Quality Engineer - Onshore Substations

ZipRecruiter; London; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Offshore Wind sector is seeking a Quality Engineer for a home-based role with regular travel to London. This position involves managing and implementing quality assurance processes, ensuring quality compliance during construction, and requires a strong engineering background along with extensive QA/QC experience.

Benefits

Expenses reimbursed with pre-approval

Home-based working arrangement

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience and training required.
• Degree in Engineering is mandatory.
• Proficiency in ISO 9001 and relevant inspection standards necessary.

Responsibilities

• Implement the job Quality Management System for construction.
• Review and maintain project quality documents.
• Coordinate QA/QC resources and oversee quality audits.

Skills

Quality Management

Risk Management

Trend Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Welding Inspection Awareness

NDE Awareness

Coating Inspection Awareness

Job description

Job Description

Role: Quality Engineer

Work Scope: Onshore Substations

Location: Home Based with regular travel to London

Sector: Offshore Wind

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Running until August 2028

Rates: Approx. £450 Daily Rate Outside IR35 Ltd Co. (All-Inclusive)

Clearance: BPSS (DBS/DS, Financial Probity, Employment History) + Medical Questionnaire & Proof of Right to Work in the UK

Working Pattern: Role based from home but will require weekly travel to client offices in London or as needed, expenses reimbursed with pre-approval. Ideally, the candidate lives close to London for ease of commute.

Responsibilities:

• Implementing the job Quality Management System in conformance with the COMPANY approved Quality Plan for managing QA/QC activities relating to site construction.
• Contribute to the development of the job Quality Plan.
• Review, authorise, and maintain project quality documents required for construction activities.
• Coordinate and oversee QA/QC resources within the project, including COMPANY and EPC contractor personnel.
• Operational and functional reporting to the COMPANY Quality Manager.
• Provide guidance and advice to site QC teams and inspectors to ensure understanding of project quality objectives.
• Develop a risk-based project audit schedule covering audits of management systems, contractors, and suppliers.
• Identify and manage resources for inspection and surveillance activities.
• Review and approve construction contractor quality plans, inspection and test plans, and other relevant documentation.
• Lead or observe conformance and internal audits during construction, manage non-conformances to closure.
• Capture quality lessons learned for future projects.
• Contribute to quality improvement processes through root cause investigations and trend data analysis.

Recommended Experience & Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience and training.
• Degree in Engineering.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Welding Inspection Awareness (e.g., PCN Level 1), NDE Awareness, Coating Inspection Awareness.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.