Senior Quality Engineer – Civil Infra (Right-First-Time)

Balfour Beatty plc; Grays; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days annual leave

Pension savings schemes

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality delivery on the Lower Thames Crossing project. You will ensure compliance with client and regulatory requirements, embed quality plans, and drive improvements across delivery teams and supply chain.

The role emphasizes right‑first‑time outcomes, audits, root cause analysis and mentoring junior engineers within a major civil engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in quality management within major civil engineering or highways projects; proven right‑first‑time delivery.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management systems with audit experience.
• Leading QA activities across complex projects, including investigations and non‑conformance management.
• Experience with senior project leadership, clients, and supply chain partners; credible challenge and assurance.
• Coaching and developing quality capability, mentoring junior engineers/advisors.
• Confident with Senior Management; able to challenge existing ways of working for improvement.
• Build strong relationships with delivery teams and project managers.
• Training and facilitation skills and experience.
• Formal Quality Management qualification (Diploma or equivalent); CQI membership or progress toward it.
• Previous experience of managing a team; proficient in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead project quality delivery and ensure compliance with client, contractual, regulatory and management system requirements.
• Develop, maintain and embed project quality plans; integrate client and project requirements.
• Monitor and report quality performance; drive continual improvement and reduce cost of quality.
• Lead quality assurance activities including audits, reviews and investigations; ensure root cause analysis and learning.
• Coach delivery teams and supply chain to build quality capability and promote right‑first‑time culture.

Skills

Quality management

Audits

Root cause analysis

Coaching

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring junior engineers

Challenge and assurance

Relationship building

Training and facilitation

Microsoft Office

Education

Diploma in Quality Management (CQI/BSI or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality delivery on the Lower Thames Crossing project. You will ensure compliance with client and regulatory requirements, embed quality plans, and drive improvements across delivery teams and supply chain.

The role emphasizes right‑first‑time outcomes, audits, root cause analysis and mentoring junior engineers within a major civil engineering environment.