Quality Advisor

Ferrovial Agroman SA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational construction firm is seeking a Quality Advisor for the Heathrow Airport site. The role involves conducting internal and external audits, performing site inspections to ensure compliance with quality standards, and assisting the quality manager in implementing quality management plans. Ideal candidates will have extensive construction technology knowledge, problem-solving skills, and strong communication abilities. The position offers the opportunity to work on significant infrastructure projects in a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building relationships with external parties.
• Expertise in construction technology and problem-solving.
• Detailed knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Strong communication skills across various levels.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal and external quality audits.
• Perform site inspections to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Oversee the works of subcontracted laboratories.
• Ensure effective implementation of the quality management plan.
• Assist in the commissioning process for M&E works.

Skills

Building relationships with external parties

Construction technology knowledge

Construction problem solving

Health and safety legislation

Communication skills

Computer literacy

CSCS card

ISO 9001

Tools

Office software

Quality Management Systems

Job description

About us:

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track‑record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high‑speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Job Description:

Quality Advisor

Location: Heathrow Airport

About Ferrovial Construction

Ferrovial Construction is the engineering and construction arm of the Ferrovial Group. It is the largest private transport infrastructure operator in the world in terms of capital invested with a workforce of approximately 96,000 employees, and a presence across 15 countries with over 60 years’ experience. We are a Spanish multinational company operating in 4 divisions; Airports, Highways, Construction and Building subsidiaries. Ferrovial are committed to developing sustainable and innovative solutions, with the aim to create value for society, and for clients, investors and employees. Ferrovial Construction Ltd UK has 7 major infrastructure projects across the UK; HS2, Silvertown (STT), Heathrow (H7), Norwich Western Link, Thames Tideway (TTT), Northern Line Extension (NLE) and Farringdon.

At Ferrovial we have five core values: Excellence, Innovation, Collaboration, integrity and Respect. We are proud of our work and values which we live by to achieve our goals.

As one of the industry’s most diverse organisations, our people bring a strong blend of local talent, international expertise and perspectives from all backgrounds. This drives innovation and fresh thinking required to set new standards of excellence.

Heathrow H7 Project

Our H7 framework spans from airfield works (taxiways, runways, stands), to civils (roads, demolition works, underground and above ground structures), and MEP packages (services tunnels, lifts, life safety systems, fuel/fire mains).

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out internal and external quality audits.
• Carrying out site inspections to make sure works comply with quality, regulatory and employer’s requirements while preparing reports with a high standard and recording non conformities and snags.
• Oversee site inspections and tests to ensure they are carried out in line with the inspection and test plans and all documentation is produced in a timely manner.
• Oversee the works of subcontracted laboratories to ensure it is carried out according to the standards, in a timely manner and raise any nonconformances detected to the quality advisor/manager.
• Ensuring the project(s) quality management plan is fully and correctly implemented.
• Ensuring project NCRs are raised and tracked/progressed by initiators, ensuring corrective actions are taken and NCRs are closed.
• Ensuring the delivery of necessary quality paperwork required for each type of work.
• Ensuring the material approval procedure is followed by the site team.
• Promoting a right‑first‑time/continuous‑improvement culture across the site team.
• Assisting the quality manager and coordinating the commissioning process for M&E works.
• Assisting handover manager in the handover process and acting as compiler, reviewer and tracker of inspection and testing documentation, and handover documents required for progressive handover.
• Digitising quality processes in the Common Data Environment.
• Performing quality inductions, workshops, quality circles, lessons learnt implementation and workshops, briefings and/or other relevant forums and events to ensure the compliance of the QA/QC management plan.
• Maintaining quality registers.
• Maintaining calibration registers.
• Assisting the quality manager in his duties.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Experience in building relationships with external parties
• Significant construction technology knowledge and experience
• A highly capable construction problem solver
• Detailed knowledge of health and safety legislation
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact at a variety of levels within Ferrovial
• Computer literate
• CSCS card
• ISO 9001
• Quality Management Systems, Civils, Mechanical and/or Electrical technical specifications and testing standards, calibration, construction materials, good command of Office software, construction laboratory.

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

Ferrovial embraces diversity and inclusion and we see the value in providing equal opportunities to all employees. We are committed to building an inclusive team from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives and skills so we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.