Quality Inspector

Balfour Beatty plc; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working (up to 40% remote)

25 days' annual leave

Pension, share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Quality Inspector to join the Power Transmission & Distribution team, supporting the BTNO programme in Suffolk. You will work closely with project teams and suppliers to ensure quality from the outset and promote a Right First Time culture on major infrastructure projects.

You'll monitor quality performance, conduct inspections, audits and coordinate documentation while driving continuous improvement and ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 where applicable, in a

Qualifications

• 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 proactive approach to identifying and resolving quality issues.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report quality performance against project and business KPIs.
• Conduct inspections and audits across project activities and the supply chain.
• Support the management of suppliers through quality assessments, compliance monitoring and improvement initiatives.
• Assist project teams in the use of digital quality and governance systems.
• Maintain local quality management processes and ensuring compliance with company procedures.
• Support internal, client and certification audits.
• Coordinate quality documentation and project handover requirements.
• Assist with investigations into quality-related issues and non-conformances.
• Promote lessons learned, best practice and continual improvement across the project.
• Support the delivery of quality awareness and training initiatives.

Skills

Quality experience

Quality systems

Audits & inspections

Attention to detail

Stakeholder mgmt

Organisational skills

Infrastructure experience

ISO 9001 knowledge

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?

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, 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, 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]