Project Quality Engineer - Infrastructure Programme
Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Package: £33,850 - £48,000 depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.
Let us introduce the role:
Join an exciting and diverse Infrastructure Programme of £10Bn+ investment, over the next 15 years for the UK Defence sector. Supporting the Project Delivery Team, you will be the focal point to ensure projects are delivered to the Quality requirements by working with internal and external stakeholders.
Some reasons we think you'll love it here:
AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
* 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work.
* In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays.
* Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
* Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
* Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
Key accountabilities of this position include:
* Work collaboratively within Project Teams and the supply chain, delivering new build and re-kit projects.
* Assist in embedding a positive Quality Culture from Project Kick-Off to Handover with all stakeholders.
* Represent Quality at various key stakeholder meetings.
* Conducting internal project audits.
* Engaging with the supply chain for Test Plans/Acceptance Plans to ensure Quality requirements are met.
* Providing data to key reporting metrics and KPIs.
* Management of NCRs and contributing to Lessons Learnt workshops.
* Supporting workshops to promote performance improvement.
* Review of Lifetime Quality Records.
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have some of the following:
* Wide ranging Quality Assurance experience, preferably in a project and/or industrial setting.
* Relevant HNC or equivalent qualification and/or related experience.
* Membership of a recognised related professional body, or working towards e.g., CQI.
* ISO9001 Internal Auditor trained and relevant audit experience.
* Working knowledge of national and international quality standards, e.g., ISO9001.
* Identifying opportunities for process and cost efficiencies/improvements.
* Ability to engage with key stakeholders.
* IT Skills, including use of MS Office software.
Important things you need to know:
* You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
* We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
* Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.
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Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
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