About the Role
Job Title: Project Quality Advisor
Location: Peterhead / Aberdeen
Company: Balfour Beatty
Project: ASTI
Balfour Beatty Energy plays a critical role in the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) programme, delivering essential infrastructure that supports the UK’s transition to net zero. The role supports "right first time" delivery across the project, ensuring compliance with internal systems, contractual requirements and external standards. The position is based in our Peterhead office and works closely with construction and delivery teams to drive continual improvement in quality performance.
Responsibilities
- Support delivery of project and business unit Quality Action Plans
- Implement and maintain quality management planning, including:
- Contract Quality Plans
- 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
Qualifications
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
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 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 more
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan supports a diverse workforce. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to offering candidates with disabilities equal consideration. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from the Armed Forces, veterans and reservists.
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