Sizewell C
Quality Engineer
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Quality Engineer - Inspection
Location
Bristol preferred; however, applications are welcome from candidates based near our offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, Leiston, Ipswich or Gloucester. Hybrid working minimum 3-2 days in office per week.
Contract
Permanent, full time.
Salary
Starting from £56,506 depending on experience
Benefits
- Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays
- Bonus: 5% annual bonus
- Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution, 15% employer contribution
- Life Assurance: Up to 8 x salary
Closing Date
14th October 2026
About the Role
As a Quality Engineer within the Inspection Team, you'll play a key role in ensuring compliance with quality management arrangements across all inspection and surveillance activities at Sizewell C. Working within the PDO (Project Delivery Organisation) Quality function, you'll help define and deploy nuclear industry and major project quality best practices, supporting one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects.
You'll be responsible for supporting the consistent delivery of manufacturing surveillance activities, ensuring they are carried out safely, efficiently and right first time. Working closely with Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs), you'll help support compliance with Nuclear Site Licence Conditions, drive the effective implementation of surveillance requirements across the organisation and supply chain, monitor performance, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives that support the wider Quality Strategy and Sizewell C project goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with the manufacturing surveillance model, covering the preparation, execution and modulation of surveillance activities for equipment and components manufactured off-site.
- Perform monthly compliance checks against the Manufacturing Surveillance procedure, covering all process steps across a range of PDO contracts.
- Review the effectiveness of the manufacturing surveillance model, identifying and implementing improvements where required.
- Develop and enhance key performance indicators (KPIs), providing greater visibility of performance, analysing trends and reporting opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare and coordinate the monthly SZC Manufacturing Steering Committee.
- Resolve issues relating to the implementation of manufacturing surveillance, driving improvements and supporting others in their resolution activities.
- Deliver training on manufacturing surveillance processes to key users.
- Interface with key stakeholders, including DQPI, UKMS, PDO Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) and the PDO Quality Department.
- Support quality audits across the Delivery Organisation.
- Collaborate with other functions within the PDO Quality Department to ensure the effective and consistent delivery of responsibilities.
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Knowledge & Skills
- Strong awareness of working in an international quality environment.
- The ability to influence and to provide constructive challenge which is accepted by others.
- The ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong problem resolution skills.
- Good organisational skills with effective time management abilities.
Qualifications & Experience
- Educated to HNC/HND qualification level in an engineering/technical discipline
- Experience in large project environments, preferably in the nuclear or highly regulated industry, with significant focus on quality management.
- Knowledge and experience of a manufacturing/operations environment.
- Chartered member of CQI (Or working towards)
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Why Join us?
- Be part of one of the most important low-carbon energy projects in the UK.
- Work in a mission-driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long-term sustainability.
- Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.
- Flexible and hybrid working options.
Key Competencies
- Humility
- Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences
- Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
- Positivity
- Positively challenge poor quality and performance
- Identify solutions at the lowest possible level
- Encourage tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward
- Respect
- Value the rules and environment in which we operate
- Give and receive feedback with respect
- Embrace and engage with new people and ideas
- Solidarity
- One team, working closely together and helping each other
- Empowered teams always looking forward
- Shared responsibility for delivering the project outcomes
- Clarity
- Communicate clearly and consistently
- Promote collaboration and team alignment
- Clearer and faster decision making
- Drive simplification at all levels
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today.
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