Senior Quality Inspector

About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Senior Quality Inspector for our Mottram Moor Link Road and A57 Link Road highways improvement scheme.

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live, work and play.

As a Senior Quality Inspector, you will ensure that only approved materials are received and that inspections and tests are carried out in accordance with the specification requirements and approved drawings. You will also participate in implementing quality control standards and procedures, and perform quality control checks and inspections on project work and materials.

• Ensures the correct implementation of quality standards and procedures for testing received supplies and materials for conformity and non-conformity
• Performs regular inspections on labour activities engaged in quality control testing of materials and/or finished work
• Inspects warehouses and storage areas and ensures they are in accordance with the set storage standards and conditions for maintaining the quality of materials and equipment
• Maintains records of all quality checks performed and ensures proper data entry onto the system and documents control
• Reports to the Quality engineers all cases of deficiency and/or non-conformities and issues quality reports as required
• Keeps records of quality inspections and informs Quality engineers of any difficulties encountered during inspection

The following qualities/experience are essential

• Understanding and commitment to Quality Management
• Ability to nurture strong relationships with delivery teams and project managers
• Competent user of modern office computer systems such as Microsoft Office

The following are desirable

• A working knowledge of the sector in which the role is to operate
• Understanding and knowledge of ISO 9001 and Internal Audit
• Ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts
• Attention to detail and ability to see things through to completion
• Can deliver reports orally and in written form in an objective manner
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Self‑starter who manages own time
• Enquiring and questioning approach to audit work
• Ability to work within a multi‑discipline team
• Good at building relationships
• Can demonstrate initiative and resilience

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate:

• An attractive negotiated salary
• 42 core base hours per week
• Company car
• Hybrid working available
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other Balfour Beatty staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers, etc.)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme

We are 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.