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Permanent

Engineering Quality Assessor {MoD, Nuclear, Marine

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited
Plymouth
money-bag £72000/annum Excellent Benefits
Posted: 03 July 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 02 August 2026
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Engineering Quality Assessor {MoD, Nuclear, Marine}

Plymouth

Up to -72,000 + up to 10% Bonus + 35 hour week + Hybrid + Private Health Care + 6% Pension + Excellent Benefits

Are you a Quality Assessor from a Defence, Nuclear, Engineering, Chemical, Plant or similar high consequence event environment and looking for a role within a global UK defence and engineering powerhouse?

Do you want a role that is both challenging, as well as rewarding, in an organisation that offers excellent career opportunities in an environment where you will feel valued as an employee and given the platform to transform your career.

On offer, is the unique opportunity for an Engineering Quality Assessor to join a leading and global, UK Defence and Engineering business. With a history spanning around 150 years, this organisation has grown a solid reputation as one of the front runners and well known for it''s high standards of work as well as its commitment to it''s employees and great training and progression opportunities across the whole business.

In this role, the successful Engineering Quality Assessor would work within the Independent Nuclear Oversight (INO) Group, within the Assurance Directorate, providing compelling advice and regulatory interface on nuclear safety, radiological safety, radioactive waste management and assurance of compliance with legal and contractual requirements. Day-to-day, the main core activity of the role is the examination of the Site Safety Justification i.e., Plant Safety Cases, Modifications, Forward Action Plans (FAPs) and Concessions, against the Company''s safety principles, criteria and standards. The examination can involve checks on a Safety Case''s completeness, logic and methodology.

The ideal Engineering Quality Assessor would come from a high consequence/high risk environment such as Nuclear, Plant, Chemical or similar and be keen eager to work within a UK defence and engineering business. They must also be able to commit to a hybrid 50/50 in the office set up.

The Role:

  • Conduct Independent Peer Review, in accordance with established procedures, of safety documents and policy, methodology, strategy and guidance documents generated under arrangements to satisfy the BMS, Nuclear Site Licence and MOD Authorisation
  • As required, and on behalf of the Independent Peer Review Manager (IPRM), present the findings of Peer Review to the members of the Nuclear Safety Committee
  • Manage the conduct of consultants sub-contracted for the execution of external Peer Review as lead assessor
  • Assist in formulating IPR strategy and policy to address emergent issues.
  • Preparation of Peer Review reports to the required standards and timescales, their incorporation in the SCaNDS/IPR database and ultimately the Licensee''s documentation archive (via Safety Documentation records)

The Person:

  • Quality Engineer, Independent Peer Review Assessor or similar.
  • From a Nuclear, Plant, Chemical or other high consequence/high risk environment.
  • Local to Plymouth and able to get into the office.
  • British Citizen and able to get Security Clearance.

Keywords: Independent Peer Review Assessor, Quality Engineer, Defence, MoD, Nuclear, Chemical, Plant, Quality Assessor, Engineering

If you''re interested in this role, click ''apply now'' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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