Quality Advisor

Quality Advisor

Boyd Recruitment are recruiting for a leading Building & Civil Engineering Contractor who are looking to add a Quality Advisor to their team in South Lanarkshire.

Reporting to the Group Quality Manager, the successful Quality Advisor will be part of the Project Management team providing support and guidance to ensure that projects are delivered to a high standard and to contractual requirements.

The Job

Planning quality requirements as early as possible and how these will be achieved.
Continual promotion of company Quality ethos and culture at all levels and with subcontractors.
Ensure working practices align with Quality processes/procedures and comply with both statutory and regulatory legislation.
Manage the Quality KPI’s on our projects and drive improvements across these including the creation of reports for senior management.
Provide Quality support to project and management teams in the form of training, guidance, coaching and advice.
Carry out audits on projects, supply chain and internal functions.
Review Subcontractor Quality documentation from pre-award, pre-start, ITP’s, checklists, Non-Conformances to ensure compliance.
Actively look for new approaches, best practices, and technologies to improve the consistency of installations and make these as lean as possible.
Gather information to create and issue Quality alerts to prevent reoccurrence of failures across the business.
Lead workshops in conjunction with project teams to understand the root cause of failures using 8D.
Escalate to management where Quality falls below the high level expected and produce a plan to improve this.
Attend any Quality related meetings on projects, internally, and with supply chain/clients.
Participate in any Quality improvement projects.
Provide support to the work winning and pre-construction teams in the form of PQQ’s and tender submissions.
Monitor customer feedback to improve project delivery.
Support projects in the closure and investigation of Non-conformances and defects.
Lead and deliver Quality initiatives to help raises awareness of the importance of good Quality management.

The Person

Candidates for the Quality Advisor must be professionally qualified within the Quality field, either a Member of the CQI or at least Practitioner Level (PCQI or higher).

Travel and overnight stays will be required to visit/support our projects.
Proven track record as an operational Quality Advisor within the Construction industry delivering continuous Quality Improvement Projects.
Knowledge of quality standards, audit procedures and integrated management systems
Root Cause Analysis investigation experience.
Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to present both face to face and via webinars.
Must have excellent organizational and management skills.
Ability to work as part of a team and to positively influence others.
Self-motivation and a drive to achieve business improvement as well as personal improvement.
IT literate in Microsoft Office tools.
Can work as part of a team and own their own initiative.
Experienced in digital quality assurance systems.
A lead Auditor (preferred) or internal auditor (mandatory).
A current CSCS Card