Electrical Quality Lead

NG Bailey Group; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car/car allowance

Flexible benefits

Private healthcare

Pension 8% employer

25 days holiday

Job summary

NG Bailey seeks an Electrical Quality Lead for the Hinkley Point C Alliance in Bridgwater. You will ensure quality, safety and regulatory compliance across the discipline for a nuclear new build, with potential away-from-home work and uplifts where required.

You will develop QA procedures, lead audits, manage documentation, and drive continuous improvement while coordinating with engineering, construction and commissioning teams on this landmark project.

Qualifications

• Qualified in Electrical Engineering discipline (ONC/HNC/HND) or equivalent.
• Chartered Quality Institute membership preferred.
• QMS 2018 Lead Auditor certification preferred (IRCA).
• Experience as quality engineer on major projects.
• Nuclear industry experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the quality management system within the discipline, ensuring regulatory and project standard compliance.
• Develop, review, and approve QA procedures, work instructions, and quality plans aligned with project requirements.
• Conduct QA inspections and audits, manage non-conformances, and implement corrective actions.
• Manage discipline documentation for regulatory compliance and traceability.
• Provide QA training to project personnel and promote a culture of quality.
• Identify quality risks and mitigation measures to ensure safety and reliability in the nuclear facility.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear regulatory requirements, codes, standards, and licensing conditions.
• Coordinate QA across engineering, construction and commissioning interfaces.
• Monitor KPIs, prepare progress reports, and communicate QA status.
• Develop ITPs to meet construction schedule.
• Audit project activities as per schedule and ad hoc.
• Champion foreign material exclusion and prevent ingress of non-specified materials.
• Issue NCRs and maintain NCR/CAR Lessons Learned logs.

Skills

Quality management

Regulatory compliance

Quality auditing

Nuclear industry experience

Education

ONC/HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Permanent Position - Full time

Competitive salary + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

We have a vacancy for an Electrical Quality Lead to join us on the MEH Alliance working on the Hinkley Point C construction project. This role is critical to ensuring the successful delivery of a nuclear new build project by maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance within their designated discipline. This is a full-time position based at Hinkley Point C in Bridgwater. We are open to applicants who are looking to work away from home and pay generous uplifts and expenses to accommodate this.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of the quality management system within the designated discipline, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and project specifications.
• Develop review, and approve QA procedures, work instructions, and quality plans specific to the discipline, ensuring they are aligned with project requirements and best practices.
• Conduct or oversee quality control inspections and audits to verify compliance with QA requirements, identifying non-conformances, and implementing corrective and preventive actions as necessary.
• Manage the documentation process within the discipline, to ensure the availability of accurate and up-to-date records for regulatory compliance and project traceability.
• Provide training and guidance to project personnel, on QA procedures, standards, and requirements applicable to the discipline, promoting a culture of quality awareness and continuous improvement.
• Identify potential quality risks and hazards within the discipline, conducting risk assessments, and implementing risk mitigation measures to prevent quality issues and ensure the safety and reliability of the nuclear facility.
• Ensure compliance with applicable nuclear regulatory requirements, codes, standards, and licensing conditions related to quality assurance and quality control activities within the discipline of responsibility.
• Coordinate with other project disciplines, such as engineering, construction, and commissioning, to address interface issues, resolve conflicts, and facilitate smooth integration of quality assurance processes across different project phases.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to quality assurance and quality control activities within the discipline, preparing regular progress reports, and communicating with project management regarding QA status, issues, and recommendations for improvement.
• Be responsible for development of ITP’s to meet construction schedule requirements.
• Audit all project activities as per project schedule and ad hoc.
• Champion foreign material exclusion, preventing ingress or entrapment of non-specified materials, loose items or debris in equipment and /or systems during assembly and testing.
• Issue of NCR's where required and facilitating construction in closure of internal and client issued NCR's. Maintaining NCR/CAR Lessons Learned logs.

Requirements

• Qualifications in an Electrical Engineering discipline, ONC / HNC / HND (or equivalent).
• Preferred membership of Chartered Quality Institute.
• QMS 2018 Lead Auditor certification, preferred registered with IRCA.
• Experience in progressively responsible quality engineering positions, within major projects
• Nuclear experience and working within an alliance would be beneficial.

Benefits

• We are able to offer a competitive salary with generous uplift and allowances for working away from home where required.
• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible Benefits

Next Steps

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

NG Bailey on the Hinkley Point C Project

We are working across both Hinkley Point C units to deliver the infrastructure that will power the station and its operations, creating 1,000 jobs including many specialist engineers. Works include the design and installation of circa 76,000 cables totalling over 3,000km in length; over 180km of cable containment support systems; fire and environmental sealing; design and installation of earthing systems, and specialist packages associated with data acquisition and plant control.

About Us

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.