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Senior Quality Delivery Engineer

Hybrid in Glasgow·Full-time·Added 4 days ago (last checked 3 Nov)

Our summary

Work mode
Hybrid, Glasgow
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior level
Closing date
Apply by Monday 16 November

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Experience working within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated industry.
  • Strong understanding and practical application of ISO 9001 quality management systems.
  • Experience across the full manufacturing lifecycle.
  • Knowledge of relevant regulations, legislation, and customer quality requirements.
  • Experience implementing quality assurance and quality control arrangements within project environments.

Education & certifications

  • Internal Auditor ISO 9001 qualification.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
  • 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

The role

Help shape quality excellence on projects critical to the UK's future

At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quality Delivery Engineer in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

What you'll do

As a Senior Quality Delivery Engineer, you'll play a vital role in managing project quality arrangements across both internal and external activities. Supporting the Quality Manager, you'll act as a key quality lead on assigned work packages, driving a right-first-time culture and helping to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.

You will work 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This role is based in Glasgow, split between client and joint venture partner offices. Flexible working arrangements are available, and travel to Glasgow will be required as part of the role.

  • Implementing and managing project quality arrangements across complex engineering and infrastructure projects.
  • Advising project teams on quality management requirements, risks, issues, and continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Developing strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure quality expectations are achieved.
  • Conducting and supporting internal and supplier audits while monitoring compliance with ISO 9001 and project requirements.
  • Supporting the management and resolution of quality non-conformances, supplier quality activities, and project quality documentation.

Location

Job Title: Senior Quality Delivery Engineer

Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Compensation

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID

Role ID: SF76595

The role

Day-to-day, you'll

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Cavendish

We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 16/11/2026

Hiring process

1 interview

  • If you will work on Ministry of Defence sites you also have to meet MoD security requirements.

About Babcock International

Industry
Engineering
Founded
1891
Employees
30,000–40,000
Headquarters
London, UK
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