Trainee Quality Advisor

About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution team as a Trainee Quality Advisor in Elgin and help deliver critical infrastructure that powers communities across the region.

To support Balfour Beatty, deliver the project in accordance with customer and stakeholder requirements and commitments, including verification activities to demonstrate compliance against Balfour Beatty requirements, external accreditations and industry good practice.

To support the co-ordination, submission, compliance and management of all assurance activities and the resolution of assurance related issues. To ensure implementation of procedures including submissions from the supply chain and establishing test and inspection plans for delivery of the works.

• Attend pre-start meetings for significant projects (either in terms of value, complexity or QA/QC requirements)
• Support project teams in developing the quality plans / inspection & test plans are being followed and that customer/project requirements are being met, and review those from the supply chain
• Assist delivery teams in achieving the required deliverables, and managing issues as required, also providing Quality advice to our supply chain where appropriate
• Use existing systems to allow sample and benchmark plans to be established and agreed with customers and supply chain
• Use digital systems to monitor the performance of quality planning / production of quality deliverables / managing of issues against targets
• Support project team in collating and delivering handover records as per customer’ requirements, on time
• Working to the processes and procedures of the Business Management System
• Support the Quality team during internal and external audits
• Assist in training, coaching and developing quality skills, including sharing lessons learned
• Support the establishment of a continual improvement culture
• Support the use of appropriate digital toolset to support the project governance and quality assurance/ measures on the project, including training of those tools
• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm and Right First Time.

The following qualities/experiences are essential:

• An understanding and commitment to Quality Management
• Awareness of business improvement initiatives
• Has an ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts
• Work to plans and programmes
• Pays attention to detail and sees things through to completion
• Is good at building relationships
• Can deliver reports orally and written in an objective manner
• Able to work within a multi-discipline team
• Fully proficient in modern office computer systems and technology e.g. Office 365

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Awareness of sector specific certifications and their requirements
• Experience in using Digital Progressive Assurance systems / Electronic Forms
• Operational experience in construction or asset management.
• Knowledge of ISO
  9000 Terminology

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.

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…