Quality Delivery Lead
Job Title: Quality Delivery Lead
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire or Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69975
Shape the Future of Nuclear Projects
Job Overview
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Quality Delivery Lead at our Leicester (Leicestershire) or Warrington (Cheshire) site.
Role Responsibilities
* Driving the development and delivery of quality strategies and plans across programmes and projects.
* Coaching and advising teams at all levels to embed quality practices and a culture of continuous improvement.
* Supporting senior leaders to define processes, set quality targets and assure compliance with ISO 9001 and customer requirements.
* Ensuring stakeholder requirements are captured and met through robust management systems and effective assurance.
* Tailoring quality frameworks for specific projects and activities to enable safe, efficient and repeatable delivery.
Essential Experience
* Proven track record in a nuclear or other highly regulated industry delivering quality strategy and assurance at programme or business level.
* ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor training, with hands‑on audit planning and execution experience.
* Experience developing, implementing and improving quality management systems (QMS) and associated processes.
* Experience influencing and coaching multi‑disciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to embed quality.
* Strong supplier and stakeholder management across complex supply chains and multiple concurrent projects.
Qualifications
* Essential: ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor training.
* Preferred: HNC (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g. engineering).
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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)
Benefits
* 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: this Window opens February through to March annually.
* Be Kind Day: one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with your chosen organisation or registered charity.
* Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Company Overview
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.
Disability Confident Employer
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
Closing date: 18/12/2025
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