QA/QC Engineer, Whitewater, Helsinki

Who We Are

Whitewater Group is a leading provider of innovative and sustainable water treatment engineering systems operating in Ireland, the UK and across Europe in the Data Centre, Pharma, Power and Industrial sectors. We specialize in designing, installing, commissioning, and maintaining water treatment solutions to meet our clients' specific needs. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cost-effective engineering solutions that prioritize safety, reliability, and environmental sustainability.

Whitewater Group is headquartered in Naas Co. Kildare and operates from European bases in Spain, Sweden, Finland, and the UK, with plans for further offices in Germany, Denmark, and Italy. The Group is experiencing significant growth driven by its focus on off-site construction methods (OSM) for delivering turnkey projects, reducing on-site construction time to a minimum.

The opportunity

As Whitewater Group continues to expand internationally across multiple markets, we are seeking a QA/QC Engineer to support the delivery of quality assurance and quality control activities across complex mechanical and electrical projects within critical infrastructure and data centre environments.

This role will provide hands-on inspection support to ensure alignment with the OSM build programme, working closely with the Lead QA/QC Engineer to execute daily inspection activities, including ITPs, tagging processes, NCR tracking, and documentation submissions. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining quality standards across fabrication and module stages, as well as supporting on-site inspections and handover activities when modules are delivered to client sites.

The role requires a proactive and detail-oriented engineer who can work across multiple disciplines and subcontractors, ensuring consistent quality control, compliance, and accurate documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

•Carry out walkdown inspections at key build milestones across mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation works

•Support the tagging process, maintaining accurate tag status records throughout the build

•Execute ITPs and maintain complete quality records throughout the project lifecycle

•Raise, track, and close out NCRs

•Review vendor and subcontractor documentation and manage submissions

•Support FAT activities, including witnessing testing, snagging, and close-out

•Travel to client sites post-delivery to support on-site inspections and handover

Qualifications and experience

•Minimum 3 years’ hands-on QA/QC experience in an inspection role

•Mechanical and electrical walkdown and inspection experience

•Experience with tagging processes in data centres or critical infrastructure

•Experience executing ITPs and raising NCRs on live projects

•Exposure to multi-subcontractor and multi-discipline environments

•Data centre MEP, OSM, or manufacturing experience preferred

•Level 7/8 degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Process Engineering, or equivalent experience

•Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015

•Mechanical inspections including pressure testing, pipework, and valve inspections

•Electrical inspections including cable inspections, termination checks, and loop checks

•Review and QA of mechanical and electrical testing documentation prior to client submission

•Familiarity with tagging processes and asset tracking

•Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for trackers and quality registers

•Experience with SharePoint for document control and collaboration

•Procore experience (Inspections, Submittals, Documents modules) advantageous

•Familiarity with FAT and commissioning activities advantageous

•Methodical, detail-oriented, and well organised under pressure

•Able to work independently once direction is provided

•Clear written and verbal communication skills

•Comfortable working across multiple teams and disciplines

•Willingness to travel within Europe for short-term project assignments

Benefits

•Competitive salary package, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

•Clear career progression opportunities within a growing and dynamic organisation.

•Exposure to a diverse portfolio of complex and high-impact international engineering projects.

•Access to ongoing internal training and professional development programs.

•Opportunity to work within multicultural teams across global projects and environments.

•Supportive and collaborative work environment that fosters innovation and knowledge sharing.

•Involvement in technically challenging projects that encourage continuous learning and growth.

How can you apply for this role? 

You can only submit your application to us by using our recruitment tool Talent Adore. As we are assessing our candidates on an ongoing basis, we hope to hear from you as soon as possible but at the latest by 2nd of August. Please, send your application and CV in English. Please note, that we do not accept applications via email due to GDPR regulations. All applications should be submitted through our website.