Role & seniority: Quality Engineer, mid-level position on a large-scale highways project (Greater Manchester)

Stack/tools: Quality management systems; compliance with project specifications and standards; inspection and test planning; non-conformance and corrective action processes

Top 3 responsibilities

Ensure effective performance of all quality activities aligned with project specifications and standards
Plan, conduct and document inspections, audits and tests; manage non-conformances
Support delivery integration and coordination across construction activities (e.g., traffic management, drainage, lighting, motorway tech)

Must-have skills

Proven experience as a Quality Engineer/QA role on major infrastructure or highways projects
Strong knowledge of quality assurance processes, inspection/test regimes, and compliance handling
Ability to work in a complex, multi-discipline construction environment with tight traffic management requirements

Nice-to-haves

Experience with highway-related systems (drainage, lighting, motorway technology, signage, signaling)
Familiarity with regulations and standards applicable to large-scale road schemes
Stakeholder coordination and site-based problem-solving on busy urban junctions
Location & work type: Greater Manchester, on-site/off-site site-based role supporting a live highway improvement project

Full Description

Costain has been appointed as Delivery Integration Partner by National Highways (NH) for delivery of the £240m improvement of the Simister Island M60/M62/M66 interchange (M60 Junction 18), north of Manchester. As Delivery Integration Partner, Costain will overhaul the busy junction involving complex traffic management to keep tens of thousands of vehicles moving whilst construction takes place.

The works consist of

A new free flow ‘northern loop’ link road to take drivers directly from M60 eastbound to M60 southbound without exiting the motorway
M66 mainline southbound widening and southbound slip road realignment to allow for construction of the northern loop
A widened connector road from M60 northbound to M60 westbound – replacing the current single lane with two lanes
Adding an extra lane in each direction on the M60 Junctions 17 to 18 (increasing from 4 to 5 lanes) while retaining the hard shoulders
Upgrades to drainage, lighting, motorway technology, signage and signalling.
We have a new opportunity for a Quality Engineer to join a large scale Highways project in Greater Manchester. The role of Quality Engineer is to ensure the effective performance of all quality activities against the compliance requirements of project specifications and standards
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