Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Title:

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Location:

Plymouth, Devon Compensation: £44,600 - £55,000 + Benefits Role Type:
Full time / Permanent Role

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in assuring the quality and compliance of major infrastructure projects that support critical naval operations. This is a unique opportunity to influence complex engineering and construction programmes from concept through to completion, providing independent assurance that facilities are delivered safely, effectively, and in accordance with rigorous quality standards.

Day-to-day, you’ll be working within a highly regulated environment, collaborating with project teams, stakeholders, customers, and external bodies to drive quality excellence across multiple projects. Your expertise will directly contribute to the maintenance and support of the UK’s naval capabilities while offering significant opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.

• Leading quality assurance activities across multiple engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Reviewing and assuring Quality Management Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, and Lifetime Quality Records.
• Providing expert guidance and support to project teams throughout project life cycles.
• Conducting internal and external audits and supporting third-party assessments.
• Managing quality non-conformities, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is full time, 35, hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Dockyard

Essential experience of the Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

• Extensive experience in quality assurance and quality control within engineering and/or construction environments.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience of auditing within regulated environments.
• Knowledge of risk identification, analysis, and management methodologies.
• Experience applying continuous improvement techniques and supporting configuration and change management processes.

Qualifications for the Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Essential:

• Recognised professional qualification in Quality Management.
• Certified Lead Auditor qualification.
• NVQ Level 4 recognised professional status, or significant engineering experience supported by NVQ Level 3 in an engineering discipline.

Advantageous:

• Experience working within defence, nuclear, infrastructure, or highly regulated engineering environments.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  ().

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or…