We ARE looking for a Quality Engineer with a civil engineering background on the discipline for Onshore Land Substations. As a Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the development of an onshore land substation project. You will bring your civil engineering background and previous experience in this discipline to ensure quality assurance throughout the early stages of the project. Rather than focusing solely on quality control or fabrication, you will contribute to setting up processes, monitoring compliance, and safeguarding quality from the ground up. Role is based from home but will require travel to client offices in London, the travel requirements will be 2-3 days a week. Ideally the engineer lives in or close to London to be able to commute. Tasks & Responsibilities: Implementing the job Quality Management System in conformance with the COMPANY approved Quality Plan for managing QA/QC activities relating to Site construction. Contribute to the development of the job Quality Plan Review, authorise and maintain applicable project quality documents required to execute the quality activities for construction work scope. Co-ordination and oversight of QA/QC resources within the project including COMPANY and EPC contractor personnel. Operational and functional reporting line to the COMPANY Quality Manager. Provide guidance and advice to site QC team including COMPANY and EPC contractors and inspectors as required to confirm understanding of the project Quality objectives Develop a risk-based project audit schedule covering audits of the project management systems, contractor and suppliers, covering project team led, contractor led and combined audits. Identify and manage the resources required to execute the inspection and surveillance schedule Review and approve construction contractor quality plans, inspection and test plans and other relevant quality documentation Lead or observe conformance and internal audits as required during construction, capture non- conformances and manage and drive them to closure Capture quality-related lessons for future projects via the project shared learning process Contribute to the project quality improvement process by conducting root cause investigations of applicable nonconformances, to identify true root cause and meaningful corrective actions Analyse trend data from the supplier deviation and concession process to identify interventions to be made for high risk and recurring issues Plus, the applicable activities listed below for senior QC Engineer Requirements: Civil Engineering background ISO 9001 lead auditor qualification is desirable Experience with onshore land substations Preferably a minimum of 10 years appropriate experience and training. Degree in Engineering; ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Welding Inspection Awareness (e.g. PCN Level 1), NDE Awareness, Coating Inspection Awareness Mandatory requirement: Applicant must have this experience (relatable) clearly stated in the CV. Location: Home based, but required for office visits occasionally in London Contract type: Freelance/Self-Employed Duration: ASAP - 2 year contract