Electrical Quality Surveillance Engineer

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little Bit About You

Representing WSP’s leading Asset Quality Solutions (AQS) business group as a Quality Surveillance Engineer you will provide quality surveillance and management services to safeguard product conformity for our clients. We are a global ISO 17020 “Type C” Inspection Body with a proud 40‑year history of providing quality consultancy, audit, advisory services, and manufacturing assurance to the Energy, Industrial and Transportation sectors. Our services include oversight of asset maintenance, manufacturing assurance of new and refurbished power plants, nuclear, offshore wind, hydro, thermal power, solar and battery storage equipment, supported by an infrastructure of subject matter experts.

In This Role You Will

• Undertake inspection and assurance tasks for electrical and electro‑mechanical equipment during manufacture
• Carry out audits of suppliers and processes
• Assist with the review, mark‑up and approval of inspection and test plans and manufacturing programmes
• Ensure assignment activities are executed in compliance with client requirements, relevant contractual specifications and national/international standards
• Provide pivotal support to Project Managers with technical information that underpins the inspection and testing activities

Requirements

• Detailed engineering experience in a power generation maintenance or service environment
• Experience of quality control and/or quality assurance activities in a maintenance or service environment
• Recognised craft apprenticeship training and formal engineering qualifications (HNC, HND, BEng, BSc or equivalent)
• Electrical engineering experience in at least one of the following: transformers, generators, switchgear, cables, motors, overhead lines

Other Attributes

• Methodical approach to inspection and problem solving, confident in challenging manufacturers, clients, contract partners or client representatives when non‑compliance is identified
• Strong reporting skills; computer literate and capable of producing coherent and highly detailed reports
• UK passport holder with ability to travel overseas to Europe, Asia, North America for key customers

Benefits

• Hybrid working policy: work from home up to two days a week and collaborate in modern UK offices
• Comprehensive health & wellbeing support, including virtual GP service and a range of wellness programmes
• Flexible working arrangements, part‑time options, and additional leave packages
• Career development opportunities including training, mentoring and chartership support

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.