At NQA, we’re proud to support our clients in their mission to Never Stop Improving, offering a comprehensive portfolio of training and certification services across a wide range of standards.

With clients across the UK and spanning numerous industries, a career at NQA is diverse, rewarding and full of exciting challenges. Here, you can explore what life at NQA looks like, discover why it’s such a great place to work, and view our latest opportunities via our vacancies page.

Benefits

Our people are at the heart of what we do, and this is reflected in our employee benefits. We are committed to ensuring we reward our staff for the valuable contribution they make to our business. We reward our employees for their achievements, and are dedicated to making their time with us a satisfying and enjoyable experience.
 
Pension Scheme

Our Stakeholder Pension Scheme with Aviva provides an opportunity to contribute any amount of your salary towards a pension fund. At NQA we will match your contributions up to 10% of your pensionable salary.

Private Medical Insurance

To support the health and wellbeing of our staff, we offer medical insurance through AXA PPP, which is inclusive of a 24 hour GP service for that extra peace of mind.

Annual Leave

We offer a generous 25 days holiday per year, plus Bank Holidays (rising by 1 day for every 5^th year of service). Our business is also closed over Christmas and the New Year. 

Living Wage Employer

We’re proud to be registered as a Living Wage Employer, ensuring our employees earn enough to meet their needs, and receive fair pay regardless of their role.

Other key benefits include:

• Benefits Hub
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional Membership Fees
• Home Office Allowance (assessors)
• Company Car / PCA
• Bike Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Charging Point Loan Scheme

Life at NQA

At NQA our people are at the heart of what we do. As an organisation that is committed to employee wellbeing, we are proud to offer staff a friendly and supportive work environment that enables everyone to do their best. From flexible working through to training, development and progression opportunities, we aim to make life at NQA as rewarding as possible for our team.

Discover how some of our colleagues feel about life at NQA, and meet them below:
 
“In this job there are non-stop memorable moments due to the immense variety of the work; for example I’ve been on the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and inside submarines. I also go offshore to oil and gas platforms which always keeps things interesting during bumpy helicopter rides!” Stephen Burt, Carbon and Sustainability Services Director
 
“The team I work with is fantastic, we get along great which makes the job much more fun. The holiday allowance is also a good benefit.” Louise Orr, Accounts Payable Specialist
 
“I love working for NQA because no day is ever the same.  Every day is filled with beautiful challenges.. Everyone has a voice here and hard work is recognised.” Daphne Will, Office Manager & PA to MD

Training and Development

At NQA we are committed to staff training and development, and believe that investing in our staff and providing them with the time they need to undertake training will benefit everyone. This is why we ensure:

• All staff receive a full and structured induction that is tailored to their role.
• If necessary, in-house training in relevant ISO Standards is provided.
• We offer our staff full ‘shadowed’ onsite training.
• We support staff with regur Performance Development Reviews (PDRs) to help identify development needs and ensure they have clearly defined objectives.
• We cover the cost of relevant professional memberships to association and support with CPD and qualifications at (at management discretion)

Service Leavers

For service leavers looking for a career where they can utilise the skills that they developed in the military, NQA is a great place to work. We recognise the qualities and technical expertise that service-leavers bring with them as they transition into the world of work as civilians.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are a proud member of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award, which means we pledge our ongoing support to both those who have served and their families. 

ELCAS Approved Training Courses

We offer a number of approved courses under the ELCAS Training Scheme. You can find out more about the courses subsidised by the MoD that you can take advantage of here.

Armed Forces Week

Each year the NQA Team celebrates Armed Forces Day, which pays tribute to the Armed Forces community for their hard work, dedication, and efforts to keep us safe, both in the UK and across the globe.

Our objective to recruit, train and support those from a service background is something that NQA have incorporated into its long term business strategy and is something we will continue to strive to improve.
 
We are always looking for talented people to join our team, so please send your CV to careers@nqa.com.