Quality Management
- Location:
- Hinkley Point C, Somerset
- Salary:
- £353.87-£494.25 per day
- Advertiser:
- Mactech Energy Group
- Date advertised:
- 17.11.2025
- Job details:
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The role of the Quality Management Lead (QML) is to ensure that project quality requirements are complied with across the full project lifecycle (contract award, design, procurement, manufacture, test, shipping, construction/installation, test/commission and contract close out).
The primary purpose of the QML role is to ensure supply-chain adherence to the contracted quality assurance and quality control requirements. QMLs sit within the quality department and are deployed to areas/programmes to serve this primary purpose. Day-to- day reporting is to the Quality Delivery Manager (QDM) who sets out their area/programme quality requirements in conjunction with the QML and project team.
Principal accountabilities:General:- Support the development of quality (QA/QC) arrangements for deployment across the Hinkley Point C (HPC) organisation
- Implement key quality arrangements related to the following topics: manage quality execution, support technical assessment of suppliers, conducting manufacturing surveillance, modulating manufacturing surveillance, management of non-conformances and the quality release certificate process (where applicable).
Primary accountability:- Review, accept and monitor contractors quality assurance plans (CQAPs) provided by the supply chain
- Identify needs for supply chain audits and engage supply chain auditors to perform audits and prompt resolution of findings
- Produce project quality control plans (PQCPs) for each contract
- Implement key quality arrangements, including general quality assurance specification (GQAS), lifetime quality record (LTQR) specification and inspection and test plan specification
- Provide relevant guidance to contractors on quality requirements and planning for quality-related activities
- Lead the implementation of LTQR reviews
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ensure manufacturing surveillance per contract is applied in a graded approach based on equipment safety function and project importance
- Review and validate inspection and test plans (ITPs) submitted by suppliers, ensuring they are fit for purpose and properly distributed
- Coordinate, monitor and improve efficiency of manufacturing documentation review and inspection activities
- Perform joint inspections when required
- Support the monitoring and technical resolution of non-conformances
- Support the review and acceptance of end-of-manufacturing reports (EoMRs) and related status reports
- Review and deliver end-of- manufacturing records, leading to quality release of equipment to construction sites
- Produce quality documentation (specifications, procedures) as required.
Secondary accountability:- Ensure supplier quality control requirements are adequately specified within contract documentation
- Ensure quality management processes are correctly applied
- Support the head of quality delivery and QDM in achieving adherence with integrated management system arrangements.
Qualifications and experience:Essential:- A Higher National Certificate (HNC)/Higher National Diploma (HND) qualification or degree in a relevant science or engineering subject or equivalent qualification
- Broad experience of implementing a variety of quality-related solutions
- Proven track record of delivering results
- Proven leadership experience working in a quality assurance/control environment within the nuclear industry or other relevant safety-critical industry
- Proven experience of interaction and resolving issues with a wide range of stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment.
Desirable:- Hold a professional accreditation
- Corporate member or working towards membership of the Chartered Quality Institute and Chartered Quality Professional
- Commercial exposure, especially supplier management
- Experience of interacting with regulators, for example the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
- Knowledge of improvement methodologies, tools and techniques, for example, Lean Six Sigma
- Knowledge of the nuclear sector, ideally new build
- Knowledge and understanding of nuclear site licence conditions
- Ability to speak French is advantageous
- Knowledge of pressure and nuclear code
- Knowledge of welding, non-destructive testing (NDT) and non-destructive evaluation (NDE).
Salary:- Long-term, full-time contract
- £353.87 PAYE and £494.25 umbrella.
- Contact details:
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Mactech Energy Group, 17/23 Claremont Road, Whitley Bay NE26 3TNT / +44 (0)191 252 1762W / mactech.co.uk
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