Quality Engineer (Sizewell C)

EDF Energy Limited; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28 days

5% Bonus

Pension up to 7.5% employee

Life Assurance up to 8x salary

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited, Sizewell C, is hiring a Quality Engineer - Inspection. Location: Bristol preferred, with hybrid working 3-2 days in office.

Permanent, full-time role with starting salary £56,506 depending on experience. You will support the Quality function across inspection activities, ensure compliance with Nuclear Site Licence Conditions, and drive continuous improvement with MDTs and the Quality Department.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of quality management in major projects.
• Experience with inspection practices in regulated environments.
• Knowledge of National/International standards (IAEA GSR2, ISO 9001) and Nuclear Site Licence conditions.
• Experience engaging with regulators (ONR).
• Chartered CQI or working towards it is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the manufacturing surveillance model across off-site manufactured equipment.
• Perform monthly compliance checks against the Manufacturing Surveillance procedure.
• Review and improve the manufacturing surveillance model and related KPIs.
• Coordinate the monthly SZC Manufacturing Steering Committee.
• Deliver training on manufacturing surveillance processes to key users.

Skills

Quality management

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Time management

Nuclear industry knowledge

Continuous improvement

Education

HNC/HND in engineering

CQI Chartered (desirable)

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

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Quality Engineer - Inspection
Sizewell C

Location: Bristol preferred; however, applications are welcome from candidates based near our offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, Leiston, Ipswich or Gloucester. Hybrid working minimum 3-2 days in office per week.
Contract: Permanent, full time.
Salary: Starting from £56,506 depending on experience
Benefits include:

• Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays
• Bonus: 5% annual bonus
• Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution 15% employer contribution
• Life Assurance: Up to 8 x salary

Closing Date: 13th October 2026

About the Role:

As a Quality Engineer within the Inspection Team, you'll play a key role in ensuring compliance with quality management arrangements across all inspection and surveillance activities at Sizewell C. Working within the PDO (Project Delivery Organisation) Quality function, you'll help define and deploy nuclear industry and major project quality best practices, supporting one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects.

You’ll be responsible for supporting the consistent delivery of manufacturing surveillance activities, ensuring they are carried out safely, efficiently and right first time. Working closely with Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs), you’ll help support compliance with Nuclear Site Licence Conditions, drive the effective implementation of surveillance requirements across the organisation and supply chain, monitor performance, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives that support the wider Quality Strategy and Sizewell C project goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with the manufacturing surveillance model, covering the preparation, execution and modulation of surveillance activities for equipment and components manufactured off-site.
• Perform monthly compliance checks against the Manufacturing Surveillance procedure, covering all process steps across a range of PDO contracts.
• Review the effectiveness of the manufacturing surveillance model, identifying and implementing improvements where required.
• Develop and enhance key performance indicators (KPIs), providing greater visibility of performance, analysing trends and reporting opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare and coordinate the monthly SZC Manufacturing Steering Committee.
• Resolve issues relating to the implementation of manufacturing surveillance, driving improvements and supporting others in their resolution activities.
• Deliver training on manufacturing surveillance processes to key users.
• Interface with key stakeholders, including DQPI, UKMS, PDO Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) and the PDO Quality Department.
• Support quality audits across the Delivery Organisation.
• Collaborate with other functions within the PDO Quality Department to ensure the effective and consistent delivery of responsibilities.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong awareness of working in an international quality environment.
• The ability to influence and to provide constructive challenge which is accepted by others.
• The ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong problem resolution skills.
• Good organisational skills with effective time management abilities.
• Knowledge of inspection practices in the nuclear industry.
• A team player who understands quality processes in major projects across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Knowledge of improvement methodologies, tools & techniques e.g. Lean, 6-Sigma and the ability and knowledge to be able to optimise processes.
• Experience in ensuring compliance with National and International standards such as IAEA GSR2 and ISO 9001/19443 and an understanding of Nuclear Site Licence conditions.
• The ability to effectively implement quality management arrangements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Educated to HNC/HND qualification level in an engineering/technical discipline
• Experience in large project environments, preferably in the nuclear or highly regulated industry, with significant focus on quality management.
• Knowledge and experience of a manufacturing/operations environment.
• Chartered member of CQI (Or working towards)
• Experience working in an inspection team in a manufacturing facility, preferably in the nuclear or highly regulated industry.
• Experience in a quality management role.
• Strong capability in the analysis data, producing reports and making recommendations to support decision making.
• Experience engaging with regulators, such as the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies, tools and techniques, such as Lean Six Sigma.

Why Join us?

Be part of one of the most important low-carbon energy projects in the UK.

Work in a mission-driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long-term sustainability.

Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Flexible and hybrid working options.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home‑grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK’s nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.