Quality Engineer

BMD Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Hybrid working

Mental health support

Parental leave

Discounts and perks

Job summary

BMD Group in the UK seeks a Full Time Quality Engineer to join the Devonport, Plymouth project, delivering Quality Assurance for heavy civil works. The role requires working with delivery teams, suppliers, and the customer to ensure compliance with project procedures, standards, and traceability.

Hybrid working is available; candidates should be prepared for site attendance and security checks related to the naval dockyard project.

Qualifications

• High level IT skills including Microsoft 365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & digital filing.
• High level of written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in highly regulated environments.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Ability to work to ISO / British Standards and extract relevant information.
• High level of organisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Interface with the delivery engineers, internal quality team and customer quality representatives.
• Liaising with suppliers, subcontractors, procurement team & Stores Controller.
• Implementing and ensuring adherence to project procedures, scope, specification, Project Execution Plan (PEP) and British/ International Standards.
• Assist with stores control, stock management and product traceability, including product movements, physical product checks, delivery ticket and Certificate of Conformity checks, and approving products for use onsite.
• Contributing to the compilation and review of quality documentation, including Lifetime Quality Records, Product Approval Records and project procedures.
• Ensure Inspection Test Plans (ITP) are being followed and supporting evidence is up to date.
• Carry out site inspections to ensure compliance with Nuclear Safety Standards, drawings and specifications.
• Monitoring testing frequencies and results meet project requirements.
• Raising Non-Conformance Reports and assisting with the product quarantine process.
• Draft communication to the customer via CEMAR.
• Assist in delivering quality related briefings and training.
• Maintain accurate records and trackers, and ensure document control standards are maintained.
• Co-operate with staff and customer representatives to ensure that problems of quality are solved promptly and efficiently.
• Assisting the Quality and Engineering teams with ad-hoc duties where required.

Skills

IT skills

Communication

Regulated environments

Attention to detail

Drawings interpretation

ISO/BS standards

Organisation

Tools

Microsoft 365

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Digital filing

Job description

Empower Advisory UK (a part of the BMD Group based in Australia) is a project management and advisory business that makes large, complex projects simple. Our team is composed entirely of people who have made a career in delivering large, complex projects both here in UK and in Australia and who know how to make projects deliver ahead of time and budget and generate exceptional outcomes.

BMD Group is Australia's leading integrated engineering, construction, and urban development business. We are dedicated to powering futures and creating legacies through a commitment to collaboration. Our team is built on the principles of collaboration and sustainability, ensuring the highest standards are met for every project and client.

Job Summary And Role Description

Quality Engineer / Assistant Quality Engineer

We are seeking a Full Time Quality Engineer to join us at Devonport, Plymouth where we are the preferred contractor to carry out heavy civil engineering construction in and around the Navy dockyard. The key applicant will be working alongside the project and delivery teams to deliver the project Quality Assurance.

Due to the nature of work at Devonport, there will be a high level of security checking in place which means for this project we can only consider candidates that are British citizens.

Responsibilities

• Interface with the delivery engineers, internal quality team and customer quality representatives
• Liaising with suppliers, subcontractors, procurement team & Stores Controller
• Implementing and ensuring adherence to project procedures, scope, specification, Project Execution Plan (PEP) and British/ International Standards
• Assist with stores control, stock management and product traceability, including product movements, physical product checks, delivery ticket and Certificate of Conformity checks, and approving products for use onsite
• Contributing to the compilation and review of quality documentation, including Lifetime Quality Records, Product Approval Records and project procedures
• Ensure Inspection Test Plans (ITP) are being followed and supporting evidence is up to date
• Carry out site inspections to ensure compliance with Nuclear Safety Standards, drawings and specifications.
• Monitoring testing frequencies and results meet project requirements
• Raising Non-Conformance Reports and assisting with the product quarantine process
• Draft communication to the customer via CEMAR
• Assist in delivering quality related briefings and training
• Maintain accurate records and trackers, and ensure document control standards are maintained
• Co-operate with staff and customer representatives to ensure that problems of quality are solved promptly and efficiently
• Assisting the Quality and Engineering teams with ad-hoc duties where required

Who are we looking for?

Essential

• High level of IT skills including Microsoft 365, Word, Excel, Powerpoint & digital filing
• High level of written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in highly regulated environments
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to interpret construction drawings and specifications
• Ability to work to ISO / British Standards and extract relevant information
• High level of organisation skills

Desirable

• Prior experience in the Quality field OR in Civil Construction Engineering (Graduate/ Site/ Section Engineer)
• Experience with PDF editing
• Previous experience working in MOD or nuclear industries
• Awareness of construction methodologies
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 / Quality Management Systems
• Use of web-based contract communication tools (CEMAR)
• CSCS card holder

Hybrid Working

Working from home may be possible on occasions, though consistent site attendance is required due to the nature of the project.

Benefits

• grow your career with specialised learning and development programs
• be recognised at our annual employee awards event and through our Thrive reward and recognition platform
• prioritise wellbeing with mental health support and discounted gym access
• support your family with paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers and flexible work arrangements available
• access perks with novated leasing, specialised Power Perks and discounts with hundreds of retailers.

Diversity and inclusion

We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.

So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.

We're a purpose and values-led business guided by our values of family, empowered, collaborative and driven. For further details on what makes BMD unique, head to https://www.bmdgroup.global/careers