Balfour Beatty plc

Quality Assurance Advisor

Company
Location
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/25/2025
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About The Role

Balfour Beatty are currently looking for a Quality Assurance Advisor to join our Regional Buildings team based in Birmingham

What you'll be doing

As a Quality Assurance Advisor You'll Support Right First Time Every Time, External Quality Certification Process And To Drive The “Elimination Of Waste”, “Right First Time” And Reduction In The “Cost Of Quality” All Through

  • Supporting the delivery of Contract, Business Unit and SBU Quality Action Plans
  • Support and facilitate Quality management planning (including contract quality plans and test and inspection plans etc.)
  • Understanding the needs of the site and requirements to develop effective quality control processes
  • Examining the quality of raw materials that are used in installations match the specification
  • Understanding performance requirements and needs from the PFP products.
  • Understanding the design philosophy regarding PFP in a hospital environment.
  • Ensuring the correct product is used to follow the design intent, in the correct situation
  • Ensuring best practice and continual improvement of installations
  • Ensure the correct standards of installations are met at all times.
  • Collaborating with the Supply Chain team to set quality benchmarks.
  • Identifying quality control processes to ensure all standards are met at all times and recorded with the relevant systems.
  • Supporting quality related improvement initiatives
  • Provide advice and coaching on Quality issues
  • Supporting Quality related training to equip the Supply Chain and Piers with the skills to drive improvements in Quality performance

Who we're looking for

The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential

  • Knowledge of ASFP, BS and EN standards regarding PFP
  • An understanding and commitment to Quality Management
  • An understanding and experience of Intrusive Surveys.
  • A keen eye for details – right first-time philosophy
  • Good interpersonal skills to be able to communicate requirements with Subcontractors
  • Ability to nurture strong relationships with delivery teams and Subcontractors.
  • Either a CQI Practitioner or willing to work towards practitioner status
  • Competent user of modern office computer systems e.g. Microsoft Office, BIM 360, OpenSpace etc

The Following Are Desirable

  • A working knowledge of the sector in which the role is to operate
  • An understanding and knowledge of ISO 9001 and Internal Audit
  • Has an ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts.
  • Pays attention to detail and the ability to see things through to completion

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?

Benefits

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 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: [email protected]
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