Senior Quality Engineer

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?
For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.
It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?
Senior Quality Engineer - Infrastructure Programme
Join an exciting and diverse Capital Projects portfolio of multi-Billion GBP investment, over the next 15+ years for the UK Defence sector. Supported by the wider Infrastructure Projects Delivery Quality team, you will be the key focal point to ensure projects are delivered to the Quality requirements by working in the project teams and with the supply chain.
Location: Reading / Basingstoke / Hybrid role - flexible working from home available
Salary: £44,990 - £65,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Closing Date: 1st May 2024
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work).
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution).
• Life Assurance.
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family.
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site.

Key accountabilities of this position include:

• Work collaboratively within Project Teams and the supply chain, delivering new build projects
• Contribute to a positive Quality Culture from Project Kick-Off to Handover with all stakeholders
• Support to supplier/sub-supplier mobilisation and integration post contract award
• Act as the Intelligent Client representative for AWE
• Mentoring, training and coaching Quality Engineers
• Lead Quality at key stakeholder meetings including design and technical reviews
• Deputising for the Senior/Principal Quality Manager when required
• Review of supplier Quality Plans and support to wider project artefact reviews
• Conducting/leading internal project and supplier capability audits
• Leading workshops to promote performance improvement
• Presenting quality data to key stakeholders and for reporting metrics and KPIs
• Leading and planning supplier surveillance & Quality Control, e.g., ITPs and FAT activities
• Management of NCRs using root cause analysis quality tools
• Facilitating Learning from Experience workshops
• Seeking cost efficiencies and simplification opportunities
• Management and review of Lifetime Records

To be successful in this role you should have the following skills/experience:

• A proven track record of influencing and engaging with key stakeholders
• Experience in construction, capital project delivery or engineering is required
• Relevant BTEC HNC/HND or equivalent qualification and/or experience
• Membership of a recognised related professional body, or working towards e.g., CQI / IRCA
• ISO9001 Lead Auditor trained and relevant audit experience
• Good knowledge of national and international quality standards, e.g., ISO9001, AQAP-2110
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for process and cost efficiencies/improvements
• Technical knowledge for high integrity structures, systems and components

The following skills and experience are desirable:

• Use of problem solving and improvement tools
• Working on a nuclear licenced site / within the nuclear industry or similar highly regulated industry
• Experience of a graded approach to quality, e.g., Quality Control Grades 1-5
• Working within an NEC framework for project delivery

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Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
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