Senior Quality Manager (Rolls Royce)

Balfour Beatty plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Annual leave 25 days

Family friendly policies

Pension & share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is delivering a major expansion programme in Derby and seeks an experienced Senior Quality Manager to lead the project quality team and uphold high quality standards across all activities. You will shape and maintain the project quality strategy, ensuring conformity with contractual requirements and Balfour Beatty's processes.

You will implement inspection, testing and assurance activities, drive a right-first-time culture and collaborate with construction teams to mitigate

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior quality management role within the construction or nuclear industry.
• Experience working on complex, technically demanding projects.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, assurance and control processes.
• Experience managing quality teams and working across multidisciplinary project environments.
• Experience managing subcontractor and supply chain quality performance.
• Strong understanding of inspection, testing, non-conformance and corrective action processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to influence project teams and drive a positive quality culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the project quality team, providing direction, support and technical leadership.
• Develop, implement and maintain the project Quality Management Plan and associated quality processes.
• Ensure quality requirements are clearly understood and embedded across the project.
• Work closely with project and construction teams to promote a right-first-time approach.
• Monitor quality performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead the implementation of inspection and test plans, quality control procedures and assurance activities.
• Ensure works are inspected, tested and documented in accordance with project requirements.

Skills

Senior quality management

Construction industry

Nuclear industry

Quality management systems

Subcontractor management

Inspection and testing

Stakeholder management

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty is delivering a major expansion programme in partnership with Rolls-Royce in Derby, supporting the development of critical infrastructure within a highly regulated and technically complex environment.

We’re now looking for an experienced Senior Quality Manager to join the project team and play a key role in maintaining the highest standards of quality across the programme.

This is an exciting opportunity for a quality professional who thrives in complex environments, understands the importance of robust assurance processes and is looking to work on a project where quality is fundamental to successful delivery.

As Senior Quality Manager, you will take a leading role in establishing, implementing and maintaining the project quality strategy, ensuring that works are delivered in accordance with contractual requirements, relevant standards and Balfour Beatty's quality processes.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Quality Manager you will:

• Lead and manage the project quality team, providing direction, support and technical leadership.
• Develop, implement and maintain the project Quality Management Plan and associated quality processes.
• Ensure quality requirements are clearly understood and embedded across the project.
• Work closely with project and construction teams to promote a right-first-time approach.
• Monitor quality performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead the implementation of inspection and test plans, quality control procedures and assurance activities.
• Ensure works are inspected, tested and documented in accordance with project requirements.

Who we’re looking for

You will have the following:

• Significant experience in a senior quality management role within the construction or nuclear industry.
• Experience working on complex, technically demanding projects.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, assurance and control processes.
• Experience managing quality teams and working across multidisciplinary project environments.
• Experience managing subcontractor and supply chain quality performance.
• Strong understanding of inspection, testing, non-conformance and corrective action processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to influence project teams and drive a positive quality culture.

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

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

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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