Nuclear Construction Quality Director On-Site Leader

Babcock International Group; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, seeks a Quality Director to lead quality excellence on the Hinkley Point C project in Bridgwater. The role drives QA/QC governance across a multi-partner alliance and ensures robust documentation, records, and continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycles.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage risk and regulatory obligations, and build a culture of high performance and accountability on a major nuclear

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in quality management within large-scale construction or infrastructure environments.
• Experience leading quality assurance, quality control, and documentation programmes throughout major project lifecycles.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, contractors, and delivery partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality strategy across the alliance, ensuring quality is fully integrated throughout project delivery.
• Drive consistency by aligning quality standards, processes, governance, and expectations across multiple alliance partners.
• Oversee production, verification, and timely acceptance of quality records and documentation.
• Build a culture of accountability, ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Provide strategic leadership on quality performance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and organisational capability development.

Skills

Senior leadership

Quality management

Nuclear industry

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Education

Lead Auditor qualification (ISO 9001 or equivalent)

Job description

Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, seeks a Quality Director to lead quality excellence on the Hinkley Point C project in Bridgwater. The role drives QA/QC governance across a multi-partner alliance and ensures robust documentation, records, and continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycles.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage risk and regulatory obligations, and build a culture of high performance and accountability on a major nuclear