Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Babcock International Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reserved leave for armed forces Reserv

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead QA across major infrastructure projects at Devonport Dockyard, ensuring compliance with stringent standards and regulatory requirements.

You will review QMS documents, support project teams, and conduct audits to drive continuous improvement and risk management in a regulated environment. This role is based on-site in Plymouth with security clearances required.

Qualifications

• Extensive QA/QC experience in engineering/construction environments.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience auditing in regulated environments.
• Knowledge of risk identification, analysis and management.
• Experience with continuous improvement and change management.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality control

ISO 9001

Auditing

Risk management

Continuous improvement

Change management

Education

Quality Management qualification

Lead Auditor certification

NVQ Level 4 / NVQ Level 3 in engineering

Job description

Job Title: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £44,600 - £55,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF77078

At Babcock we’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.

The role

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.

Essential Experience Of The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

• 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.

Qualifications For The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Essential:

• 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.

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 their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

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.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident, committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 19/11/2026

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