Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Family: Quality Role
Location: Teesside
Start Date: ASAP
Hours of Work: To be confirmed

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring compliance with project specifications, quality management systems, and contractual obligations across all phases of EPCm projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit Execution: Plan, schedule, and conduct internal and external audits to verify compliance with contractual obligations, project specifications, and quality management systems.

• Contractual Compliance: Interpret and assess project-specific contractual quality requirements and ensure alignment across all project phases.

• Documentation Review: Review and verify quality documentation including Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Quality Plans, and supplier quality records.

• Root Cause Analysis: Follow a systematic, evidence-based approach focused on prevention and collaboration with stakeholders.

• Non-Conformance Management: Identify, document, and track non-conformances; lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action processes.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure quality expectations are understood and met.

• Reporting: Prepare detailed audit reports, quality metrics, and dashboards for internal and client reporting.

• Continuous Improvement: Recommend and implement improvements to quality processes and systems based on audit findings and industry best practices.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Technical/Quality Management qualification HNC or equivalent

• Minimum 7 years of experience in quality assurance within EPCm project environments

• Strong technical knowledge of pipelines and associated welding codes (e.g., BS 4515, API 1104)

• Professional knowledge of ISO 9001 and other relevant quality standards

• Experience with quality auditing techniques and tools (e.g., ISO 19011)

• Familiarity with engineering and procurement documentation and workflows

• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Certification as a Lead Auditor

• Experience in achieving mechanical completion on projects, including pre-commissioning and commissioning activities

How to Apply

For more information or to apply, please contact:

Philippa Hick – Land and Sea Resources
Email: philippa@landandsearesources.co.uk
Phone: 01229 807371

Equal Opportunity Statement

We demand diversity.  As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities We are inclusive.  Diverse backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, more solutions driven, more innovative as we continue to build our resource network worldwide.  We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants

About Land & Sea Resources

Land & Sea Resources are a Global Recruitment Specialist for the Engineering Industry providing talent to a diverse client base.  Attracting talent is our top priority.

Our Strategic Vision is to deliver more value than the competition.

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