Quality Engineer

Company: SCS Railway
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will drive quality across the Completions & Transitions team on the HS2 project, ensuring works comply with information and design requirements. You will coordinate site inspections, manage non-conformances, and support the Quality Manager while collaborating with the client and supply chain. The role blends on-site verification with documentation control to safeguard right-first-time delivery. You will work within a safety- and quality-focused culture that aims for continual improvement and zero accidents.

Pay / Benefits

  • excellent benefits package

Responsibilities

  • Proactively prevent substandard works by coaching and training site teams
  • Prioritise quality management in delivery to achieve right-first-time outcomes
  • Communicate QA requirements to delivery teams and subcontractors
  • Inspect works during progress and on completion to ensure alignment with Work Information and documentation
  • Manage and report non-conformances to the Quality Manager
  • Conduct formal surveillances to verify inspections and tests follow plans and Safe Systems of Work, ensuring timely documentation
  • Ensure delivery teams notify HS2 or Supervisor of intervention points
  • Provide support and holiday cover to the Quality Manager
  • Adhere to SCSJV Core Values and implement Client and JV sustainability and environmental policies

Key requirements

  • Managed quality on a relevant project
  • Experience in a quality-related role on a major infrastructure project
  • Experience in civil engineering projects
  • Computer competence (MS Word, Excel)
  • Relevant CSCS Card
  • On-site quality training
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems
  • Proactive communication
  • Coaching and training ability
  • Cross-team collaboration
  • Quality management systems (ISO 9001:2015)
  • QA surveillance and inspection planning
  • Non-conformance management

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Posted: October 10th, 2026