Senior Quality Delivery Engineer

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP & health checks

Employee share scheme

Life assurance

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is seeking a Senior Quality Delivery Engineer to lead quality delivery across a portfolio of nuclear and clean energy projects. You will support and implement project quality arrangements across internal and external activities, with hybrid work options in Bristol or Warrington and UK travel as needed.

You will work 37 hours per week, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and customers to ensure delivery meets quality standards and continuous improvement goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in nuclear or highly regulated industries.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Ability to lead quality delivery across complex projects.
• Proven stakeholder collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with assurance, audits and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and apply project quality arrangements across engineering and nuclear projects.
• Advise project teams on quality requirements, risks and improvements.
• Build and sustain relationships with customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Support non-conformance management, supplier quality assurance and audits.
• Monitor quality performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Nuclear sector experience

ISO 9001

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

Audit & improvement

Education

ISO 9001 Internal Auditor qualification

Job description

Job Title: Senior Quality Delivery Engineer

Location: Bristol or Warrington + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF77033

Drive quality excellence across the future of clean energy

At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quality Delivery Engineer based at one of our key locations Bristol or Warrington.

The role

As a Senior Quality Delivery Engineer, you'll provide leadership and expertise across a diverse portfolio of nuclear and clean energy projects, supporting the implementation and management of project quality arrangements across both internal and external activities.

You will work 37 hours per week based at either our Bristol or Warrington office. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to other Babcock and customer sites will be expected, including occasional travel throughout the United Kingdom.

Day-to-day, you'll

• Implementing and managing project quality arrangements across complex engineering and nuclear projects.
• Advising project teams on quality management requirements, risks, issues and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with customers, suppliers and project stakeholders.
• Supporting project teams with quality non-conformance management, supplier quality assurance and audit activities.
• Monitoring quality performance, identifying trends and implementing improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery.

Essential experience of Senior Quality Delivery Engineer:

• Experience within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated industry such as aerospace, automotive, petrochemical or energy.
• Strong working knowledge and practical application of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience establishing quality culture, methods and systems during the early phases of project delivery.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and joint venture partnerships.
• Experience implementing assurance, audit and continuous improvement activities within complex project environments.

Qualifications for the Senior Quality Delivery Engineer:

• ISO 9001 Internal Auditor qualification or equivalent auditor training.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. 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 share scheme
• 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 Cavendish 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover 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: 24/11/2026

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