Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer (Quality Advisor)

Balfour Beatty is looking for an experienced Quality Advisor to join our Regional Build team on the Head House project based in the Midlands. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of the high‑profile HS2 project with one of the UK’s leading infrastructure and construction initiatives.

As a Quality Advisor you will play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of quality are achieved across all aspects of the project. You will work closely with site teams, supply chain partners and stakeholders to promote a right‑first‑time approach and ensure compliance with project and regulatory requirements.

• Implement and maintain the project Quality Management System
• Carry out inspections, audits and quality reviews on site
• Ensure works comply with specifications, drawings, standards and procedures
• Identify quality issues early and support corrective and preventive actions
• Maintain accurate quality records and documentation
• Promote a strong quality culture across the project team

• Proven experience in a Quality Advisor (or similar) role within construction or infrastructure
• Excellent eye for detail with a proactive approach to problem solving
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and assurance processes
• Confident communicator, able to work collaboratively with site teams
• Relevant qualification in construction, engineering or quality (desirable)

• 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/partner leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Operating across England and Wales, our building 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.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and a member of WISE, ENEI, the Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers. We are committed to removing barriers for people with disabilities and long‑term health conditions and to offering an interview to candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role.

All staff are employed on a full‑time basis and the role is not temporary. In addition, Balfour Beatty adheres to EEO principles and is an active participant in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’.