. You will monitor quality across electrical works, ensure compliance with ITPs and documentation, and liaise with client representatives to uphold safety and workmanship standards.

The role requires NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation and a Gold JIB Electrical Grade Card, with experience on major infrastructure projects and a collaborative alliance environment

Qualifications

• NVQ or SVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation.
• Gold JIB Electrical Grade Card.
• Competency-based interview completed.
• Strong understanding of electrical installation quality requirements.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections in accordance with ITPs.
• Monitor compliance with project quality standards, procedures and specs.
• Raise non-conformance reports and quality observations.
• Liaise with client representatives during construction inspection activities.
• Review drawings, specs and code requirements for compliance.
• Maintain LTQRs and inspection documentation.

Skills

Electrical installation

Interpreting drawings

Quality standards

Construction QC

Education

NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation

Job description

About the role

Join the MEH Alliance at Hinkley Point C and play a vital role in delivering one of the UK's largest and most complex infrastructure projects.

We are seeking experienced Electrical QC Inspectors to support the successful delivery of Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC installation works across the Hinkley Point C project. This role offers the opportunity to work within a high-performing quality team, ensuring installation activities meet the highest standards of safety, compliance and workmanship.

What you'll be doing

As an Electrical QC Inspector, you will be responsible for monitoring and reporting compliance with quality requirements and supporting construction teams to achieve project quality objectives. Key responsibilities include:

• Performing inspections in accordance with Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
• Monitoring compliance with project quality standards, procedures and specifications.
• Raising non-conformance reports and quality observations where required.
• Liaising with client representatives during construction inspection activities.
• Reviewing drawings, specifications and code requirements to ensure compliance.
• Maintaining Lifetime Quality Records (LTQRs) and ensuring inspection documentation is accurate and complete.
• Updating SONIM registers and quality records as required.
• Championing Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) principles across the project.
• Supporting Quality Leads, Inspection Leads and the QC Manager in delivering project objectives.
• Assisting with continuous improvement initiatives and identifying opportunities to enhance quality performance.

Who we're looking for

Essential Requirements:

• NVQ or SVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation.
• Gold JIB Electrical Grade Card.
• Successful completion of a competency-based interview.
• Strong understanding of electrical installation quality requirements.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working on major infrastructure or construction projects.
• Previous nuclear industry experience.
• Experience working within a collaborative alliance or joint venture environment.

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 following 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, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture 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.

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