Quality Management Lead: Civils

Quality Management Lead (Civils)

Location: Bristol, UK (Hybrid)
Type: Full-time
Clearance/Vetting: UK background check / vetting required

About the employer:

Our client is a leading engineering and technical services organisation supporting major UK infrastructure and clean energy programmes. With a large UK-wide workforce, the business delivers end-to-end capability across project delivery and offers clear routes for development within a supportive, inclusive culture.

Employees receive a competitive reward package plus a broad benefits offering, which may include private medical cover, digital GP access, enhanced family-friendly policies, employee assistance and wellbeing support, and funding towards relevant professional development and memberships. The organisation also supports community initiatives through volunteering and charitable programmes.

About the opportunity:

This role supports delivery on Hinkley Point C (HPC), the UK's first new nuclear power station in over 20 years. HPC will provide long-term, low-carbon electricity and is a nationally significant programme with a complex, highly regulated supply chain.

The Quality Management Lead (QML) - Civils is responsible for ensuring project quality requirements are met across the full lifecycle, including: contract award, design, procurement, manufacture, test, shipping, construction/installation, commissioning and close-out.

You will ensure supply-chain compliance with contracted quality assurance and quality control requirements. The QML sits within the Quality Management Team and is deployed into programmes to deliver defined quality requirements, with day-to-day reporting into the Quality Management Team Lead and Quality Delivery Manager. The scope includes the development and implementation of Project Quality Control Plans (PQCPs) and associated governance.

Key responsibilities:

Drive resolution of quality implementation issues and support continuous improvement.
Review, accept and monitor Contractor Quality Assurance Plans (CQAPs) from the supply chain.
Identify audit needs across the supply chain; coordinate audits and follow through to closure of findings.
Produce Project Quality Control Plans (PQCPs) for each contract.
Ensure deployment of key quality arrangements/specifications (e.g. GQAS, LTQR, QRC, ITP and related requirements) in line with PQCPs.
Lead Lifetime Quality Records (LTQR) reviews.
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external inspection/assurance entities (including offsite manufacturing inspection partners where applicable).
Ensure graded manufacturing surveillance is applied based on safety function and project importance, including monitoring inspection agency performance.
Establish and verify inspection witness/hold points within supplier ITPs / Quality Plans / follow-up documentation and track completion.
Coordinate and improve efficiency of manufacturing document review and inspection activities.
Coordinate and lead client review/acceptance of relevant manufacturing documentation provided by contractors.
Support review/acceptance of end-of-manufacturing and end-of-construction/erection status reporting (where applicable).
Own review and delivery of end-of-manufacturing records to enable quality release of equipment to the HPC construction site.

Education, experience & skills:

HNC/HND or degree (or equivalent) in a relevant science/engineering discipline.
Broad experience implementing quality solutions across complex projects/supply chains.
Proven track record of delivering results and driving issues to resolution.
Leadership experience in QA/QC within nuclear or another safety-critical industry.
Strong stakeholder management capability in multi-cultural, multi-party environments