Project Quality Advisor

About the Role

As a Project Quality Advisor at National Grid, you will play a crucial role in the project team to ensure the highest standard of quality within Project’s in construction. You will be responsible for implementing Onshore’s Quality Management Systems that ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements and National Grid’s policies and procedures.

You will assist the project teams to resolve defects and deviations raised by our contractors to ensure quick resolution and continuous adherence to our contractual requirements. This role requires a Quality advisor who can ensure quality is at the forefront of our projects and is able to manage quick and efficient resolutions to issues on a fast-moving project.

This is a hands‑on role for a proactive quality professional who thrives on problem‑solving, takes pride in getting things right, and ensures quality is never compromised as our projects move from design to delivery.

We are currently recruiting for three Project Quality Advisor opportunities to support major infrastructure projects across the following locations:

• North Yorkshire
• North Wales
• South East England

This role will be variable based, with the expectation to travel to Delivery and Operational sites a number of times a week within the region of the project and dependant on project demands.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Quality Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in quality management with a focus on electrical transmission or related industries.

• Experience in dealing with defects and deviations on NEC contracts is a plus.
• Experience in conducting audits and assessments to ensure compliance with industry standards and contractual requirement

Technical Knowledge:

• Understanding of Quality Management principles and methodologies.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards relevant to onshore strategic infrastructure projects.

• A good understanding of CDM Regulations and NEC Contractual Requirements, specifically in relation to Client, Principal Designer & Principal Contractor role
• An understanding of different contractual relationships within experience in an enterprise way of work is a plus

Skills:

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills with a track record of driving quality in a project environment and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• The ability to effectively manage non-conformance registers, defects and deviations management and support the implementation of corrective actions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including project managers, contractors, and suppliers.

Proficiency in Tools and Software:

• Experience with quality management software and tools for data analysis and reporting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) for documentation and presentations.

What You'll Do

• Implement Quality Systems: Implement Onshore’s Quality Management Systems and procedures in alignment with industry standards, ISO 9001 and National Grid’s standards.

• Contractual Quality requirements: Assist the project team to ensure that our contractors are complaint with their contractual quality requirements including ISO9001 accreditation, quality planning, industry standards, regulatory requirements and National Grid’s policies and procedures.

• Defects and Deviation Management: Assist the project team and contractors to work collaboratively to close out any defects and deviations in a timely and efficient manner.

• Quality Planning, Assurance and Control: Oversee the project’s quality planning, assurance and control processes whilst in construction so that all products and services meet or exceed National Grid’s or regulatory requirements. As well as helping to monitor the contractor’s self-assurance activities.

• Reporting: Prepare regular reports on quality performance, defects, corrective actions and trends to the Regional Quality Lead and the Project team

What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £49,625 - £58,758 – dependent on capability.

A job requirement car will be provided subject to business mileage covered within the role.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About Us

The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More Information

This role closes on 19th November 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.