Quality Inspector

Balfour Beatty plc; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days holiday (pro rata)

Pension scheme

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Quality Inspector to join our Power Transmission & Distribution team working on the BTNO programme in Suffolk. You will support project teams to ensure quality compliance and timely delivery of activities, collaborating with supply chain partners to drive a Right First Time culture on major infrastructure projects.

The role emphasizes inspections, audits, and continuous improvement, with a mix of field duties and digital governance system use, and offers flexible

Qualifications

• Experience within construction, utilities, infrastructure, engineering, manufacturing or similarly regulated environments.
• Experience in a Quality Inspector, Quality Coordinator, or Quality Advisor role.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and inspection processes.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections and compliance reviews.
• Strong attention to detail and proactive approach to resolving quality issues.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with site teams, suppliers and clients.
• Good organisational and communication skills.
• Experience in major infrastructure, energy, utilities or construction projects is advantageous.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and reporting quality performance against project and business KPIs.
• Conducting inspections and audits across project activities and the supply chain.
• Supporting the management of suppliers through quality assessments, compliance monitoring and improvement initiatives.
• Assisting project teams in the use of digital quality and governance systems.
• Maintaining local quality management processes and ensuring compliance with company procedures.
• Supporting internal, client and certification audits.
• Coordinating quality documentation and project handover requirements.
• Assisting with investigations into quality-related issues and non-conformances.
• Promoting lessons learned, best practice and continual improvement across the project.
• Supporting the delivery of quality awareness and training initiatives.

Job description

About The Role

Be part of delivering one of the UK's most important energy infrastructure programmes.

At Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution, we're helping to build the networks that will power the UK's future. As part of our work on the BTNO programme in Suffolk, we're looking for a Quality Inspector to join our team and play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of quality are achieved across our projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional who enjoys being close to delivery, working collaboratively with project teams and supply chain partners, and driving a strong Right First Time culture on major infrastructure projects.

What you'll be doing

As a Quality Inspector, you'll support project teams in maintaining compliance with quality requirements and ensuring construction activities are delivered to the required standards from the outset.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Monitoring and reporting quality performance against project and business KPIs.


• Conducting inspections and audits across project activities and the supply chain.


• Supporting the management of suppliers through quality assessments, compliance monitoring and improvement initiatives.


• Assisting project teams in the use of digital quality and governance systems.


• Maintaining local quality management processes and ensuring compliance with company procedures.


• Supporting internal, client and certification audits.


• Coordinating quality documentation and project handover requirements.


• Assisting with investigations into quality-related issues and non-conformances.


• Promoting lessons learned, best practice and continual improvement across the project.


• Supporting the delivery of quality awareness and training initiatives.

Who we're looking for

We're interested in speaking with candidates who have experience within construction, utilities, infrastructure, engineering, manufacturing or a similarly regulated environment.

You Will Ideally Have

• Experience in a Quality Inspector, Quality Coordinator, Quality Advisor or similar quality-focused role.


• Knowledge of quality management systems and inspection processes.


• Experience conducting audits, inspections and compliance reviews.


• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving quality issues.


• The ability to build effective working relationships with site teams, suppliers and clients.


• Good organisational and communication skills.


• Experience working within major infrastructure, energy, utilities or construction projects would be advantageous.


• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles is desirable.

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?

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 want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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