Quality Advisor

Position: Quality Advisor (Permanent)
Location: Winwick

Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Quality Advisors! Volker Stevin are hiring, we require a Quality Advisor to join the team on our Water Framework.

The Quality Advisor role supports the effective delivery of quality across the C2V Joint Venture within the United Utilities AMP8 Alliance Framework in the Northwest.

The role is responsible for providing independent assurance, advisory support, and performance reporting across multiple live contracts and sites, ensuring compliance with applicable management systems, client requirements, and project standards. The post holder will work collaboratively within C2V and across alliance partners to promote consistent quality standards, support continual improvement, and identify emerging risks and trends.

The role is advisory in nature, with a requirement for day-to-day autonomy and professional judgement, while operating within defined governance and escalation arrangements.

Key Accountabilities:

Assurance and Compliance

Plan and undertake quality audits, inspections, and reviews across multiple AMP8 contracts and sites in accordance with agreed programmes and key performance indicators.
Assist the construction team with the compilation of Inspection and Test Plans.
Provide independent assurance of compliance with:
Volker Stevin and C2V management systems
United Utilities quality requirements
Project-specific quality plans, procedures, and standards inc Civil Engineering Specification for the Water Industry.
Support internal, client, and third-party audits where required.
Produce clear and timely reports on audit findings, compliance status, trends, and areas of risk.
Monitor quality performance and support the identification of recurring or systemic issues across contracts.

Business Development and Site Support

Provide practical, proportionate quality advice and guidance to site and project teams.
Support site teams in quality planning, readiness reviews, and the effective development and completion of handover documentation.
Support project teams in addressing quality-related challenges and implementing improvement actions.
Contribute to continual improvement initiatives and lessons learned activities across the C2V programme.

Quality Strategy

Actively support and promote Volker Stevin and C2V quality improvement initiatives, including alignment with alliance objectives and behaviours.
Contribute to the development of consistent quality approaches across C2V and, where appropriate, across alliance partner contracts.
Support the embedding of quality standards and expectations through engagement, guidance, and performance insight.

Quality Non-Conformance Investigations

Support project teams in the investigation of quality non-conformances, including the application of appropriate root cause analysis techniques. Training will be provided.
Provide guidance and challenge to ensure corrective and preventative actions are proportionate, effective, and closed out in a timely manner.
Identify trends and learning opportunities arising from non-conformances and feed these into wider improvement activities.

About you

The role provides experience in multi-contract and alliance delivery environments, supporting progression into senior quality, assurance, or governance roles.

Ideally, the individual will have:

A background in construction, engineer, foreman, ganger, general operative.
Some experience of quality assurance within construction or utilities infrastructure environments.
Experience working across multiple projects or contracts.
Written, analytical, and IT skills.
Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, guide, and challenge at all levels.
Knowledge and understanding of construction methods and infrastructure delivery.
Understanding of quality management systems and assurance processes.
Ability to analyse performance data and identify trends and risks.

Volker Stevin investment :

Progression to Associate membership of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) when started.
Progression to ISO 9001 Internal Auditor qualification when started.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

Volker Stevin is under the umbrella of Volker Wessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within Volker Wessels UK, Volker Stevin are able to…