Certification & Handover Lead: Nuclear-Grade QA

CWA: Civil Works Alliance; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading salaries

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

The Certification & Handover Lead at Civil Works Alliance (CWA) will own end-to-end certification, handover and progressive assurance for Sizeel l C, coordinating evidence, records and compliance across delivery streams.

You will lead a team of records quality managers, work with SZC and regulators, drive continuous improvement of digital tools and dashboards, and ensure Right First Time across the programme.

Qualifications

• Subject Matter Expert in progressive assurance, lifetime quality records, document control, traceability and certification for nuclear or highly regulated environments.
• Highly competent user of Field View and digital progressive assurance tools, including workflows, digital inspections, record linking, reporting dashboards and data interrogation.
• Strong quality leadership skills; able to build effective relationships across delivery teams, project managers, supply chain partners and stakeholders to promote compliance and Right First Time culture.
• Able to prepare and deliver high-quality reports, dashboards and executive-level presentations to Directors, Senior Leaders and regulatory stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of ITP structures, verifying records, handover workflows and certification packages.
• Able to clearly communicate and interpret quality, certification and records requirements; identify and implement improvements to systems and processes.
• Excellent understanding of progressive assurance principles, document control, traceability systems and documentation required to demonstrate compliance in safety-critical environments.
• Excellent analytical and organisational skills; able to manage large volumes of complex information, identify gaps and drive resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, implementation and continuous improvement of the CWA Certification & Handover Process, ensuring alignment with SZC requirements, Project Alliance Agreement and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee the planning, production, assurance and submission of all certification deliverables, including LTQRs, CSPs, ECSRs and Handover Certificates, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely acceptance
• Drive consistent and effective use of Field View as the Alliances digital progressive assurance system, ensuring high-quality data capture, workflow compliance and reliable reporting across delivery streams.
• Provide senior leadership, direction and coaching to their team members, ensuring high performance, competency development and strong integration with delivery teams.
• Engage confidently with CWA Delivery Directors, SZC client representatives, Supply Chain Partners and regulators, presenting progress, risks and readiness clearly and compellingly.
• Ensure that ITPs, verifying records, traceability data, non-conformance information and assurance evidence are complete, controlled and compliant with contractual and technical requirements.
• Lead and support quality investigations, corrective actions, and improvement activities relating to certification, documentation quality, and progressive assurance.
• Promote a strong Right-First-Time culture across the Alliance by embedding robust documentation discipline, traceability expectations and assurance behaviours within all delivery streams.
• Coordinate internal readiness reviews, audits and document quality checks to validate maturity before SZC submission, ensuring consistency across CWA deliverables.
• Act as the focal point for certification-related governance interfaces, ensuring alignment with CWA QMS procedures, templates and SZC requirements.
• Influence and support Supply Chain Partners in achieving compliant, timely and high-quality record submission, ensuring progressive documentation aligns with programme milestones.
• Support regulatory and client assurance engagements such as audits and interventions, demonstrating compliance through complete, traceable and well-evidenced certification packages.
• Develop adequate KPIs and monitor certification and handover performance using structured reporting and dashboards, identifying risks early and leading recovery actions as required.
• Drive continuous improvement of digital tools, certification templates, workflows and partitioning strategies, reporting and dashboards to increase efficiency, clarity and visibility across the programme.

Skills

Progressive assurance

Field View

Quality leadership

Executive reporting

ITP & handover knowledge

Communication of quality requirements

Progressive assurance principles

Organisational skills

Tools

Field View

Job description

The Certification & Handover Lead at Civil Works Alliance (CWA) will own end-to-end certification, handover and progressive assurance for Sizeel l C, coordinating evidence, records and compliance across delivery streams.

You will lead a team of records quality managers, work with SZC and regulators, drive continuous improvement of digital tools and dashboards, and ensure Right First Time across the programme.