Project Quality Engineer – HVDC
Posted Today by Contracts Consultancy Ltd
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
Stafford, Staffordshire
Summary: The Project Quality Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring that all aspects of a major onshore HVDC transmission project meet stringent quality, safety, and regulatory standards. This position involves collaboration with various stakeholders, including EPC contractors and suppliers, to foster a proactive quality culture throughout the project's lifecycle. The engineer will oversee quality assurance activities, manage non-conformance processes, and support quality-related testing and inspections. A strong background in quality engineering within complex projects is essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and implement the Project Quality Plan, Inspection & Test Plans, and project specific quality procedures aligned with EPC contractual requirements.
- Oversee quality assurance and control activities for converter stations, HV equipment, civil works, mechanical installations, and HVDC control & protection systems, ensuring compliance with technical specifications and IEC/EN standards.
- Conduct supplier and subcontractor audits, verifying adherence to EPC quality obligations, manufacturing standards, and site execution requirements.
- Lead the Non Conformance Report (NCR) process, ensuring timely investigation, structured root cause analysis, effective corrective/preventive actions, and robust closure.
- Manage a structured Lessons Learned programme, capturing insights from NCRs, audits, site issues, commissioning findings, and contractor performance, and ensuring these are embedded into ongoing and future project phases.
- Support Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), civil and mechanical inspections, and commissioning quality activities, ensuring documentation is complete, traceable, and contractually compliant.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to embed quality into design reviews, supplier selection, site execution, and handover processes.
- Monitor and report quality KPIs, trends, and risks to project leadership, enabling proactive mitigation and continuous improvement across the EPC delivery chain.
Key Skills:
- Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Proven experience in quality engineering within large and complex and safety critical projects.
- Strong understanding of ISO 9001, EPC quality frameworks, and HVDC relevant IEC standards (Preferred).
- Demonstrated experience in NCR management, root cause analysis methodologies, and supplier/subcontractor quality oversight.
- Ability to drive structured Lessons Learned processes and influence multidisciplinary teams to adopt improvements.
- Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across EPC contractor and client organisations.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Stafford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
CCL Global are currently recruiting for an experienced Project Quality Engineer to support the delivery of a major onshore HVDC transmission project executed under an EPC framework.
This role ensures that engineering, procurement, manufacturing, civil works, installation, and commissioning activities meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. You will be a key interface between the EPC contractor, suppliers, site teams, and project leadership, driving a consistent and proactive quality culture across all phases.
Location: Stafford
Type of Contract: PAYE Contract inside IR35.
Key duties will include:
- Develop, maintain, and implement the Project Quality Plan, Inspection & Test Plans, and project specific quality procedures aligned with EPC contractual requirements.
- Oversee quality assurance and control activities for converter stations, HV equipment, civil works, mechanical installations, and HVDC control & protection systems, ensuring compliance with technical specifications and IEC/EN standards.
- Conduct supplier and subcontractor audits, verifying adherence to EPC quality obligations, manufacturing standards, and site execution requirements.
- Lead the Non Conformance Report (NCR) process, ensuring timely investigation, structured root cause analysis, effective corrective/preventive actions, and robust closure.
- Manage a structured Lessons Learned programme, capturing insights from NCRs, audits, site issues, commissioning findings, and contractor performance, and ensuring these are embedded into ongoing and future project phases.
- Support Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), civil and mechanical inspections, and commissioning quality activities, ensuring documentation is complete, traceable, and contractually compliant.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to embed quality into design reviews, supplier selection, site execution, and handover processes.
- Monitor and report quality KPIs, trends, and risks to project leadership, enabling proactive mitigation and continuous improvement across the EPC delivery chain.
Requirements:
- Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Proven experience in quality engineering within large and complex and safety critical projects.
- Strong understanding of ISO 9001, EPC quality frameworks, and HVDC relevant IEC standards (Prefered).
- Demonstrated experience in NCR management, root cause analysis methodologies, and supplier/subcontractor quality oversight.
- Ability to drive structured Lessons Learned processes and influence multidisciplinary teams to adopt improvements.
- Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across EPC contractor and client organisations.