Quality Advisor

Department: Regulated Power

Location: Perth - Scotland

Description Location: Perth - Scotland | Contract Type: Permanent | Working Pattern: Full-Time | Office & Site Based Pay / Benefits: Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.

The Opportunity

At OCU, quality is fundamental to the safe and successful delivery of the infrastructure projects that power and connect communities across the UK. As a Quality Advisor, you'll play a key role in supporting and improving our quality management systems, helping ensure our operations consistently meet the highest standards of compliance, performance, and customer satisfaction.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about continuous improvement and enjoys working closely with operational teams to drive quality across a growing organisation. You'll have the opportunity to influence processes, support audits, and contribute to the successful delivery of nationally significant projects.

What You'll Do

• Support the development, implementation, and continual improvement of quality management systems across the business.
• Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with company procedures, ISO standards, and client requirements.
• Monitor quality performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and compliance.
• Investigate non-conformances, customer complaints, and quality issues, supporting the implementation of corrective actions.
• Produce quality reports, performance data, and management information to support decision-making.
• Provide guidance and support to operational teams on quality assurance processes and best practice.
• Liaise with external auditors, certification bodies, and stakeholders during audits and assessments.
• Support supplier quality management activities and assist with the monitoring of supplier performance.
• Deliver quality-related training, awareness sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate quality records, documentation, and audit evidence.

Essential What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in a Quality Advisor, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or similar role.
• Experience working with quality management systems and standards, including ISO 9001.
• Strong understanding of auditing principles and compliance processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while building effective relationships across the business.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and quality management systems.

Desirable

• Experience within utilities, infrastructure, engineering, construction, or regulated environments.
• Bonus if you hold an Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor qualification.
• It would be great if you have experience supporting external certification and accreditation audits.
• It would be great if you've delivered quality improvement initiatives and process reviews.
• Knowledge of integrated management systems and continuous improvement methodologies would be advantageous.

What We Offer At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.

Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.

As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.

For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jonathan Bryden at [email protected] .

Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.

To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing [email protected].