Overview
Quality Assurance Project Engineer will be providing support to Power Plant Projects, Outages and Maintenance activities across the Flexible Energy North (FEN) UK asset fleet. Acting as the lead Quality Assurance for the project or outage, ensuring implementation of QA / QC processes in line with the quality minimum standards during project and outage work.
We are currently recruiting Project Quality Engineers to support ongoing projects, outages, and maintenance activities at Connahs Quay Power Station and Grain Power Station.
This role is key to ensuring that all project and outage works are delivered in line with defined Quality Assurance and Quality Control standards, meeting business objectives across safety, compliance, quality, cost, schedule, and technical performance. Acting as the lead Quality Assurance representative on site, you will work closely with project managers, plant teams, contractors, and OEMs to embed quality throughout the full project lifecycle.
The position offers the opportunity to play a hands‑on role in high‑profile, safety‑critical energy infrastructure projects, with a strong focus on governance, assurance, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead Quality Assurance for projects or outages, ensuring QA / QC processes meet quality minimum standards during project and outage work.
- Act as the lead Quality Assurance representative on site, embedding quality throughout the full project lifecycle and working with project managers, plant teams, contractors, and OEMs.
- Support ongoing projects, outages, and maintenance activities at Connahs Quay Power Station and Grain Power Station.
- Ensure implementation of QA / QC processes in line with the quality minimum standards during project and outage work.
Qualifications
- HNC, engineering degree, or equivalent engineering craft qualification or a relevant Project Management or Quality Assurance qualification
- Proven experience operating as a Project Quality Engineer / QA Engineer within power generation, energy, or heavy industrial environments
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 or equivalent Quality Management Systems
- Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining QA/QC processes across projects, outages, or maintenance activities
- Ability to act as the lead Quality Assurance contact for assigned projects or outages
- Experience conducting quality audits, managing NCRs, and supporting root cause investigations
- Good understanding of project delivery controls, including safety, time, cost, quality, technical performance, and compliance
- Knowledge of relevant UK regulations, industry standards, and HSSEQ requirements
- Confidence in engaging with and constructively challenging stakeholders, including project managers, site teams, and suppliers
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and drive improvement
- Experience producing quality or project performance reports against agreed KPIs
- Broad understanding of industrial process plant operations and maintenance
Desirable
- Experience using continuous improvement or lean tools (e.g. APQP, Six Sigma, Kaizen)
- Previous involvement in power station outages or major capital projects
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