Electrical Design Quality Engineer

SSE plc; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym memberships discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

SSE plc is hiring a Quality Engineer to join its Quality team. The role supports continuous improvement, quality standards, and customer-focused services across a diverse project portfolio. Lean Six Sigma experience is advantageous and there is a 50% office requirement within the South of England and Scotland.

You will drive quality reviews, manage risks, and ensure quotations and designs meet regulatory obligations while enabling efficient business performance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, or an HNC with significant quality management experience.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience producing reports and analysing performance data, including KPIs.
• Strong IT skills and ability to present findings to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Identify quality, compliance and operational risks and drive corrective actions.
• Conduct quality reviews of quotations and designs for accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Support continual improvement of engineering processes to enhance quality and efficiency.
• Ensure design quotations align with standards and policies.
• Provide assurance that quality management processes are applied across the business.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Reporting / KPI reporting

Quality management knowledge (ISO 9001

Education

Engineering degree or HNC

Job description

Base Location: Flexible UK | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception. We will, however, need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSE offices or depots in the South of England and Scotland.

Aberdeen, Glasgow, Perth, Dundee, Inverness, Oban, Poole, New Forest, West London, Slough, Reading, Swindon, Melksham, Andover, Oxford, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight, Basingstoke, Aldershot or Petersfield

You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office

Salary: £57,150 - £68,295 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Quality Engineer to join our Quality team.

This is a varied role at the heart of the Commercial & Connections business, where you'll help drive continuous improvement, champion quality standards and support the delivery of efficient, compliant and customer-focused services.

Working across a diverse portfolio of projects, you'll have the opportunity to influence business performance, collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation and help shape a culture of quality and excellence.

Experience of Lean Six Sigma methodologies would be advantageous.

You will

• Identify potential quality, compliance and operational risks, escalating issues where appropriate and ensuring corrective actions are implemented within agreed timescales.
• Conduct quality reviews of Engineering Connections quotations and designs, ensuring they meet the highest standards of accuracy, consistency and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support the continual improvement of engineering processes by identifying opportunities to enhance quality, efficiency and customer outcomes.
• Ensure quotations produced by the design team are accurate, compliant and fully aligned with relevant standards, policies and regulatory obligations.
• Provide assurance that quality management processes are consistently applied and contribute to maintaining a culture of continuous improvement across the business.

You will have:

• A degree in Engineering, or an HNC supported by significant industry knowledge and experience in quality management or business improvement projects.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail. Experience of working with ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including internal teams and external partners.
• Experience of producing reports and analysing performance data, ideally within a regulated industry. Experience developing, collating and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) would be beneficial, but is not essential.
• Strong IT skills, including the ability to analyse performance information and deliver professional presentations to a range of audiences.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plansees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSEN Distribution, part of the wider SSE group, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses. Our team of more than 4,200 skilled engineers, customer service advisors and energy experts keep customers connected to a safe, reliable supply of electricity while investing in and developing the flexible networks needed for our low carbon future.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact [e-mail] to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.