Design Quality Manager

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.  We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

Amentum is the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20-year arrangement to deliver ~£7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects, site wide improvements and provision of supporting services.  

The Project 

Box Encapsulation Plant Product Store (BEPPS2) is a PPP Major Project to design and construct a new mechanical handling waste storage facility that will safely store waste packages for many years to come. The project status is currently at detailed design 

The Role 

BEPPS2 are now looking to recruit a Design Quality Manager to support the Engineering team, to ensure the engineers are compliant with processes and procedures set out by PPP and Sellafield Limited during the design process. The Design Quality Manager operates within the overarching arrangements as defined by the Project Engineering Manager, under the supervision of the Senior Quality Manager. 

For BEPPS2, this opportunity is to be the Design Quality Manager for the Detailed Design Phase of the project, ensuring:

• Informing the Engineering team of procedural/legislative changes influencing the design.
• Collaborating with external design vendors and suppliers to ensure they meet quality standards set out in the technical specifications/ scope of work documents.
• Reviewing existing procedures/standards to ensure project compliance

As a Design Quality Manager your responsibilities could include:

• Monitoring performance against the Design Quality Plans.
• Production of Life Time Records requirements & Certification Form, and support to Technical File compilation for UKCA/ CE Marking.
• Production of Master Inspection & Test Plan with support from Engineering team; cognisant of nuclear requirements and Design for Manufacture & Assembly.
• Support to the Engineering team & Package Managers with compilation of technical specifications/ scope of work documents and contract reviews.
• Confirming Engineering team design outputs are verified and validated against inputs.
• Reporting on design quality progress and opportunities for improvement. 
• Initiating/ assisting with root cause analysis of non-conformities/ design related issues.

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

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