Central Quality Engineer

Job Family Group:

Project Management Group

Job Description:

Please note that roles based out of SJS or Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027.

About the role

The Central Quality Engineer will directly contribute to our drive for an outstanding customer experience by supporting safe, reliable and high-quality operations.

Working closely with teams across the organisation and supply partners, you will help deliver the ‘right first time and zero defects’ approach across the end-to-end value chain, including engineering design; supplier, project and operational quality excellence; and customer experience and product reliability.

What you'll do

• Input into the global quality plan and deliver an end-to-end Quality Management System for bp M&C EV charging in alignment with OMS 6.4 Quality Assurance requirements.
• Lead quality due diligence for new suppliers and projects ahead of project award, including RFI and RFP activities, and support reviews of existing suppliers.
• Lead the coordination and oversight of site quality records and documentation across the bp M&C EV charge offering.
• Coordinate and oversee the corrective action process to identify, document and resolve all issues relating to quality requirements.
• Develop and implement quality processes and work instructions, providing clear guidance for checks, validations, witnessing and verification activities based on risk and value.
• Support the implementation of quality processes internally and with external EPC/hardware suppliers.
• Ensure appropriate risk-based audit procedures are in place across the supply chain, covering quality plans, quality control processes, surveillance, factory acceptance testing and vendor spot checks.

You'll also provide quality engineering support to the UK market, including:

• Standardisation: Develop, deploy and govern global quality standards across the regional value chain.
• Management system: Support the development and deployment of the global Quality Management System and governance in the region.
• Performance: Cascade, measure and report defined quality KPIs at an in-country level and participate in related performance reviews. Ensure non-conformances are captured and effectively resolved, and provide on-site quality assurance oversight during project construction and commissioning. Support the development and enhancement of KPIs to meet local requirements.
• Organisation and capability: Develop quality capability across individuals and teams to strengthen the ‘right first time’ quality culture.

Education

Ideally, a degree or higher-level qualification in a relevant engineering field. Extensive experience in a quality engineering role with a lower-level formal qualification would be considered where directly relevant.

What we're looking for

• Previous experience as a quality professional (ideally a quality engineer) within an industrial, customer-focused environment such as construction and commissioning, electrical, software, supply chain, automotive, or a similar sector.
• Knowledge of project quality assurance, root cause analysis, ISO 9001 Quality Management System creation and maintenance, and supply chain quality. Strong problem-solving skills.
• A customer-focused and agile approach, with the ability to operate within a fast-paced environment and define priorities with little supervision.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to contribute through strong teamwork and collaboration.
• Proficiency in English.

Desirable experience

• Experience with the EV charging segment, or experience in a customer-facing, high-volume manufacturing or high-reliability environment.
• Communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation.
• Experience working within a global matrix organisation.
• Experience within a large installed footprint, field service environment.
• Experience supporting the fast-paced and safe delivery of electrical construction and commissioning activities.

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement:

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Creativity and Innovation, Customer quality requirements, Digital Fluency, Quality Audit, Quality in Design, Quality Management Systems, Quality Planning, Root Cause Investigations, Supplier Quality Management, Sustainability awareness and action

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Future Location Notice: This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. This presents an exciting opportunity for all employees and leaders to come together in one London location. The specific date of the move will be confirmed closer to the time.

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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