Job Description

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Bilfinger UK are looking for a Lead Quality Inspector to join us at out West Carr fabrication shop in Hull to support Hinkley Point C. This is a permanent staff position based on site

Experience Required

· Experience in a Quality Inspection role within a regulated manufacturing environment such as nuclear, energy, oil & gas, aerospace, or similarly controlled industries.

· Demonstrable experience leading or coordinating inspection activities, including allocation of work and oversight of other inspectors.

· Strong experience inspecting fabricated steelwork, pressure boundary components, pipework, and welded assemblies.

· Practical experience working with Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Quality Plans, and manufacturing documentation packs.

· Experience managing Non‑Conformance Reports (NCRs), including involvement in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.

· Experience supporting or leading client, third‑party, and regulatory inspections or audits.

· Working knowledge of nuclear quality expectations, traceability requirements, and inspection hold‑point control.

Qualifications Required

· Recognised Quality or Inspection qualification such as:

• CSWIP Welding Inspector 3.1
• PCN / ISO 9712 Visual Inspection certification, or
• Equivalent inspection qualification supported by relevant experience.

· Formal understanding of relevant quality management systems (e.g. ISO 9001); nuclear quality experience desirable.

· Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and standards.

· Awareness of nuclear safety culture and regulatory expectations within a licensed or equivalent controlled site.

· NDT qualifications (UT, RT, PT, MT) advantageous but not essential depending on inspection scope

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

carla.bowman@bilfinger.com