The Senior Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for supporting Client Projects normally operating within a Matrix  Multi Discipline Teams (MDTs) by the provision of quality management and control services;

• Their primary purpose is to provide evidence of the Client and supply-chain adherence to the contracted quality requirements within their respective Client Programmes and Projects;
• Their secondary purpose is to support Client Programmes in achieving adherence with the Project-wide quality arrangements, as well as ensuring that appropriate project-specific quality arrangements are established, as required in addition to ensuring the implementation of quality for all activities within the scope of the programme, for example, Manufacturing Inspection and Test (MIT) Plans; Life-time Quality Records; NCR  Facilitation; Root Cause Analysis; Audits. This could be on Client Sites or at Sub-contractors base within the UK and overseas
• The post holder will work in close collaboration with all other project functions and the supply-chain to ensure that project quality is delivered consistently (safely, efficiently and right first time) compliant respecting Nuclear Safety as paramount at all times.

Dimensions (Contextual Information) dependent upon Client requirements:

• As an embedded member of the Programme/Project the SQE will provide support on the application of specific quality activities within projects/contracts as directed by their client line manager to ensure both consistency and compliance;
• Maintaining quality arrangements, specifically are clearly defined and in place to affect the safe, efficient and right first time delivery of the project activities undertaken by the MDT from inception through to operational handover including for example, Life Time Quality Records (LTQR);
• Maintain Project Quality Plans and MIT Plans in a consistent manner;
• Undertake surveillance/inspection activities (Client Sites/Sub-contractor facilities);
• Provide guidance on acceptability criteria and whether or not product quality is being diminished;
• Data capture and analysis of quality metrics to ensure that input to management reports on the delivery of quality within the MDT are unambiguous;
• To manage the non-conformance process in the identification of Project-wide Preventative Action as well as  facilitation timely closure of non-conformance reports, and to ensure project-wide learning is maximised;
• To contribute to the planning as well as Lead work stream and cross-project audits as required.

Principal Accountabilities:

The Senior Quality Engineer is accountable to the Client for the following:

• Delivery of the day-to-day quality management activities requested by the Client, in line with the general directions given by the Client’s Quality Director as defined in personal objectives or Task Orders;
• Reviews quality records of reviews and checks to enable quality oversight and the assurance that quality is delivered by the supply-chain and the MDT, efficiently and in accordance with specified requirements;
• Participates as required in the production/review of the Programme Quality Delivery Arrangements Plan and specific MIT plans;
• Participates in oversight of the review and acceptance of Quality Plans/Inspection & Test Plans provided by the supply-chain;
• Supports the Client by taking the lead on establishing effective manufacturing / site surveillance programmes/ plans that enable coverage of identified risks;
• Leads surveillance activities in accordance with specific MIT Plans;
• Ensures that appropriate controls are established with respect to the provision of Quality Records or ‘End of Reports’ by sub-contractors;
• Support the effective close out of non-conformances (including Root Cause Analysis) as a subject matter experts as well as the application of project-wide preventative action;
• Supports Quality Auditors (Client and Sub-contractor based) in the prompt resolution of audit findings within the supply-chain and the MDT;
• Ensures that effective participation in Programme and Project risk & opportunity reviews including lessons learnt reviews by the Client;
• Participates in investigations related to quality issues;
• Supports in the provision of regular quality reports on:
  • the delivery of quality (Product & Process) by the supply chain and the MDT;
  • the status of non-conformances, including root cause/repeat events
  •  supply chain capability/readiness and performance;
  • quality records RFT, backlog etc.