Quality Inspector in Dunfermline, Fife

Quality Inspector

Location: Rosyth Dockyard, Dunfermline, Scotland
Contract: October 2026 to December 2027
Hours: 45 Hours Per Week (9 Hours Per Day)

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Quality Inspector to support a major infrastructure programme at Rosyth Dockyard. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regulated project environment, ensuring quality standards are maintained across supplier, manufacturing, construction, and site activities.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering quality control inspections, witnessing tests and inspections, ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements, and supporting the project through all stages of delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out Quality Control inspections in accordance with specifications, Quality Plans and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Witness and verify inspections, testing activities, Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), and Site Acceptance Tests (SATs).
• Monitor manufacturing and construction activities to ensure compliance with approved procedures and quality requirements.
• Ensure inspection, measuring and test equipment is correctly calibrated and maintained.
• Raise and manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), deviations and concessions where required.
• Produce detailed inspection reports and provide quality-related updates to project teams.
• Support supplier assessments and capability reviews.
• Verify Lifetime Quality Records (LTQRs) and ensure accurate project documentation is maintained.
• Provide objective quality evidence and recommendations to support project decision-making.
• Support NEC4 Supervisor activities, including witness points, hold points, and contractual quality obligations.

What We're Looking For

• Relevant technical qualification within a civil, construction, or related engineering discipline.
• Proven experience carrying out quality inspections within manufacturing, construction, installation, or infrastructure environments.
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, Quality Plans and ITPs.
• Understanding of inspection techniques relating to disciplines such as civil construction, welding, NDT, coatings, or electrical works.
• Experience using electronic reporting systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with suppliers, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Knowledge of quality requirements within highly regulated industries.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working within the nuclear sector or other highly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with NEC4 contracts and the NEC4 Supervisor function.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and quality requirements applicable to nuclear licensed sites.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a long-term project where quality and compliance are critical to successful delivery. You'll work alongside experienced project teams, contributing directly to the safe and successful execution of a major infrastructure programme.

If you have a strong quality inspection background and experience within construction, engineering, manufacturing, or nuclear environments, we'd love to hear from you.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan