Nuclear Equipment Surveyor – Contractor

Overview

In this role you ensure conformity to international codes during pre-manufacturing reviews and supervise on-site inspections in the nuclear sector. You will communicate findings to manufacturers and end clients, and coordinate with LRQA’s Nuclear Team across the UK and Europe. The role blends administration with technical oversight, with extensive travel and remote supervision as needed. You will work primarily from home, supported by subject-matter experts, and maintain security clearance as a UK national. This position offers meaningful impact in safety, compliance, and continuous improvement for nuclear projects.

Responsibilities

• Review procedures and inspection plans for conformity to international codes and project-specific requirements
• Conduct on-site inspections
• Act as technical decision-maker on inspection activities
• Create and issue inspection deliverables
• Supervise on-site inspectors and collate reports for customer actions
• Attend online and in-person meetings, with periodic visits to UK/Europe manufacturing sites
• Explain review findings to manufacturers and end clients

Key requirements

• Welding, materials, heat treatment and NDT technical knowledge
• Ability to use and understand international standards (ASME, BS EN ISO series)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• willingness to travel and visit manufacturing locations in the UK and Europe
• Capable of unsupervised work for extended periods
• UK National and able to obtain security clearance

• Strong communication (written and verbal)
• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised
• Stakeholder management
• Welding
• Materials
• Heat treatment

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