Lead QA/QC Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by 1770972015
£45 Per hour
Undetermined
Undetermined
West Yorkshire
Summary: The Lead QA/QC Engineer will oversee quality assurance and quality control activities during a 3-month outage in West Yorkshire starting in February 2026. This role involves both pre-outage inspections and on-site coordination of QA/QC engineers. The position requires extensive experience in QA/QC processes within large industrial plants, particularly in Waste to Energy and Power sectors. The hourly rate for this contract role ranges from £40 to £45.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform vendor and workshop surveillance inspections for pressure part fabrication prior to outage mobilisations.
- Review fabrication documentation including ITPs, QCPs, WPS/PQRs, welder qualifications, and material certification packs.
- Verify material traceability (heat numbers, MTRs, PMI requirements) for pressure boundary components.
- Inspect fit-up, welding, dimensional compliance, and fabrication workmanship for boiler and piping components.
- Witness and review NDE activities (UT, RT, MT, PT) and ensure results meet acceptance criteria.
- Monitor fabrication hold/witness points in line with inspection and test plans (ITPs).
- Support FATs, punch list closeout, and release notes prior to shipment.
- Lead and coordinate the site QA/QC Engineers across multiple fronts during the outage.
- Inspect installation and repair works on boiler pressure parts including membrane walls, superheaters, economisers, headers, and pipework systems.
- Witness pressure testing activities, including hydrostatic tests and associated reinstatement checks.
- Review and approve inspection documentation for handover, including NDE reports, weld logs, and pressure test packs.
- Raise NCRs, manage quality issues, and ensure corrective actions are implemented and closed out effectively.
- Support final documentation turnover and completion dossiers for outage deliverables.
- Must be an experienced QA/QC engineer on pre and post outages or shutdowns on large industrial plants, preferably Waste to Energy and/or Power plants.
- Must have experience on vendor/manufacturing inspections and site outage inspection activities.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in QA/QC processes in large industrial plants.
- Knowledge of pressure part fabrication and associated documentation.
- Experience with NDE activities and inspection documentation.
- Ability to lead and coordinate teams effectively.
- Strong problem-solving skills and experience managing quality issues.
Salary (Rate): £45 per hour
City: West Yorkshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit a Lead QA /QC Engineer on a 3-month contract basis on an outage in West Yorkshire starting in February 2026.
The Lead QA/QC Engineer role comes with an hourly rate of £40-45.
Key skills required for the Lead QA/QC Engineer role
- Pre-Outage activities will be to Perform vendor and workshop surveillance inspections for pressure part fabrication prior to outage mobilisations.
- Review fabrication documentation including ITPs, QCPs, WPS/PQRs, welder qualifications, and material certification packs.
- Verify material traceability (heat numbers, MTRs, PMI requirements) for pressure boundary components.
- Inspect fit-up, welding, dimensional compliance, and fabrication workmanship for boiler and piping components.
- Witness and review NDE activities (UT, RT, MT, PT) and ensure results meet acceptance criteria.
- Monitor fabrication hold/witness points in line with inspection and test plans (ITPs).
- Support FATs, punch list closeout, and release notes prior to shipment.
- On the outage you will be required to lead and coordinate the site QA/QC Engineers across multiple fronts.
- Inspect installation and repair works on boiler pressure parts including membrane walls, superheaters, economisers, headers, and pipework systems.
- Witness pressure testing activities, including hydrostatic tests and associated reinstatement checks.
- Review and approve inspection documentation for handover, including NDE reports, weld logs, and pressure test packs.
- Raise NCRs, manage quality issues, and ensure corrective actions are implemented and closed out effectively.
- Support final documentation turnover and completion dossiers for outage deliverables.
- Must be an experienced QA/QC engineer on pre and post outages or shutdowns on large industrial plants, preferably Waste to Energy and/or Power plants.
- Must have experience on vendor/manufacturing inspections and site outage inspection activities.
Location, day rate and timeframe of the Lead QA/QC Engineer role
- West Yorkshire
- £40/45 per hour
- Feb 2026
- 3 Months
Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
