Transport for London
Quality & Assurance Advisor
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Role: Quality & Assurance Advisor
Salary: Circa £39K based on skills, knowledge and experience
Band: 2
Position type: TfL Permanent
Location: Endeavour Square, London/Hybrid
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.
Role Overview
The Quality and Assurance Business Administrator role supports the Programme Management Office (PMO) and Delivery Hubs in the delivery of quality and assurance activities and the management of related data generated by the Quality and Assurance team.
Scope of role includes a multitude of planning, liaison, coordination and communication activities associated with supporting the effective management of the Quality strategy, PMO and Delivery Hub quality reporting.
Key Accountabilities
- Support the development, rollout and continual refinement of quality management processes, ensuring consistent adoption across Hubs and promoting alignment with TfL’s wider assurance and governance frameworks.
- Contribute to lessons learned activities by capturing insights, identifying systemic issues and supporting the implementation of corrective and preventive actions to strengthen delivery quality across all programmes.
- Responsible for supporting the planning, organisation and administration of all meetings organised and conducted by the Quality and Assurance team, PMO management and Delivery Hubs.
- Collate and analyse data as required, reporting on relevant metrics, trends and insights within the team and maintain dashboards, in alignment with the performance reporting team.
- Supports ongoing trend analysis for critical, systemic issues and high value opportunities to replicate successes and prevent re-occurrence of cost of poor quality (COPQ)
- Contribute to driving and leading a positive safety culture within Capital projects and ensuring their team is invested in managing and improving safety performance and provide general administrative assistance for the business area.
Skills, Knowledge And Experience
Knowledge
- Knowledge of Quality management systems.
- Knowledge and understanding of capital projects and programmes with an understanding of how disciplines and programme controls supports a high functioning environment.
- Ability to provide support in meetings including preparing supporting papers.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint to intermediate level (e.g. tables, pivot tables, presentations, etc).
- Knowledge of reporting structures and data analysis techniques.
- Good knowledge of Programme and Project Management Systems and Tools.
- Knowledge of quality management systems auditing
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Skills
- Excellent organisation skills to manage a multiple streams of work in support of delivery of high risk, value and complex project and programmes.
- Specific technical skills include:
- Stakeholder Management
- Organisation & Planning
- Information Management & Reporting
Experience
- Experience of creating, adapting and monitoring process in major projects and experience of implementing tools to support changes.
- Experience of dealing with a range of stakeholders at all levels across the organisation.
- Experience of Data Entry and Maintenance working to tight deadlines.
- Experience in effective management of stakeholder demands and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met. In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate who applies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly, consistently and proportionately in line with our Disability Confident commitments.
Application Process
Please apply using your 2-page CV and a brief covering letter.
Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 13th September 2026 @ 23:59.
Interviews will be held w/c 28th of September 2026.
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Vetting Process
At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
- Final salary pension scheme
- Free travel for you on the TfL network
- Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
- 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
- TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
- Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
- Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location