Chief Quality Assurance Engineer

1 month ago


Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom Assystem GmbH Full time
Job Description

Assystem GmbH is a leading international company accelerating the energy transition worldwide. Our 6,500 experts in 12 countries work together to tackle the challenge of switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to supporting actors making the energy switch. By sharing our knowledge, expertise, and values, we innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

With over 55 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, we provide engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. We are currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.

Job Purpose:
  • The Principal Quality Engineer (PQE) is responsible for supporting Client Projects normally operating within a Matrix Multi-Discipline Teams (MDTs) by providing quality assurance, management, and control services;
  • Their primary purpose is to provide evidence of the Client and supply-chain adherence to the contracted quality requirements within their respective Client Programmes and Projects;
  • Their secondary purpose is to support Client Programmes in achieving adherence with the Project-wide quality arrangements, as well as ensuring that appropriate project-specific quality arrangements are established, as required, to ensure the implementation of quality for all activities within the scope of the programme, for example, Manufacturing Inspection and Test (MIT) Plans; Life-Time Quality Records; Root Cause Analysis;
  • The post holder will work in close collaboration with all other project functions and the supply-chain to ensure that project quality is delivered consistently (safely, efficiently, and right first time) compliant respecting Nuclear Safety as paramount at all times.
  • The PQE will lead project direction, from a quality perspective, with the ability, as required by the client, to act as the Intelligent Customer.

Quality control department operates based on client requirements:

  • As an embedded member of the Programme/Project, the PQE will provide leadership and support on the application of specific quality activities within projects/contracts as directed by their client line manager to ensure both consistency and compliance;
  • Defining quality arrangements, specifically for the safe, efficient, and right first-time delivery of the project activities undertaken by the MDT from inception through to operational handover, including for example, Life-Time Quality Records (LTQR);
  • Approving Project Quality Plans and MIT Plans in a consistent manner;
  • Direct and where required undertake surveillance/inspection activities (Client Sites/Sub-contractor facilities);
  • Provide guidance on acceptability criteria and whether or not product quality is being achieved or diminished;
  • Ensuring that data capture and analysis of quality metrics is undertaken to ensure that input to management reports on the delivery of quality within the MDT are unambiguous;
  • To have oversight of the non-conformance process in the identification of Project-wide Preventative Action as well as facilitate timely closure of non-conformance reports, and to ensure project-wide learning is maximised;
  • To contribute to the planning as well as lead work stream and cross-project audits as required.
  • Lead a team of Quality Practitioners.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Delivery of the day-to-day quality management activities requested by the Client, in line with the general directions given by the Client's Quality Director as defined in personal objectives or Task Orders;
  • Leads quality records reviews and checks to enable quality oversight and the assurance that quality is delivered by the supply-chain and the MDT, efficiently and in accordance with specified requirements;
  • Participates as required in the production/review of the Programme Quality Delivery Arrangements Plan and specific MIT plans;
  • Hold excellent problem-solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain;
  • Participates in oversight of the review and acceptance of Quality Plans/Inspection & Test Plans provided by the supply-chain;
  • Supports the Client by taking the lead on establishing effective Quality Assurance, Manufacturing/Site Surveillance programmes/plans that enable coverage of identified risks;
  • Ensures that appropriate controls are established with respect to the provision of Quality Records or 'End of Reports' by sub-contractors;
  • Support the effective close out of non-conformances (including Root Cause Analysis) through the engagement of subject matter experts as well as the application of project-wide preventative action;
  • Supports Quality Auditors (Client and Sub-contractor based) in the prompt resolution of audit findings within the supply-chain and the MDT;
  • Ensures that effective participation in Programme and Project risk & opportunity reviews including lessons learnt reviews by the Client;
  • Participates in and where appropriate leads investigations related to quality issues;
  • Provides leadership in the provision of regular quality reports on:
    • the delivery of quality (Product & Process) by the supply chain and the MDT;
    • supply chain capability/readiness and performance;
    • quality records RFT, backlog etc.


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