Quality Engineer - Onshore Substations

Role: Quality Engineer

Work Scope: Onshore Substations

Location: Home Based with regular travel to London

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Running until August 2028

Rates: Approx. £500 Daily Rate Outside IR35 Ltd Co. (All-Inclusive)

Clearance: BPSS (DBS/DS, Financial Probity, Employment History) + Medical Questionnaire & Proof of Right to Work in the UK

Working Pattern

• Role based from home but will require travel to client offices in London on weekly basis or as and if needed without additional expenses
• Ideally the candidate lives close to London to be able to commute. Personnel shall be preferably based in London or available to commute to London
• For site visits the expenses will be reimbursed at cost as per receipts with pre-approval.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Quality Engineer include but may not be limited to:

• Implementing the job Quality Management System in conformance with the COMPANY approved Quality Plan for managing QA/QC activities relating to Site construction.
• Contribute to the development of the job Quality Plan
• Review, authorise and maintain applicable project quality documents required to execute the quality activities for construction work scope.
• Co-ordination and oversight of QA/QC resources within the project including COMPANY and EPC contractor personnel.
• Operational and functional reporting line to the COMPANY Quality Manager.
• Provide guidance and advice to site QC team including COMPANY and EPC contractors and inspectors as required to confirm understanding of the project Quality objectives
• Develop a risk-based project audit schedule covering audits of the project management systems, contractor and suppliers, covering project team led, contractor led and combined audits.
• Identify and manage the resources required to execute the inspection and surveillance schedule
• Review and approve construction contractor quality plans, inspection and test plans and other relevant quality documentation
• Lead or observe conformance and internal audits as required during construction, capture non- conformances and manage and drive them to closure
• Capture quality-related lessons for future projects via the project shared learning process
• Contribute to the project quality improvement process by conducting root cause investigations of applicable nonconformances, to identify true root cause and meaningful corrective actions
• Analyse trend data from the supplier deviation and concession process to identify interventions to be made for high risk and recurring issues
• Plus, the applicable activities listed below for senior QC Engineer

Recommended Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years appropriate experience and training.
• Degree in Engineering; ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Welding Inspection Awareness (e.g. PCN Level 1), NDE Awareness, Coating Inspection Awareness