Senior Project Quality Engineer – BESS & Grid Projects

Canadian Solar Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) invites applications for a Senior Project Quality Engineer to lead quality activities on utility-scale energy storage projects under the CS e-Storage unit in the UK.

The role focuses on implementing site-specific quality plans, coordinating with EPCs, suppliers, and O&M teams, and driving continuous improvement across projects. The role requires extensive experience in project quality, familiarity with BESS equipment, and strong communication skills to manage

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in project quality execution.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, inverters, transformers or lithium-ion batteries.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and review the Project Site Specific Quality Plan (SSQP) and the Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) with internal project team members and external suppliers and contractors to meet clients’ contractual requirements and expectations.
• Plan, execute, and monitor all aspects of project quality assurance activities at different project phases. Answer quality questionnaires, understand contractual quality requirements, create, and review Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), conduct quality audits and RCA.
• Lead and facilitate the generation of lessons learned from past projects and their implementation in future projects for continuous improvement in project quality.
• Identify and track quality issues/observations/non-conformances, document and communicate their resolutions in accordance with the contractual requirements and the SSQP.
• Coordinate with and support engineering, project execution, and O&M teams in resolving equipment problems and proactively preventing performance issues.
• Implement and update project quality management system (PQMS) according to ISO standards to meet the evolving BESS business development and project quality needs.
• Travel within US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and other locations with short notice on weekends or overnight.

Job description

Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) invites applications for a Senior Project Quality Engineer to lead quality activities on utility-scale energy storage projects under the CS e-Storage unit in the UK.

The role focuses on implementing site-specific quality plans, coordinating with EPCs, suppliers, and O&M teams, and driving continuous improvement across projects. The role requires extensive experience in project quality, familiarity with BESS equipment, and strong communication skills to manage