Quality Management Lead

Do you have the energy to transform?

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact supporting the UK Government’s strategy of Net Zero 2050?

Vulcain Engineering Group provides Engineering consultancy services across multiple Industry sectors on a global scale. With operations in 40 countries and employing over 2700 staff worldwide, our business responds to the needs of our clients by providing expertise in the form of high added value engineering services. Our UK business, is well positioned within the UK Nuclear industry. By consistently delivering exemplary outcomes for our customers the Group has seen steady growth and expansion.

We now have exciting permanent opportunity for a motivated and suitably qualified Quality Management Lead to join our Technical Communities based in the South West of England. Join us and be part of making a valuable contribution to the mega-infrastructure, Nuclear New Build project at Hinkley Point C (HPC).

Job Summary:

The role of the Quality Management Lead (QML) is to ensure HPC Project quality requirements are complied with across the full project life-cycle (Contract award, Design, Procurement, Manufacture, Test, Shipping, Construction/Installation, Test/Commission and Contract close out).

Principal Accountabilities:

Support the development of quality (QA/QC) arrangements for deployment across the HPC organisation; Implement key quality arrangements related to the following topics:

• Manage Quality Execution
• Support Technical Assessment of Suppliers
• Conducting & Modulating Manufacturing Surveillance
• Management of Non-Conformance
• Quality Release Certificate Process (where applicable);
• Undertake actions to resolve issues relating to the implementation of quality and to bring about improvements, and support others in these actions.

Person Specification: Qualifications and Professional Accreditations:

• Position requires experience in project delivery, preferably in the nuclear power sector, with significant focus on project quality, with a solid understanding of the Quality Assurance and Quality Control in major projects across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning.
• A clear and considerable understanding of quality management best practice for deployment by large, complex and contract-led organisations.
• Able to support and implement practical solutions, whilst remaining open to the ideas of others.
• Experience of interfacing with project teams and with supply chain organisations.
• Analysis of data, preparing reports and making recommendations.
• The ability to influence and to provide constructive challenge which is accepted by others.

Company Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Private medical & dental insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training and development
• Employee referral scheme
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Travel & Life Insurance
• Employee assistance program

Due to the nature of the work role holders will be required to undergo a Basic Security clearance (BPSS) and have Independent Right to Work in the UK.