Quality and Compliance Advisor

Avove Utilities; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Avove Utilities is seeking a Quality and Compliance Advisor to support the Northumbrian Water Team. This role involves conducting audits, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and providing training to staff. The advisor will play a crucial role in maintaining high quality across operations within the utilities sector, contributing to the company's mission of sustainable engineering solutions.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company car/car allowance

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan

Avove Discount Scheme

Family-friendly policies

Lifestyle benefit options

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program and onsite mental health first aiders

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quality Management role.
• Experience in Utilities, Civils, or Construction is advantageous.
• Strong research and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier audits for quality assurance.
• Provide training on quality processes and maintain records.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems and regulations.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Working here isn't just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we will reward you with a range of benefits that recognize great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.

About The Role

We have been awarded a major multi-million-pound design and build framework agreement with Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) as part of NWG's Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) £3.6 billion investment programme. As we embark on this exciting 12-year design and build framework, we are looking for a Quality and Compliance Advisor to join our HSEQ function.

This role will report to the Lead HSEQ Advisor, supporting the Northumbrian Water Team in implementing health, safety, and environmental strategies at the local level while ensuring alignment with departmental and group-wide objectives.

This is a full-time permanent role based in our Durham office, with hybrid working from home.

What Will Your Day Look Like

• Conducting supplier audits to ensure the quality and competence of subcontracted labour and materials.
• Setting up an inspection regime for operational teams to ensure good quality control.
• Providing training to staff on quality processes and maintaining detailed inspection records.
• Collaborating with external vendors and suppliers to meet quality standards.
• Recording inspection results, analyzing data, and creating reports on quality metrics.
• Documenting non-conforming products, initiating corrective actions, and communicating issues.
• Ensuring compliance with company quality management systems, industry standards, and regulations. Maintaining calibration of testing equipment.
• Investigating root causes of quality problems and proposing solutions to prevent recurrence.

About You

You will have strong research and analytical skills, great attention to detail, excellent interpersonal skills, and experience in a similar Quality Management role. Experience in Utilities, Civils, or Construction sectors is advantageous but not essential. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

What's In It For You

We offer a competitive salary tailored to your skills and experience, along with various flexible benefits:

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company car/car allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan
• Avove Discount Scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• Lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program and onsite mental health first aiders
• Volunteering days and charity matched giving

About Us

We design, build, and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure, helping transform communities. We provide sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in ensuring water, power, and connectivity services.

We partner with leading utility providers such as Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks, and Scottish Water.

We are an equal opportunities employer...

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages, and sexual orientations. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive.

What Next...

We encourage you to apply promptly. We review candidates individually throughout the recruitment process. For questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.