Electrical Quality Surveillance Engineer

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little bit about your role:

Representing WSP’s leading Quality Services (QS) business group as a Quality Surveillance Engineer you will provide quality surveillance and management services to safeguard product conformity for our clients.

We are a global ISO 17020 “Type C” Inspection Body with a proud 40-year history of providing quality consultancy, audit, advisory services, and manufacturing assurance to the Energy, Industrial and Transportation sectors.

In this role you will:

1. Undertake Inspection and Assurance tasks of Electrical and Electro-Mechanical equipment during manufacture
2. Carry out audits of suppliers and processes
3. Assist with the review, mark-up and approval of inspection and test plans, and manufacturing programmes.
4. Ensure assignment activities are executed in compliance with client requirements, relevant contractual specifications and national/international standards
5. Provide pivotal support to Project Managers with technical information that underpins the inspection and testing activities

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate:

1. Detailed engineering experience gained within a Power Generation maintenance or service environment.
2. Experience of Quality Control and/or Quality Assurance activities gained within a maintenance or service environment.
3. Recognised craft apprenticeship training and formal engineering qualifications (HNC, HND, BEng, BSc or equivalent).
4. Candidates will have Electrical Engineering experience in any of the following:
   • Transformers
   • Generators
   • Switchgear
   • Cables
   • Motors
   • Overhead lines

Other Attributes

1. Our Quality Surveillance Engineers must be able to demonstrate a methodical approach to inspection and general problem solving as well as being confident in challenging manufacturers, clients contract partners or client representatives where non-compliance to project specifications may be identified.
2. Detailed reporting is a large part of a Quality Surveillance Engineer's day-to-day activities. It is essential that all candidates are computer literate and are capable of producing coherent and highly detailed reports.
3. A UK passport holder with ability to travel overseas to Europe, Asia, North America for a variety of key customers.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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