Quality Engineer

Octavius Infrastructure Ltd; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car or Car Allowance

Private Healthcare

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

25 Days Annual Leave + Birthday

Job summary

Octavius Infrastructure is recruiting a Quality Engineer to support the EKFB section of HS2. You will own quality management across the project, ensuring HS2 requirements, specifications and contractual obligations are met from construction through handover.

You will lead ITP/ITR development, NCR handling and maintain quality records using project IT systems, driving a Right First Time culture with engineers, site teams and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quality Engineer in civil engineering, rail, highways or major infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of quality assurance processes, ITPs, ITRs and NCR management.
• Experience managing quality documentation, completions and handover requirements.
• Familiarity with digital quality management systems and document control processes.
• HS2, major projects or rail QA knowledge is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Developing, managing and maintaining Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) and Inspection Test Records (ITRs).
• Leading and managing the NCR process, identifying issues early and ensuring effective resolution.
• Using IT systems to manage quality, technical assurance and completions documentation and records.
• Coordinating handover and completions documentation across the project lifecycle.
• Monitoring quality trends and implementing corrective actions.
• Championing a Right First Time, Zero Defects culture across the project.

Skills

Quality engineering

NCR management

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Quality trends analysis

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Digital quality management systems

Document control processes

Job description

Quality Engineer - EKFB (HS2)

We are... Octavius Infrastructure. A leading civil engineering organisation delivering safe, sustainable transport solutions across the UK.

As part of the iconic HS2 programme, we're supporting the delivery of one of the country's most significant infrastructure projects. We're now looking for a Quality Engineer to join our team on the EKFB section of HS2, helping to ensure that quality, technical assurance and completions standards are achieved from construction through to handover.

At Octavius, we don't just build infrastructure, we build it right. Quality, safety and collaboration sit at the heart of everything we do.

In this role you'llBe a key member of the project team, driving a culture where quality is planned, delivered and evidenced throughout the construction lifecycle.

You’ll take ownership of

quality management processes across the project, ensuring all works are delivered in accordance with HS2 requirements, project specifications and contractual obligations.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Developing, managing and maintaining Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) and the associated Inspection Test Records (ITRs).
• Understanding and implementing quality, technical assurance and completion requirements, ensuring all ITPs conform with HS2 requirements and contain the correct document references.
• Leading and managing the Non-Conformance Report (NCR) process, identifying issues early and supporting effective resolution and close-out.
• Using relevant IT systems to manage all quality, technical assurance, completions documentation and records, ensuring information is accurate, auditable and available when required.
• Supporting the management of quality assurance processes and compliance activities across the project.
• Coordinating handover and completions documentation throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a smooth transition at project close-out.
• Managing materials testing records and ensuring compliance with project specifications and testing requirements.
• Supporting temporary works assurance processes and maintaining relevant registers where required.
• Monitoring quality trends, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing corrective actions.
• Championing a "Right First Time" and Zero Defects culture across the project.

This is a highly collaborative role where you'll work closely with engineers, site teams, subcontractors and client representatives to ensure quality remains at the forefront of delivery.

You’ll work with Project Managers, Site Engineers, Section Engineers, Temporary Works Coordinators, Design Teams, Document Controllers and Supply Chain Partners.

You’ll regularly engage with EKFB and HS2 stakeholders, providing assurance that works are being delivered in accordance with project requirements and that quality records support successful completion and handover.

You’ll act as the vital link between design, engineering, construction and completion teams, ensuring nothing falls through the gaps.

We Offer a Competitive Rewards Package, Including

• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Private Healthcare
• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 25 Days Annual Leave, plus a day off for your birthday
• Enhanced Family Leave Policies
• Ongoing training, development and career progression opportunities

About You

You're passionate about delivering quality infrastructure and understand that quality goes beyond compliance, it's about embedding the right behaviours and standards across a project.

You take pride in your attention to detail while maintaining an understanding of the bigger project picture. You're confident challenging poor practice, coaching teams on quality requirements and driving continuous improvement.

You’ll be comfortable working in a fast‑paced project environment, managing multiple priorities whilst ensuring quality standards are never compromised.

• Experience as a Quality Engineer within civil engineering, rail, highways or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance processes, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Inspection Test Records (ITRs), technical assurance and NCR management.
• Experience managing quality documentation, completions processes and project handover requirements.
• Familiarity with digital quality management systems and document control processes.
• An understanding of HS2, major project, National Highways or rail quality assurance requirements would be highly advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant engineering qualification (HNC, HND, Degree or equivalent).

Above all, you'll bring energy, integrity and a commitment to delivering work that meets the highest standards of quality, compliance and safety on one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes.

Inclusion and diversity are important to us, we are an equal opportunities employer and value difference. We firmly believe constantly striving to build a truly diverse workforce is what makes us a strong business and will enable us to continue to solve important problems and deliver unrivalled value to both our customers and clients.

If you need any specialist support throughout your application, we will work with you where we can to support your journey with us.