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Senior Quality Engineer in Elgin

On-site in Elgin·Full-time·Added today (last checked 28 Oct)

Balfour Beatty

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Our summary

Work mode
On-site, Elgin
Contract
Permanent, full-time hours
Experience
Senior level
Holiday
25 days holiday + bank holidays

Skills

Balfour Beatty is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Elgin.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • An attractive/negotiated salary;
  • Company car;
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
  • Pension savings schemes;
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
  • Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
  • Discretionary annual salary reviews.

The role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Ground Engineering team as a Senior Quality Engineer on the ASTI framework in Scotland and you can build something to be proud of.

What you'll be doing

The successful candidate will have the following accountabilities: 

• Provide  subject  matter  expertise  to  project  and  work  winning  teams  to  facilitate  the implementation of effective quality management processes.
• Monitor, analyse and report Quality performance relating to agreed business or project KPIs, communicating risks and opportunities.
• Ensure the customer and other standards’ requirements are clearly understood and that quality  control  mechanisms  are  in  place  that  provide  assurance  that  the  asset  and/or service delivers as designed/required.
• Coach and advise delivery teams in using the appropriate digital quality and governance systems, and managing issues as required.
• Maintain  local  quality  processes  as  part  of  the  Quality  management  system,  ensuring processes remain effective, compliant, and aligned with strategic objectives.
• Lead local and supplier audits in line with programme objectives, and support with BB 
and external certification audits.
• Coordinate  with  others  to  produce  and  handover  project  and/or  business  quality 
deliverables.
• Implement quality development and training programmes for business / project teams and local quality resources.
• Encourage the sharing of good practice and learning to embed continual improvement.
• Contribute  to  the  implementation  of  Management  Review(s)  and  delivery  of  agreed actions.
• Undertake investigations of high-risk quality-related issues as required, ensuring robust corrective and preventive actions are identified.
• Implement  continual  improvement  actions  to  support  the  delivery  of  quality-related strategic objectives as directed by local or senior leadership.

Who we're looking for

The successful candidate will have the following skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Skilled Quality Management professional, with ability to implement associated
methodologies, tools and applications.
• Level 4+ Qualification in Quality or Construction
• CQI Practitioner Member (PCQI).
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor trained.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build influential relationships with a variety of
stakeholders (quality and non-quality).
• Gathers, analyses and evaluates facts whilst remaining objective and impartial.
• Ability to challenge existing methods and ways of thinking.
• Awareness of information management and change management principles.

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

About Balfour Beatty

Industry
Construction

In their own words

About the company & team

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is one of the UK’s leading specialist geo-technical contractors, providing innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors. 

Our comprehensive ground engineering capabilities, equipment and experience provide the solid foundations for infrastructure and buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to cross-country rail and road projects. 

Our reputation as one of the UK’s leading specialist geo-technical contractors is earned through the delivery of ground engineering solutions on some of the UK’s largest and most prestigious projects including HS2, The Shard, Wembley Stadium, Reading Station Viaduct, Marble Arch Place, Battersea Power Station redevelopment and the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement project. 

Additional information

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion   

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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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