Quality Advisor

Balfour Beatty plc; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote where/≈

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Quality Advisor to join the Power Transmission & Distribution team in Cardiff. This field-focused role involves extensive travel to construction sites across Wales and the South West of England to embed quality excellence and deliver a Right First Time culture.

You will work with project teams, supply chains and stakeholders to ensure quality requirements are understood, implemented and consistently achieved throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality, assurance or compliance role within construction, engineering, utilities, manufacturing or infrastructure environments.
• A good understanding of quality management principles and assurance processes.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Internal Auditor training or experience conducting audits.
• A Level 4 qualification or above in Quality, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Membership of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) at Affiliate level or above, or a willingness to work towards this.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence people at all levels.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and promote best practice where required.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across Wales and the South West of England to support multiple project locations.

Responsibilities

• Supporting project teams in the development, implementation and maintenance of Quality Plans, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and assurance processes.
• Undertaking regular site visits across Wales and the South West of England to provide quality support, conduct assurance activities and engage directly with project delivery teams.
• Providing quality advice and guidance to operational teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitoring and reporting on quality performance against project and business KPIs.
• Ensuring compliance with company procedures, client requirements and industry standards.
• Supporting project teams in the effective use of quality management systems and digital assurance tools.
• Coordinating and undertaking internal audits, while supporting external certification and client audits.
• Assisting with investigations into quality issues, identifying root causes and supporting corrective actions.
• Promoting best practice, lessons learned and continual improvement initiatives across projects.
• Supporting project handover activities by ensuring quality documentation is completed accurately and on time.
• Delivering quality awareness and training activities to project teams and local quality representatives.
• Working collaboratively with operational teams to ensure quality requirements are embedded into everyday delivery activities.
• Supporting the ongoing development and improvement of the Quality Management System.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across Wales and the South West of England to support multiple project locations.

Skills

Quality management

Stakeholder management

Auditing

Quality assurance

Travel readiness

Education

Level 4 qualification in Quality/Engineering/Construction

CQI Affiliate level or higher (or willingness)

Tools

Quality Management Systems

Digital assurance tools

Internal auditing tools

Job description

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we're delivering the infrastructure that powers homes, businesses and communities across the UK. As investment in the nation's energy network continues to accelerate, our Power Transmission & Distribution business is playing a critical role in connecting renewable energy, strengthening the electricity grid and supporting the UK's transition to Net Zero.

We're looking for a Quality Advisor to join our team in Cardiff and help drive a culture of quality excellence across a portfolio of complex infrastructure projects. While Cardiff will be your base location, this is a field-focused role requiring significant travel to construction sites across Wales and the South West of England, supporting the delivery of major power transmission and distribution projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a business delivering some of the UK's most important energy projects, ensuring quality is embedded throughout every stage of delivery.

What you'll be doing

As a Quality Advisor, you'll work closely with project teams, supply chain partners and stakeholders to ensure quality requirements are understood, implemented and consistently achieved. You'll support the delivery of a \"Right First Time\" culture, helping our teams minimise defects, improve performance and continuously raise standards across our projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting project teams in the development, implementation and maintenance of Quality Plans, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and assurance processes.
• Undertaking regular site visits across Wales and the South West of England to provide quality support, conduct assurance activities and engage directly with project delivery teams.
• Providing quality advice and guidance to operational teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitoring and reporting on quality performance against project and business KPIs.
• Ensuring compliance with company procedures, client requirements and industry standards.
• Supporting project teams in the effective use of quality management systems and digital assurance tools.
• Coordinating and undertaking internal audits, while supporting external certification and client audits.
• Assisting with investigations into quality issues, identifying root causes and supporting corrective actions.
• Promoting best practice, lessons learned and continual improvement initiatives across projects.
• Supporting project handover activities by ensuring quality documentation is completed accurately and on time.
• Delivering quality awareness and training activities to project teams and local quality representatives.
• Working collaboratively with operational teams to ensure quality requirements are embedded into everyday delivery activities.
• Supporting the ongoing development and improvement of the Quality Management System.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across Wales and the South West of England to support multiple project locations.

Who we're looking for

We're seeking an enthusiastic and motivated quality professional who enjoys building relationships, influencing positive behaviours and supporting operational teams to achieve excellent outcomes.

You may already be working as a Quality Advisor, Quality Engineer, Quality Coordinator or within a broader assurance, compliance or governance role and be looking to develop your career within a leading infrastructure organisation.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Experience in a quality, assurance or compliance role within construction, engineering, utilities, manufacturing or infrastructure environments.
• A good understanding of quality management principles and assurance processes.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Internal Auditor training or experience conducting audits.
• A Level 4 qualification or above in Quality, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Membership of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) at Affiliate level or above, or a willingness to work towards this.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence people at all levels.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and promote best practice where required.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across Wales and the South West of England to support multiple project locations.

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’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). 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.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]