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.

Whitewater Group

Whitewater Group is headquartered in the coastal town of Bray, Co Wicklow, Ireland. Here were perfectly positioned to serve the growing industries in the greater Dublin region and across Ireland. WWG Spain has a team of more than 30 engineers in Madrid to serve clients there and across southern Europe. WWG Sweden has a growing project and service team that covers the Nordic region. In addition to our design and service hubs, WWG has a sales office in the UK.

Email: annika.kuivalainen@staffpoint.fi