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Quality Engineer

contractClonee, IrelandPosted 1/6/2026

Salary negotiable

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Join a leading contractor as a Quality Engineer on a project in Clonee, Ireland. This contract role offers the chance to ensure quality standards are met on a complex engineering project.

Key Highlights

  • Oversee contractor quality documentation to meet specifications
  • Plan and perform quality audits of vendors and subcontractors
  • Utilize Autodesk BIM360 for managing quality issues
  • Gain experience on large multi-discipline projects

Quality Engineer — Role Overview

This Quality Engineer role is crucial to ensuring project quality objectives are achieved. The successful candidate will support the Quality Manager and verify the implementation of contractual requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Quality Engineer — Responsibilities

As a Quality Engineer, you will:

  • Assist and support the Quality Manager to achieve contract quality objectives.
  • Support implementation of the quality vision, goals, and strategies.
  • Identify and support the production of quality department deliverables.
  • Verify implementation of contractual requirements.
  • Work with commercial/procurement to ensure quality requirements are within Purchase Orders/Contracts.
  • Review, endorse, and monitor Vendor/Contractor deliverables.
  • Review Inspection and Test Plans.
  • Support the implementation of project procedures and processes.
  • Oversee Contractor’s quality-related documentation.
  • Plan and perform quality audits and assessments of Vendors/contractors and their subcontractors.
  • Plan and perform internal audits at key stages of work delivery.
  • Raise non-conformances when out-of-specification requirements are identified and support resolution and closeout.
  • Report non-conformances and corrective actions with documented evidence.
  • Review project deliverables to ensure quality requirements have been incorporated.
  • Produce weekly and monthly reports and manage KPI information.
  • Supervise the communications contractor and their installation works.
  • Ensure that all documentation and certification is complete prior to final handover.
  • Utilize Autodesk BIM360 for managing quality issues.
  • Attend Quality & Construction Whiteboard & Weekly meetings.
  • Chair and record minutes of Quality meetings and share with the project audience.

Quality Engineer — Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A basic knowledge & understanding of ISO:9001;2015
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience on large multi-discipline projects
  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in inspection surveillances on client behalf overseeing vendors and sub-contractors work activities on pipework, electrical mechanical, structural steelwork.
  • Experience in Mechanical equipment, welding, testing, CE marking.
  • Experience in use of work packs and test packs
  • Experience in implementing Quality processes & procedures

It is beneficial to have:

  • Experience in the field of Mechanical, Electrical, or CSA site works.
  • Experience in preservation activities
  • Experience in Modular build
  • Good knowledge of hands-on use ensuring a “Right first Time” approach

Rewards & Package

Tier-1 contractor rates reflecting the specialist nature of this role. Full international assignment support including accommodation arrangements, flight allowances, and visa sponsorship as required.

Comprehensive benefits package: company healthcare plan, pension scheme with employer contributions, and access to extensive training and professional development programmes. Full package details confirmed at offer stage.

About the Company

Our client is a major EPC contractor delivering complex engineering and construction projects for leading corporations across Europe.

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