Quality & Compliance Engineer

AL8238 UK Grid Solutions Limited; Stafford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work agreements

Private health insurance

Job summary

GE Grid Solutions seeks a Quality and Compliance Engineer to join the engineering delivery team. You will audit processes, update and develop procedures, and lead learning capture from projects to ensure continuous improvement across the North/South Europe region.

The role emphasizes education of engineering teams on process applications and business expectations, with a focus on delivering compliant, high-quality outcomes for large capital projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with project delivery processes for large capital projects.
• Familiar with quality management systems and process auditing.
• Experience creating and maintaining business processes.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular audits to ensure processes are applied and manage corrective actions.
• Maintain and develop procedures to improve efficiency and alignment across teams.
• Capture and capitalise learning from projects and communicate improvements.

Skills

Quality systems knowledge

Process auditing

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Education

First degree in engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition. The North Europe Grid System Integration (GSI) team delivers a wide range of high voltage AC and DC transmission projects, and is looking for a “Quality and Compliance Engineer” to join the engineering delivery team. These large and complex projects are designed and delivered using a wide range of processes and procedures, and it is critical that the processes used are current, fit for purpose and applied rigorously and consistently throughout the full life of the project. In this role, you will support this objective by undertaking the following key activities across the portfolio of tenders and projects being undertaken:

• Perform regular audits to ensure the required processes and procedures are effectively applied, and manage any actions needed to correct non-conformances.
• Work with the function leaders to update existing processes, and develop new procedures as the need arises. Educate the Engineering teams on the application of processes and the business expectations.
• Lead and manage the capturing and Capitalisation of the learning experienced from the projects being executed, including both the communication of the issue, and process changes to avoid reoccurrence.

Job Description

• Process Compliance: Undertake regular audits on the application of the processes used by the Engineering Team at both the tender and project delivery phases. Identify and document any non-conformance, and manage the undertaking of both the short and long term corrective actions.
• Process Maintenance and Development: Identify and undertake the updating of existing procedures in order to create improvement, efficiencies and general maintenance. Identification of process gaps and the creation of new procedures to resolve the issue. Ensure that the processes used by the Engineering team are coordinated, both within the Engineering function, and with other parts of the business. Represent the North and South Europe Region at a global level, for the creation and deployment of high-level centralised Engineering procedures. From a process development and deployment perspective, support the introduction of continuous improvement actions. Continually educate the Engineering teams on the application of processes and the business expectations.
• Experience Capture and Capitalisation: Lead and manage the capturing and capitalisation of the learning experienced from current and past projects. Facilitate regular return of experience meetings during the life of the projects in order to systematically capture the learning. Facilitate both ad-hoc and regular communication sessions to raise awareness of best practice, quality concerns and areas of learning. Identify and undertake any process changes resulting from both good and bad experiences on the projects.

Requirements

• A first degree in an engineering discipline.
• Proven experience working in a role that has exposure to project delivery activities, and be familiar with the types of processes and procedures used to deliver large capital projects.
• Be familiar with quality systems and undertaking process auditing, and be able to undertake and use techniques and tools for process improvement.
• Regularly undertakes the creation of business processes & procedures, and provides education to the users.
• Has a working knowledge of ISO9001:2015.

Desired Characteristics

• A systematic and disciplined approach to their work, and be able to present information in a clear and understandable fashion.
• Be confident to discuss issues with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts, and be able to propose solutions or improvements to correct deficiencies or improve efficiency.
• Be a team player, with good communication and interpersonal skills, be capable of self-management, and have a high degree of flexibility, resilience and a self-learning attitude.

About GE Grid Solutions

At GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work

At GE Renewable Energy, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer

• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements
• Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different...we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth's verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

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