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Lead Quality Engineer
Aztec West, Bristol, Hybrid, minimum of 3 days a week in office. With occasion travel to other sites.
Full Time or Part Time (Please specify your preference on your application).
Do you have working experience in Technical Document Review? Within the Nuclear industry or similar?
If so, join us as a Lead Quality Engineer and you’ll join one of the most exciting and ambitious projects within EDF, as we continue to lead the rebirth of nuclear in the UK.
The Opportunity…
At Hinkley Point C (HPC) we are building two new nuclear reactors, the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK providing low carbon electricity for around six million homes.
EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) established in 2023, oversees the design (basic design) and the realisation (studies, procurement, erection, testing and commissioning) of nuclear islands for new projects.
EPR-E is responsible for delivering the design for a number of Nuclear Island buildings, systems and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project through an integrated team, support to HPC construction and commissioning activities, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project. Therefore, a Technical Directorate is being created, responsible for the engineering disciplines and technical expertise required to deliver the different engineering projects through integrated teams in EPR-E.
We are currently looking to recruit for the role of Lead Quality Engineer for EDF EPR Engineering UK Ltd (EPR-E). EPR-E is a subsidiary of Edvance, located in the UK (mainly in Bristol), to support the HPC and SZC projects. EPR-E’s role is to deliver part of the engineering scope, and to contribute to Edvance project management (quality, technical integration, and project control).
Pay, benefits and culture…
Alongside a competitive salary between £55,000 - £70,000, (pro rata) depending on experience. We offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle, and the opportunity to earn bonus.
At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
What you’ll be doing…
The Lead Quality Engineer will be responsible for:
- Overseeing and managing the treatment of situations adverse to Quality: Audit findings, condition reports, non-conformances etc. until proper resolution has been achieved.
- Contributing to the oversight of the (Integrated Management System) for EPR-E, including participation in process review activities.
- Ensuring that knowledge of Quality processes and instructions is widely deployed and implemented within the project teams, including provision of training and awareness sessions where necessary.
- Setting quality targets, including monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of project quality management by following up and analysing audits, non-conformances, corrective actions and client issues; using root cause analysis techniques where relevant.
- Developing and maintaining an effective network of correspondents (across the entire business) tasked with the timely detection, handling and resolution of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
- Managing a small team of Quality Engineers (based in Bristol), ensuring their delivery of support to project teams in accordance with the above objectives.
Who you are…
- Degree Level education or equivalent in a relevant subject.
- Extensive experience in a quality-related engineering discipline.
- Knowledge of quality related continuous improvement tools (preferably 8D methodology)
- Experience in performance of Root Cause Analysis
- Good understanding of requirements and expectations of Quality Management systems, regulations, nuclear industry operating experience and best practices.
- Line management experience in a highly regulated, technical environment.
- Ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, setting exemplary standards to create a strong nuclear safety and quality culture.
- Enjoys being inclusive while working in a multicultural environment.
Your background may include some of the following:
- Working knowledge of the French language.
- Nuclear New Build, EPR or PWR experience.
- Experience of EPR-specific quality management processes.
- Formal auditor qualification accredited to ISO9001 or ISO19443.
- Achieved or working towards chartered status with the CQI or equivalent professional institute.
Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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