Quality Assurance Engineer

About Barhale

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

• As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
• Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success

The Quality Assurance Engineer will operate within the project environment to support the project team in the production, coordination, submission, and sign-off of Quality Assurance deliverables. The role ensures that all Quality Assurance activities are comprehensive, robust, and aligned with the Instructed Contract and Works Information, as well as proportionate to the scalability, complexity, and risk levels across the programme. The position also supports delivery teams in meeting time and quality assurance targets.

• Establish Inspection and Test Plans for the project (using company templates) and agree these with the client prior to site works commencing
• Establish and implement the requirements of the Project Quality Plan, incorporating ITPS, Site Acceptance Test (SAT) requirements and Project Commissioning Plans, supporting the project specialists where required
• Liaise with the construction and engineering teams to brief them on the quality assurance requirements for the project, including ITPs, check sheets and red line drawings
• Monitor project performance against the requirements of the quality plan, including the number of check sheets produced against the activities completed
• Monitor the filing of quality assurance documentation and liaise with the project manager to inform them of non-compliances found
• Review redline drawings from the site team against the As-Built Survey and for Construction Design drawings
• Maintain accurate records of all information issued both upstream and downstream
• Review completed ITPs prior to formal submission to ensure all required details are complete
• Drive the site engineering team in the production and maintenance of the calibration register
• Collaborate with the site team and perform daily reviews and updates of construction quality evidence on the client's project digital management system, where applicable
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate quality documentation throughout construction, close-out, and handover phases

• Work closely with technical authors and suppliers of package equipment that will feed into the handover file
• Ensure all site quality documentation is established,…