Project Quality Advisor

About the role

Job Title
:
Project Quality Advisor

Location
:
Peterhead / Aberdeen

Company
:
Balfour Beatty

Project
: ASTI

Balfour Beatty Energy is playing a critical role in the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) programme, delivering essential infrastructure that supports the UK’s transition to net zero. We are currently looking to recruit a Quality Advisor to support delivery across our ASTI works in Peterhead.

This role would suit a candidate from a construction background, ideally with civil engineering experience, who has proven Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) expertise on infrastructure or energy projects.

About the Role

As Quality Advisor, you will support “right first time” delivery across the project, ensuring compliance with internal systems, contractual requirements and external standards. You will work closely with construction and delivery teams to drive continual improvement in quality performance.

The role will be based from our Peterhead office / Site

Key Responsibilities

• Support delivery of project and business unit Quality Action Plans
• Implement and maintain quality management planning, including:
• Contract Quality Plans
• Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs)
• Drive QA/QC compliance across civil engineering and construction activities
• Carry out internal and supplier audits, including planning, reporting and close‑out
• Support external certification and compliance (including ISO 9001)
• Challenge existing processes and promote continual improvement
• Provide practical quality coaching and advice to site and project teams
• Support root cause analysis and capture of Cost of Poor Quality
• Assist with quality input into tenders and bid submissions where required
• Produce quality reports and management information
• Support Balfour Beatty’s commitment to:
• Zero Harm
• Sustainability 2030
• Strong ethical and quality-led delivery

About You

Essential

• Proven experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Control within a construction energy, infrastructure or civil engineering environment
• Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems
• Ability to work collaboratively with construction, engineering and project teams
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Competent user of Microsoft Office
• CQI Practitioner status or willingness to work towards it

Desirable

• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and internal auditing
• Familiarity with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Ability to manage your own time and work proactively in a site environment

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We re proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

* 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

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