Quality Engineer

Company: SCS Railways
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Location: London
Job Description:

Competitive with excellent benefits package

Location: London

Closing Date: 15/07/2026

Function: Projectwide Services

Team: Completion & Transitions

Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Quality Engineer to join the Completions & Transitions team at SCS Railways, supporting the Shafts & Headhouses Delivery team.

About the role: The Quality Engineer is responsible for managing independent site inspections and surveillances, leasing with the Client on inspection issues, ensuring documentation is produced on time, raising Non Conformances in a timely manner, reviewing documentation and supporting the Quality Manager. Providing assurance to both the SCSJV Management and the Client that the Delivery Team and the supply chain deliver the Works in accordance with the Works Information and design requirements.

Flexible working: This role will be based in the project offices and will require aspects of physical inspection and verification works on site as required.

Main Responsibilities

  • Be proactive in preventing substandard Works being produced by coaching and providing training.
  • Ensure that quality management is given the highest priority in delivery in the delivery of their works to achieve right first time.
  • Communicate with delivery team and sub-contractors to ensure full understanding of quality assurance requirements.
  • Check the works during progress and on completion to ensure that it has been constructed in line with the Work Information and the supporting documentation is produced.
  • Manage and communicate to the Quality Managers any non-conformances.
  • Carry out formal surveillances to ensure that inspection and tests are carried out in line with the inspection and test plans, Safe System of Work for controlling the works and that all necessary documentation is produced in a timely manner.
  • Ensure the delivery team notifies HS2 and or the Supervisor of any intervention points.
  • Provide support and holiday cover to the Quality Manager.
  • In addition to the above discipline role, the Quality Engineer must carry out his/her duties in accordance with the SCSJV Core Values. Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners’ Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company’s operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Managed Quality on a relevant project
  • Experience within quality related role on a major infrastructure project
  • Experience of working on Civil engineering projects.
  • Computer competence (MS Word, Excel).
  • On-site training in Quality.
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. we do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Please see the disability confident commitments:

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have:

  • A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
  • Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role

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Posted: July 7th, 2026