Quality Director
// Role Summary
Lead quality excellence and drive continuous improvement as a Quality Director for the prestigious Hinkley Point C nuclear project. This high-profile role involves strategic leadership within a complex multi-partner alliance.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead the quality strategy for the MEH Alliance at Hinkley Point C.
- Ensure consistency in quality standards and processes across multiple partners.
- Oversee quality records, documentation, and governance.
- Build a culture of accountability and operational excellence.
- Provide strategic leadership on quality performance and compliance.
- Requires significant senior leadership experience in quality management and a Lead Auditor qualification.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Cavendish Nuclear is seeking a Quality Director to play a crucial role on one of Europe’s most complex nuclear construction programmes at Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater, Somerset. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the MEH Alliance, an innovative collaborative approach to deliver mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning services for the Hinkley Point C project.
As Quality Director, you will be instrumental in driving quality assurance, quality control, governance, compliance, and continuous improvement across a complex, multi-partner alliance. This is a high-profile leadership position with national significance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the quality strategy across the MEH Alliance, ensuring full integration throughout project delivery.
- Drive consistency by aligning quality standards, processes, governance, and expectations across multiple alliance partners.
- Oversee the production, verification, and timely acceptance of quality records and documentation.
- Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Provide strategic leadership on quality performance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and organisational capability development.
This is a full-time, permanent role working 37 hours per week, based on-site at Hinkley Point C. Accommodation and travel expenses are paid.
Essential Experience
- Significant senior leadership experience in quality management within large-scale construction or infrastructure environments.
- Proven success in developing and implementing quality strategies within the nuclear industry.
- Experience leading quality assurance, quality control, and documentation programmes throughout major project delivery lifecycles.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, contractors, and delivery partners.
- Demonstrated success in driving cultural change, continuous improvement, and high-performing quality teams.
Qualifications
- Lead Auditor qualification (ISO 9001 or equivalent).
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and regulatory compliance frameworks.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a valid UK passport holder and able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance.
What We Offer
- Attractive salary and benefits package.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
- Access to Aviva DigiCare+ for Digital GP, annual health checks, and nutritional consultations.
- Employee share scheme.
- Employee shopping savings portal.
- Payment of Professional Fees.
- Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces.
- Holiday Trading: option to buy or sell annual leave.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering.
- Excellent development opportunities and an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
About Cavendish Nuclear
Cavendish Nuclear is a team of approximately 5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. We contribute to critical projects in clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, shaping a future that lasts and offering meaningful careers with work-life balance.