Quality Engineer

Location: Hinkley Point C (Minimum 3 days per week on site)

Start Date: ASAP / TBC

Background Checks: BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) & DBS

Hours: Typically 40 hours per week

Job Overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Engineer to join the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project, one of the UK's largest and most significant nuclear new build programmes.

Working within the Quality Management Team, you will support the delivery of quality assurance and quality control activities across the project supply chain. You will act as an Intelligent Customer, ensuring suppliers and contractors comply with contractual quality requirements throughout the full project lifecycle, from manufacturing through to installation, testing and commissioning.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and key stakeholders to ensure quality is delivered safely, efficiently and right first time.

Your Responsibilities:

• Support Quality Management Leads (QMLs) in ensuring quality arrangements are effectively implemented across the supply chain.
• Prepare, maintain and update Project Quality Control Plans (PQCPs).
• Monitor quality deliverables through KANBAN dashboards and support priority management.
• Expedite the resolution of audit findings and quality-related issues within the supply chain.
• Support the review and acceptance of Lifetime Quality Records (LTQRs).
• Carry out manufacturing inspections at supplier facilities when required, both in the UK and internationally.
• Assist with the management and close-out of Observation Sheets and manufacturing non-conformances.
• Support the review and acceptance of End of Manufacturing Reports (EOMRs), End of Construction Status Reports (ECSRs) and End of Erection Status Reports (EESRs).
• Produce quality documentation including lessons learned and continuous improvement reports.
• Provide regular reporting and updates to quality leadership and project stakeholders.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong understanding of quality management principles within large, complex and contract-led environments.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and provide constructive challenge.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable working with suppliers and travelling regularly when required.
• A proactive, solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
• Experience with in the nuclear sector, ideally new build projects.
• Understanding of quality assurance and quality control across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning.
• Knowledge of nuclear regulatory environments.
• Experience with pressure and nuclear codes.
• Understanding of Welding, NDT and NDE processes.
• French language skills would be advantageous.

Experience/Qualifications

Required:

• HNC, HND or Degree in an Engineering, Science or other relevant technical discipline.
• Experience ensuring compliance with recognised quality standards such as ISO 9001 and GSR Part 2.
• Understanding of quality assurance and quality control processes within engineering or project environments.
• Experience delivering quality solutions on major infrastructure, nuclear or other highly regulated projects.
• Experience working within safety-critical industries.
• Proven stakeholder management experience within multicultural project environments.
• Professional quality accreditation or membership.
• Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) membership or working towards Chartered Quality Professional status.

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