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Portfolio Quality Manager - job post

Balfour Beatty
3.5 out of 5 stars
Birmingham•Hybrid work

Location

Birmingham•Hybrid work

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Annual leave
  • Company pension
  • Paid volunteer time

Full job description

About the role


Here at Balfour Beatty we’re seeking an experienced Portfolio Quality Manager to strengthen quality oversight across our Regional Build Team. As our project pipeline grows, this role will provide the structure, visibility, and assurance needed to ensure each development meets the standards expected by our customers, regulators, and internal teams.

You will take a lead role in monitoring quality performance across multiple projects, supporting project teams with consistent processes, early risk identification, and effective issue resolution. Working closely with build, technical, and compliance colleagues, you’ll help ensure that quality is delivered reliably, not reactively.


What you'll be doing


As a Portfolio Quality Manager you will:

  • Overseeing quality performance across all regional build projects, ensuring consistency and compliance with internal and industry standards.

  • Leading portfolio-wide quality audits, inspections, and risk assessments.

  • Working closely with project managers, engineers, and contractors to drive quality improvements from concept through to completion.

  • Identifying trends, root causes, and opportunities to enhance build methodology and reduce defects.

  • Supporting the development and rollout of best-practice frameworks, processes, and tools.

  • Acting as the quality ambassador for the region—ensuring excellence is embedded in every stage of delivery.


Who we're looking for


You will have the following:

  • Experience in construction quality management, portfolio governance, or technical assurance.

  • Strong understanding of construction regulations, quality standards, and risk management.

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

  • A strategic mindset with the ability to look across multiple projects and spot patterns, risks, and opportunities.

  • A passion for raising standards, challenging the status quo, and delivering exceptional outcomes.


Why work for us


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.

Why join us?

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 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 much more…

About us


Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion 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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com


Job Reference: BBUK16686
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