Quality Assurance Engineer – North London based site
£45-50 per hour (outside IR35) + site-based + average 40-50hr working week + overtime + 6-month contract (rolling) + immediate start
Quality Assurance Engineer responsibilities include:
- Responsible for assuring quality compliance during the erection, installation, inspection, and testing of boiler pressure parts, particularly water wall panels, economizers, headers, and associated piping systems.
- Ensures all construction activities are executed in full compliance with project specifications, applicable international standards, approved procedures, and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs)
- Conduct material receiving inspections (MRI) and verification of vendor documentation
- Ensure compliance with approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and Procedure Qualification Records (PQR).
- Maintain complete, accurate, and traceable QC documentation
- Witness and verify Hydrostatic pressure testing, Leak tests, flushing, blowing & re-commissioning activities
- Supervise subcontractors’ quality activities and ensure compliance with contractual requirements
- Support QA/QC Manager during audits, inspections, and client/third-party surveillance
Quality Assurance Engineer profile:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 5–8 years of experience in QC/QA roles for mechanical erection in Power Generation, Boilers, HRSGs or Industrial Plants
- Proven experience with boiler pressure parts erection and water wall panels
- Strong knowledge of welding, NDT, and pressure testing
- Certification in ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
- CSWIP / BGAS or similar inspection certifications
- Strong working knowledge to standards and codes including BS / EN / European Standards, EN 12952 – Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations, EN 13445 – Unfired pressure vessels, EN ISO 15614 – Welding procedure qualification, EN ISO 9606 – Welder qualification and NDT standards
- Proficient in MS Office and QA/QC documentation systems
If the above contract looks of interest, then please send us your CV and one of our consultants will be in touch.