Quality Delivery Engineer

Cavendish Nuclear; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Professional Fees paid

10 days paid leave for Reservists

Be Kind Day volunteering leave

Wellbeing support via EAP

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is seeking a Senior Quality Delivery Engineer to lead and apply expert quality delivery across a range of nuclear and clean energy projects. The role supports the implementation and management of project quality arrangements and ensures ISO 9001 compliance, audits and continuous improvement across internal and external activities.

You will work 37 hours per week in Bristol or Warrington with hybrid patterns, travel across the UK, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Qualifications

• Experience implementing and managing project quality arrangements across complex engineering and nuclear projects.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and their practical application.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and managing project quality arrangements across complex engineering and nuclear projects.
• Advising project teams on quality requirements, risks, issues and improvement opportunities.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Supporting quality non-conformance management, supplier quality assurance and audit activities.
• Monitoring quality performance and leading improvement initiatives across projects.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

Stakeholder management

Auditing

Continuous improvement

Education

ISO 9001 Internal Auditor qualification

Job description

As a Senior Quality Delivery Engineer, you'll provide leadership and expertise across a diverse portfolio of nuclear and clean energy projects, supporting the implementation and management of project quality arrangements across both internal and external activities. You will work 37 hours per week based at either our Bristol or Warrington office. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to other Babcock and customer sites will be expected, including occasional travel throughout the United Kingdom. Day-to-day, you'll

• Implementing and managing project quality arrangements across complex engineering and nuclear projects.
• Advising project teams on quality management requirements, risks, issues and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with customers, suppliers and project stakeholders.
• Supporting project teams with quality non-conformance management, supplier quality assurance and audit activities.
• Monitoring quality performance, identifying trends and implementing improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery.
• Experience within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated industry such as aerospace, automotive, petrochemical or energy.
• Strong working knowledge and practical application of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience establishing quality culture, methods and systems during the early phases of project delivery.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and joint venture partnerships.
• Experience implementing assurance, audit and continuous improvement activities within complex project environments.

Qualifications for the Senior Quality Delivery Engineer

• ISO 9001 Internal Auditor qualification or equivalent auditor training.

Security Clearance, The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quality Delivery Engineer based at one of our key locations Bristol or Warrington.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.