Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Lead QA Engineer (Scotland & North region) £55,500 to £65,500 + up to 6% bonus + company car

Company car is subject to business mileage. Full details will be shared later in the process.

Working pattern: Hybrid (on-site minimum 3 days a week)

Travel: Regular (within region inc. central hubs in Aberdeen & Livingston)

Location requirement: Based within the Scotland & North region and within a reasonable travelling distance of operational sites

Some flexibility for home working may be available, where appropriate.

About us

National Gas is securing Britain's energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

About the role

Help ensure the safe, high-quality delivery of critical energy infrastructure projects.

As a Lead QA Engineer, you'll provide independent quality assurance and expert guidance across projects of varying size and complexity.

Why this role matters

This role plays a key part in ensuring National Gas projects are delivered safely, compliantly and to the highest quality standards.

You'll influence delivery teams and contractors, lead audits and investigations, and drive improvements that have a lasting impact across the network.

This is a role for someone who enjoys combining technical expertise with continuous improvement and independent challenge.

What you'll be doing

• Provide independent quality assurance and expert guidance across projects of varying size and complexity
• Lead quality assurance audits
• Review and approve project quality, inspection and test plans
• Evaluate contractor competence and compliance
• Investigate non-conformances and identify corrective actions
• Support commissioning, operational and asset acceptance activities
• Ensure process safety and CDM requirements are met
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement

About you

You'll be an experienced engineer with a strong background in quality assurance, auditing and project delivery. You'll be confident influencing stakeholders, resolving technical issues and improving quality standards across complex projects.

If you enjoy solving problems, driving improvements and helping deliver critical infrastructure safely, this could be the role for you.

Key requirements & experience

• HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline
• Significant experience within mechanical, civils, and rotating machinery disciplines
• Incorporated Engineer status or working towards
• Experience in engineering quality assurance and auditing
• Knowledge of design, safety, environmental and quality standards
• Experience investigating non-conformances and root cause analysis
• Understanding of CDM and process safety requirements
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Lead Auditor qualification (ISO 9001 and/or ISO 27001)
• Experience within gas, energy or major infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of T/PM/G35 commissioning and asset acceptance processes
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives

Security clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ( ).

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus
• Company car (subject to business mileage)
• Double-match pension scheme (max. company contribution 12%)
• Generous holiday allowance (26 days + bank holidays)
• Flexible benefit scheme, inc. private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans, and more
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long-term illness or injury
• Excellent family friendly provisions such as maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Professional development opportunities inc. financial support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7
• Inclusive, supportive, and forward-thinking workplace

Inclusive recruitment

At National Gas, we are disability confident, and we are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you need to perform your best.