Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Babcock International; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP & health checks

Aviva DigiCare+ health services

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists’ paid leave (10 days)

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to help ensure quality and compliance on major naval infrastructure projects at Devonport Dockyard. You will work in a highly regulated environment, leading QA activities, audits, and continuous improvement across multiple projects to support national security and critical infrastructure.

Security clearance is required. The role is on-site at Devonport Dockyard, full-time, with opportunities for leadership development and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in QA/QC within engineering or construction environments.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience auditing in regulated environments.
• Knowledge of risk identification, analysis and management methodologies.
• Experience applying continuous improvement techniques and supporting configuration/change management.
• Recognised professional qualification in Quality Management.
• Certified Lead Auditor qualification.
• NVQ Level 4 or equivalent with NVQ Level 3 in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA activities across multiple engineering/infrastructure projects.
• Review Quality Management Plans, ITPs, and Lifetime Quality Records.
• Provide guidance to project teams throughout lifecycles.
• Conduct internal/external audits and support third-party assessments.
• Manage quality non-conformities, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.

Skills

QA/QC in engineering

ISO 9001:2015 expertise

Auditing in regulated environments

Risk identification & management

Continuous improvement

Quality Management qualification

Lead Auditor certification

NVQ Level 4/engineering discipline

Education

NVQ Level 4 in engineering or equivalent

Professional QA qualification

Job description

As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in assuring the quality and compliance of major infrastructure projects that support critical naval operations. This is a unique opportunity to influence complex engineering and construction programmes from concept through to completion, providing independent assurance that facilities are delivered safely, effectively, and in accordance with rigorous quality standards. Day-to-day, you'll be working within a highly regulated environment, collaborating with project teams, stakeholders, customers, and external bodies to drive quality excellence across multiple projects. Your expertise will directly contribute to the maintenance and support of the UK's naval capabilities while offering significant opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.

• Leading quality assurance activities across multiple engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Reviewing and assuring Quality Management Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, and Lifetime Quality Records.
• Providing expert guidance and support to project teams throughout project lifecycles.
• Conducting internal and external audits and supporting third-party assessments.
• Managing quality non-conformities, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is full time, 35, hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Dockyard.

• Extensive experience in quality assurance and quality control within engineering and/or construction environments.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience of auditing within regulated environments.
• Knowledge of risk identification, analysis, and management methodologies.
• Experience applying continuous improvement techniques and supporting configuration and change management processes., Recognised professional qualification in Quality Management.
• Certified Lead Auditor qualification.
• NVQ Level 4 recognised professional status, or significant engineering experience supported by NVQ Level 3 in an engineering discipline.

Advantageous:

• Experience working within defence, nuclear, infrastructure, or highly regulated engineering environments.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock you're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site. We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with your chosen organisation or registered charity