Quality Engineer in Workington

Energy Jobline CVL; Workington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Company car allowance

Pension matched up to 8%

Holiday entitlement + buy/sell leave

Private medical insurance

EAP

Job summary

First Military Recruitment is recruiting a Quality Engineer for a permanent position in Workington. The role involves ensuring project quality, maintaining systems, and promoting continuous improvement within a civil engineering context.

You will coordinate with quality teams, prepare inspection/test plans, conduct internal and supplier audits, and drive corrective actions with the project team while upholding health and safety and confidentiality requirements.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of civil engineering construction methodology.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
• Good Microsoft Office skills and ability to work with spreadsheets and databases.
• Commercially aware.
• Ability to influence others.
• Experience of management information / KPI reporting.
• Good communication skills including report writing and the ability to interface with staff across all levels of the project.
• Detailed knowledge of assurance and management system issues and a good understanding of process mapping techniques.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and advise on quality system requirements for the Project.
• Support the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the Project quality management system.
• Utilising quality management tools and techniques to promote continuous improvements throughout the Project team.
• Coordinate with the Client’s quality management team.
• Support Project team in development and review of inspection and test plans.
• Prepare regular quality reports for the Project Manager.
• Support the Project team to maintain and develop the non-conformity register and corrective action register.
• Support the Project team with the development of systems to ensure handover documentation is managed in a timely manner.
• Undertaking internal Project audits and supplier audits.
• Reporting on audit findings, agreeing corrective action with auditees and monitoring close out of findings.
• Promoting quality awareness throughout the Project team
• Behaving in a way that is aligned with core values.
• Co-operate with in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times.
• Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues.
• Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put information systems at risk.
• Support the Site Document Controller

Skills

Civil engineering

Quality management

Communication

Organisational

MS Office

KPI reporting

Influence others

Team player

Process mapping

Audit experience

Tools

None

Job description

MB940: Quality Engineer
Location: Workington
Salary: £42,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic construction business who are looking to recruit a Quality Engineer on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Workington depot.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interpret and advise on quality system requirements for the Project.
• Supporting the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the Project quality management system.
• Utilising quality management tools and techniques to promote continuous improvements throughout the Project team.
• Coordinate with the Client’s quality management team.
• Support Project team in development and review of inspection and test plans.
• Prepare regular quality reports for the Project Manager.
• Support the Project team to maintain and develop the non-conformity register and corrective action register.
• Support the Project team with the development of systems to ensure handover documentation is managed in a timely manner.
• Undertaking internal Project audits and supplier audits.
• Reporting on audit findings, agreeing corrective action with auditees and monitoring close out of findings.
• Promoting quality awareness throughout the Project team
• Behaving in a way that is aligned with core values.
• Co-operate with in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times.
• Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues.
• Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put information systems at risk.
• Support the Site Document Controller

Skills and Qualifications:

• Thorough understanding of civil engineering construction methodology.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
• Good Microsoft Office skills and ability to work with spreadsheets and databases.
• Commercially aware.
• Ability to influence others.
• Experience of management information / KPI reporting.
• Good communication skills including report writing and the ability to interface with staff across all levels of the project
• Detailed knowledge of assurance and management system issues and a good understanding of process mapping techniques.

MB940: Quality Engineer
Location: Workington
Salary: £42,000 + £5,750 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP