Project & Quality Engineer in Leicester

Location: Market Harborough

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience, with benefits

Additional Benefits: 25 days holiday rising to 28 with service (plus bank holidays), discretionary bonus, pension, life assurance and an employee assistance programme.

Contract: Full time, Permanent

About the H W Martin Group: From the first local fencing contracts of the 1970s to the multi-discipline national contracts of today is a journey throughout which we have always strived to exceed our clients' expectations. We have a trained and certificated workforce of over 1,000 who deliver works and support services from design, through to build and onward maintenance for the transport and waste recycling infrastructure of the UK. With 16 operations centres from Kent to North Lanarkshire, together with our central head office facility in Derbyshire, we provide a truly national coverage. The Martin Group are established and very financially secure. We pride ourselves on our people and have many long-serving employees.

The Role: We're looking for a talented, hands-on Project & Quality Engineer to own the management and deliverables of specialist projects and to drive continuous improvement across our production processes. You'll be central to our journey towards AS9100 and Fit for Nuclear (F4N), acting as a quality champion between engineering, purchasing, production and our customers.

What You'll Do:

• Own quality and reporting for specialist projects, ensuring strict adherence to contractual, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Plan and manage build execution with engineering, purchasing and production; track milestones, risks and cost/quality impacts.
• Create Project Quality Plans, flow down customer hold/witness points, and coordinate inspections both in-house and at suppliers.
• Perform incoming and in-process inspections of components and sub-assemblies; travel to subcontractors when required.
• Act as Welding Coordinator: develop/maintain WPS/WPQRs, organise procedure tests, and support welder qualifications.
• Perform NDTMPI, LPI, VT, Weld Inspection and coordinate outsourced NDT where applicable.
• Develop and implement technical procedures; research standards; specify and procure inspection/test equipment to prove compliance.
• Maintain and improve management system procedures to achieve/retain certifications in ISO9001, while supporting efforts to achieve AS9100, F4N.
• Lead/coach RCA and CAPA using structured methods (5-Whys, Ishikawa, 8D); verify effectiveness.
• Compile lifetime record packs to demonstrate compliance with contract and quality standards.
• Implement recommendations from external assessments e.g., UKCA/CE and close actions.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Education: Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Welding/Materials, or similar. Substantial relevant experience in an engineering/manufacturing role will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Project management: PRINCE2 Practitioner/APM PMQ/PMP or equivalent formal PM qualification.
• NDT: PCN L2 in MPI, LPI, and VT, plus PCN L2 Weld Inspection or CSWIP 3.1 or committed plan to achieve within agreed duration.
• Auditing: ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor.
• Welding standards: Working knowledge of ISO 15614 and ISO 9606.

Delivery: Proven experience running quality on complex, fabricated products in a heavy manufacturing environment with a strong understanding of fabrication techniques and welding processes.

Skills: Strong technical writing, data handling, and the ability to turn standards into practical, shop-floor procedures.

What You'll Bring:

• Strong grasp of QMS, shop-floor quality control and practical project management.
• A self-starter who can self-teach and convert standards into implementable processes and work instructions.
• High-quality technical writing and document control discipline.
• Solid understanding of heavy manufacturing principles and constraints.
• Excellent IT skills and data literacy; organised, methodical, finisher-completer who can juggle multiple improvement projects.
• Confident communicator who can listen, engage and influence across functions and with customers.
• A creative, practical problem-solver with a proven track record in a similar role.

Next Steps: If you are looking for a new challenge and feel you have the skills, education and enthusiasm required to undertake this vital role, please submit your CV or use our application form below and submit your details. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from any suitably qualified persons. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice to see how we manage your data, which can be found on our website.