Quality Manager - Motherwell

Balfour Beatty; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in Motherwell is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to join their Power Transmission & Distribution team. This full-time role involves ensuring high quality standards on major energy projects, conducting audits, and implementing quality management plans. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quality assurance and leadership skills, contributing to critical infrastructure developments. A variety of employee benefits, including flexible working options, are offered.

Benefits

Company DC pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Hybrid working where applicable

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Broad range of learning opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in quality management in construction or engineering sectors.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance principles and methodologies.
• Ability to engage and manage teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality strategy implementation.
• Establish Right First-Time culture across projects.
• Conduct audits and monitor project quality metrics.
• Drive performance improvements based on quality metrics.

Skills

Quality leadership

Right First-Time culture establishment

Quality Management Plan development

Auditing skills

Coaching and training

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

ISO9001 standards

Job description

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About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we don't just build infrastructure - we shape the future.

Our work powers progress, connects communities, and leaves a lasting legacy. With sustainability, innovation, and quality at the heart of everything we do, we're proud to lead some of the UK's most critical infrastructure developments.

We're currently recruiting for an experienced Quality Manager to join our expanding Power Transmission & Distribution team. This full-time role is based at our Maxim office, with regular travel to project sites along the East Coast of Scotland, supporting a major infrastructure programme that will play a vital role in strengthening the region's energy network.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-impact energy project that will help secure Scotland's future energy resilience. If you're passionate about driving high standards, delivering meaningful impact, and being part of something that truly matters - we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

To ensure the project plans for delivering products and services Right First Time, which meet requirements every time, support Built to Last philosophy and drive defect free delivery, the Elimination of Waste and reduce the Cost of Non-quality through:

• Providing quality leadership to deliver the Quality Strategy
• Establish a Right First -Time culture on the project, utilising the BB Group material.
• Prepare, implement, and maintain the project Quality Management Plan(s) and associated processes that deliver Right First Time to project specification and requirements.
• Producing project Assurance Plan(s) to support the delivery of project deliverables, handover, and Health & Safety File requirements.
• Establishing quality related training, coaching & skills processes so that the project teams understand and manage the delivery quality expectations.
• Driving the quality metrics and monitoring and reporting on project performance relating to Quality and agree (and monitor) management actions to drive performance improvements.
• Conduct audits, surveillances, and site quality tours, reporting on the results, and managing findings to closure.
• Interfacing with audit function to support local processes.
• Supporting the business unit external accreditation process (including ISO9001 and industry licences) to ensure it can operate in its chosen sector.
• Undertaking investigations and implement effective root cause analysis where applicable.
• Supporting the construction team establish inspection and test plans, through training, and progressive reviewing and commenting.
• Establish an approach to manage quality related matters with the Supply Chain, that also includes delivering training on specialist quality subjects.
• Production of appropriate business Quality reports including KPIs and metrics, analysing results and reporting causes of failure to project management

Who we're looking for

Why work for us

Alongside the amazing opportunity, support and pride that you will gain from developing your career with one of the world's foremost infrastructure giants, you will also enjoy:

• Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs
• Wellbeing sessions - non-work-related activities go for a walk, do some house duties etc.
• Opportunity to join into the company SIP scheme.
• Flexible benefits window Options to purchase additional holidays, bikes, tech vouchers, dental cover, PMI etc.
• Reward platform where you can get discounts off shopping, insurance, cars etc.
• Hybrid working (where applicable)
• Enhanced company sickness scheme
• Enhanced company Maternity/Paternity/Shared parental/Adoption schemes
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications
• Employee assistance programme
• Up to 2 days volunteering per year
• Company funded social events.

In joining the Power T&D team, you are joining a strong function, where you can join us as the first step on a lengthy career, or simply join us be the best you can be in your role we will support you either way.

We have a BB Academy, which is a great resource to support you with your learning and development.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

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.

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 can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

We are 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 collaborating with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them