Senior Quality Engineer - Ipswich

BALFOUR BEATTY; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working (up to 40% remote)

25 days annual leave

Pension

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is recruiting a Senior Quality Engineer for the Sizewell C project, based in Leiston, Suffolk. You will support quality planning, assurance activities, and supply chain audits across the project lifecycle.

You will coach delivery teams, drive continuous improvement, and implement digital quality systems to ensure compliance with BB requirements and industry standards.

Qualifications

• An understanding and commitment to Quality Management.
• Prior Quality experience and/or relevant operational/technical experience to meet industry sector demands.
• Level 4+ Qualification in Quality, Construction or Manufacturing.
• CQI Practitioner and working towards Chartered status with Major Project Experience.
• Experience in managing accreditation audits.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor quality plans and inspection/test plans with the project and supply chain.
• Coach delivery teams to meet deliverables and provide quality advice.
• Use digital systems to monitor quality deliverables and issue management.
• Ensure customer requirements are understood and QA measures are in place.
• Prepare supply chain audit reports and track observations to closure.
• Lead monthly quality reporting and liaise with client teams.

Skills

Quality management

Audit experience

Stakeholder management

Office 365

CQI Practitioner

Education

Level 4+ Qualification in Quality, Construction or Manufacturing

Tools

Digital Progressive Assurance systems

Electronic Forms

Job description

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Quality Engineer to join our Ground Engineering team working in Leiston, Suffolk as part of the Sizewell C project.

Role purpose: To support Balfour Beatty, deliver the project in accordance with customer and stakeholder requirements and commitments, including verification activities to demonstrate compliance against Balfour Beatty requirements, external accreditations and industry good practice.

To support the co‑ordination, submission, compliance and management of all assurance activities and the resolution of assurance related issues. To ensure implementation of procedures including submissions from the supply chain and establishing test and inspection plans for delivery of the works.

What you'll be doing

• Support and coordinate project teams in developing the quality plans/inspection & test plans are being followed and that requirements are being met, and review those from the supply chain;
• Coach and assist delivery teams in achieving the required deliverables, managing issues as required, also providing Quality advice to our supply chain where appropriate;
• Implement and use the appropriate digital systems to monitor the performance of quality planning/production of quality deliverables/managing of issues against targets;
• By using the principles of quality assurance, and where appropriate technical integrity, ensure the customer requirements are clearly understood and that quality control mechanisms are in place that provide assurance that the asset and/or service delivers as designed/required;
• Support the development of either project or business stream quality strategies and plans and the delivery and implementation of measurement frameworks, programmes and actions across the scope of services and full project lifecycle;
• Support the undertaking of specific investigations and/or reporting on quality related issues as required;
• Appropriate visits to supplier premises to conduct supply chain audits;
• Prepare and issue supply chain audit reports and follow the status of observations and nonconformities raised to ensure their timely closure;
• Conduct regular meetings with the stakeholders in the supply chain to discuss quality related matters, catalogues and distribute the relevant minutes of meetings;
• Coordinate any improvements that will be done to the project specific procedures and processes and ensure they are communicated to the teams. Coordinate the preparation of monthly Quality reporting and ensure it is made available on a timely manner for a review before official distribution;
• Coordinate with the relevant client Digital and project Delivery teams, the digitisation of forms and ensure they are ready on a timely manner and are communicated to the teams;
• Assist the Quality Manager and conduct training session for project and supply chain teams;
• Identify to the Quality Manger any necessary revisions to the procedures and templates;
• Be responsible for ensuring that quality related data is stored and entered correctly in a system for use and manipulation by the project’s Data Engineer/Business Analyst;
• Support Line Managers and guide Quality Engineers based at Orwell Office on their daily activities.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experiences are essential:

• An understanding and commitment to Quality Management;
• Prior Quality experience and/or relevant operational / technical experience to meet industry sector demands;
• Level 4+ Qualification in Quality, Construction or Manufacturing (relevant industry);
• Has an enquiring and questioning approach to audit work and experience in managing accreditation audits;
• Experience in driving business improvement and leading change within a business;
• Has an ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts and can work to plans, programmes and budgets;
• Pays attention to detail and sees things through to completion;
• Is good at building relationships and can influence effectively;
• Can deliver reports orally and written in an objective manner;
• Ability to challenge existing methods and ways of thinking with the ability to work within a multi-discipline team;
• Fully proficient in modern office computer systems and technology e.g. Office 365;
• A CQI Practitioner and working towards Chartered status with Major Project Experience.

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor trained;
• Awareness of sector specific certifications and their requirements;
• Experience in using Digital Progressive Assurance systems / Electronic Forms;
• Operational experience in construction or asset management.

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 Ground Engineering is one of the UK’s leading specialist geo‑technical contractors, providing innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors.

Our comprehensive ground engineering capabilities, equipment and experience provide the solid foundations for infrastructure and buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to cross‑country rail and road 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, visit 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, visit: 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]