About The Role
Balfour Beatty are currently looking for a
Quality Manager to join our Major Projects - Net Zero Teesside (NZT) team based on site at
NZT - Teesside.
What you'll be doing
Requirements
Within this role you'll ensure the Project plans for delivering Products and Services right first time that meet requirements every time and drive the “Elimination of Waste” and reduce the “Cost of Quality” through:
- Ensuring the Project produce Quality management planning (including business unit/contract quality plans and industry specific plans)
- Challenging systems and processes to ensure best practice and continual improvement
- Ensuring the development, maintenance and application of appropriate content for the BMS to meet the needs of the business
- Ensuring any specific Project or SBU standards requirements are effectively built into the BB ways of working within the BMS and / or local Quality Planning
- Monitoring and report Project/SBU business performance relating to Quality and agree (and monitor) management actions to drive performance improvements
- Undertaking investigations and implement effective root cause analysis (and enable the identification of corrective actions)
- Ensuring business awareness of Quality policy and BMS quality requirements
- Coaching & developing quality skills in business streams
- Ensuring the business is compliant with ISO 9001 and other client/industry/Project/SBU quality related requirements
- Provision of Quality related training to equip the business with the skills to drive improvements in Quality performance
- Interfacing with audit function to support local processes
- Providing support to allow Management System Reviews to be successfully conducted
- Facilitation of quality related improvement initiatives
- Production of appropriate reports and management information
- Supporting the delivery of the Sustainability roadmap.
- Supporting the business unit external accreditation process (including ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 and industry licences) to ensure it is able to operate in its chosen sector
Who we're looking for
You'll Have/be
- Experience of Major Civil Engineering projects, preferably an understanding of Heavy lifting.
- Experience of construction in the UK construction sector.
- Knowledge and experience of working to UK and international standards.
- Quality subject matter expertise and proven track record in Quality Management
- Preferably with experience of working in a construction environment, with Civil knowledge.
- Confident in working with Senior Management and able to challenge existing ways of working to support business improvement
- The ability to provide Quality leadership
- Build strong relationships with delivery teams and project managers.
- Substantial practical experience in quality management in Divisional/SBU sectors.
- Training and facilitation skills and experience
- A formal qualification in Quality Management e.g. Diploma in Quality Management (UK Chartered Quality Institute, British Standards Institute or equivalent)
- Preferably trained ISO 9001 Lead Auditor and/or Internal Auditor
- Either a CQI Member or working towards membership
- Working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma.
- Previous experience of managing a team
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
Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.
From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.
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:
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