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.

Key Responsibilities

• Support delivery of project and business unit Quality Action Plans
• Implement and maintain quality management planning, including Contract Quality Plans
• Implementation of 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

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

• 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…

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