Nuclear Project Quality Lead - Right-First-Time

Westlakes Recruit; West of England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Job summary

Westlakes Recruit is supporting a leading engineering and nuclear organisation with the appointment of an experienced Project Quality Manager. This role ensures quality, compliance and nuclear safety standards across major UK projects and manufacturing activities, collaborating with project teams to promote Right First Time delivery.

Based in Bristol with regular UK travel, the position is permanent and offers £75k-£80k plus a 10% bonus.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience implementing quality programmes within manufacturing or construction environments.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 and welding/NDT standards.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
• Strong quality assurance and quality control experience.
• Experience working with suppliers and conducting audits.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project quality processes and assurance arrangements.
• Provide quality support across manufacturing, construction and installation activities.
• Promote a strong nuclear safety and Right First Time culture.
• Manage quality assurance and quality control activities, including inspection, NDT and dimensional checks.
• Support the identification and prevention of Counterfeit, Fraudulent and Suspect Items (CFSI).
• Conduct supplier audits, reviews and quality assessments.
• Monitor quality KPIs and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support the resolution of technical and process quality issues.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders on quality matters.
• Provide quality training and support across project and operational teams.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

Lean manufacturing

QA/QC

Supplier audits

Excel

Education

HNC or above in Engineering

Tools

NDT

Job description

Westlakes Recruit is supporting a leading engineering and nuclear organisation with the appointment of an experienced Project Quality Manager. This role ensures quality, compliance and nuclear safety standards across major UK projects and manufacturing activities, collaborating with project teams to promote Right First Time delivery.

Based in Bristol with regular UK travel, the position is permanent and offers £75k-£80k plus a 10% bonus.