Quality Manager – Nuclear/EPC/Construction

Overview

In this role you will lead quality across UK nuclear projects, shaping quality management across complex engineering and supplier networks to ensure safety and compliance with nuclear standards. You will partner with project teams to drive risk-based planning, surveillance, and continuous improvement. The position offers impact through defining ITPs, root-cause analysis, and strategic quality forums, contributing to safer, higher-quality project delivery. This role suits a hands-on leader who can translate quality data into actionable improvements.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere and team events
• Flexible working (role dependent)

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-outage quality planning and site setup
• Improve outage surveillance and manage NCR resolution
• Drive post-outage lessons learned and continuous improvement
• Build and maintain quality dashboards to track performance
• Coordinate internal quality action plans and strategic forums
• Lead supplier risk assessments and define ITPs/ITPLs
• Define surveillance strategies across supply chain levels A/B/C
• Manage witness schedules and inspections with suppliers
• Conduct root cause analysis (8D, A3, 5 Why, FMEA)
• Ensure Nuclear Safety and traceability requirements are applied
• Support release of final documentation (EoMR)
• Coordinate and coach other Project Quality Managers

Key requirements

• Extensive industrial quality experience, preferably in Nuclear or construction
• 4-10 years of experience
• Experience with NEC3 standards
• Experience in large-scale industrial quality environments (mining, energy, construction)
• Quality Assurance / Quality Control experience or qualifications
• Proven leadership and cross-functional influence
• Strong track record of driving change and improving quality performance

• Stakeholder influence and collaboration
• Strong communication and coaching
• Problem-solving mindset
• ISO 9001, ISO 19443 experience
• Lean and advanced quality tools (FMEA, 8D, A3, 5 Why)
• Experience with inspection planning and supplier management

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