Senior Quality Engineer

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Competitive with excellent benefits package

Location:

London

Closing Date:

06/09/2026

Function:

Project wide Services

Function:

Project wide Services

Team:

Completion & Transitions

We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Quality Engineer to join our Completions & Transitions team here at SCS Railways, specifically supporting the Earthworks & Structures delivery unit.

About the role:

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for managing the independent site inspections and surveillances, leasing with the Client on inspection issues, ensuring the documentation is being produced on time, Non Conformances are raised in a timely manner, reviewing documentation and supporting the Quality Manager. Providing assurance to both the SCSJV Management and the Client that the Delivery Team and the supply chain are delivering the Works in accordance with the Works Information and the design requirements.

Flexible working:We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility  return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

• Provide support and holiday cover to the Quality Manager.
• Be proactive in preventing substandard Works being produced by coaching and providing training.
• Ensure that quality management is given the highest priority in delivery in the delivery of their works to achieve right first time.
• Communicate with delivery team and sub-contractors to ensure full understanding of quality assurance requirements.
• Check the works during progress and on completion to ensure that it has been constructed in line with the Work Information and the supporting documentation is produced.
• Manage and communicate to the Quality Managers any non-conformances.
• Carry out formal surveillances to ensure that inspection and tests are carried out in line with the inspection and test plans, Safe System of Work for the controlling the works and that all necessary documentation is produced in a timely manner.
• Ensure the delivery team notifies HS2 and or the Supervisor of any intervention points.
• In addition to the above discipline role, the Senior Quality Engineer must carry out their duties in accordance with the SCSJV Core Values. Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners' Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company's operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.
• Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners' Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company's operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.

• Managed Quality on a relevant project
• Experience with in quality related role on a major infrastructure project
• Experience of working on Civil engineering projects.
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel).
• On-site training in Quality.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems.

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join our EDI Champions program or support the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

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