Quality Engineer

Sir Robert McAlpine; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK is seeking a Quality Engineer to support quality culture across projects. The role involves ensuring compliance with quality standards, effective communication with stakeholders, and implementing continuous improvement strategies. Candidates should have relevant construction experience and strong communication skills, with opportunities for career development and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Performance-related progression opportunities

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Familiarity with construction roles and trades.
• Ability to identify key issues and evaluate data.
• Experience of writing formal quality management documents.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with regulatory changes.
• Promote quality control across project activities.
• Assist in reporting organisational performance.

Skills

Construction environment experience

Strong written and verbal communication

Effective time and workload management

Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills

High level computer literacy

Education

Diploma or degree level in a quality or engineering related discipline

Tools

ISO9001 trained Auditor

CSCS card

Job description

As a result of this major framework win, we are now seeking a Quality Engineer to join us a member of the team, responsible for supporting the delivery of an exemplar quality culture across all projects delivered under this framework, as part of our 17-year civils and concrete structures framework for the PPP on Sellafield. It is anticipated that this role will be based in Knutsford/Warrington for approximately 18 months, then the role will be on site in Sellafield.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career through an industry leading collaboration

The Quality Engineer role

• Help support the business through any regulatory change to ensure that we remain compliant
• Provide competent knowledge, skills and advice in order to generate and promote quality control in all activities across the project; acting as a subject matter expert on all quality control related issues
• Provide a 'Hands-on Approach' when required to assist projects maintain technical records and improve competence
  Support and regularly liaise with the site teams, key internal and external stakeholders and other subject matter experts to regularly provide technical input into the Quality Management System; ensuring continuous improvement as per the plan, do check, act approach
• Accurately assist in reporting organisational performance for Sellafield
• Help to support awareness and educational programmes which build knowledge, competency (technical, regulatory, and behavioural) and expertise at all levels within SRM
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders, supporting the delivery of quality standards/plans and ultimately providing a defect free end product

Your profile

The Quality Engineer ensures that quality management principles are effectively implemented across our projects , ensuring compliance with The SRM Way, Framework Quality Management Plan s , and other contractual and regulatory requirements. This role requires collaboration with internal teams, supply chain partners, and client representatives to embed a culture of right-first-time delivery, continuous improvement, and learning from experience.

Essential Skills and Experience :

• Experience of working in a construction environment familiarity with construction roles and trades

• Relevant CSCS card

• The ability to identify key issues, evaluate data, and draw informed conclusions

• Strong written and verbal communication and negotiating skills

• Effective time and workload management

• High level computer literacy

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Educated to Diploma or degree level in a quality or engineering related discipline

• ISO9001 trained Auditor (Registered Lead Auditor preferred, IRCA recognised)

• Membership of a relevant quality professional body (e.g. CQI/IRCA)

• Experience of quality management within complex project delivery

• Experience of writing formal quality management documents and undertaking audits

Rewards

We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

We'd love you to join us in proudly building Britain's future heritage. Apply online now.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society. As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.