Lead QA/QC Engineer (Mechanical)

Job Description

Overview / ResponsibilitiesWood is currently looking for a Lead QA/QC Engineer to strengthen our team. This is a Home Office position based in Dubai, but it may involve occasional visits to the Client offices and/or site in Iraq.The Lead Quality Engineer is responsible for driving the projects to deliver a quality service that achieves the requirements of Operations and complies with the relevant international/national codes and standards.This position reports directly to the Quality Discipline Manager taking day-to-day. The role is accountable for providing Quality and inspection resources, systems, and processes to support Procurement activities and Projects & Execution Planning activities.

• Promotion of both the WOOD & ROO Core values
• Develop, maintain & implement Project Quality Plans, Quality Strategies, and Objectives
• Provide Quality oversight of vendors and contractors, ensuring they are aware of their roles and responsibilities
• Provide quality estimates for QA/QC project deliverables and inspection of procurement packages
• Regular quality reporting as required
• Ensure the maintenance, documentation, and deployment of the project management system
• Ensure implementation of risk-based audit programs
• Plan and participate in External/internal projects and vendors/ suppliers audits
• Conduct site quality leadership surveillance visits, as required.
• Provide input to contract quality risk registers
• Act as a focal point for corrective actions by approving new actions and verifying action closure, if required.
• Facilitate root cause analysis of project nonconformities
• Capture client feedback and monitor resulting improvement actions
• Ensure the deployment of a robust criticality assessment process throughout projects
• Verify the inspection level of products/materials
• Quality input to project lessons learned
• Ensure the closure of Quality requirements for project closeout.
• Review and provide input into technical bid evaluations
• Participation in the KOM & PIM on post orders.
• Review and approve necessary construction contractors, vendors, and suppliers? documentation including ITPs and procedures, as required.
• Control all Quality documentation during & upon completion of the Project(ShareCat).
• Conduct review of project technical queries and specification deviation requests
• Ensure adequate and competent inspection resources are available to the projects
• Establish contract inspection framework
• Assist with evaluation of materials suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators, and NDE providers
• Establish appropriate call-off arrangements with 3rd party inspection agencies
• Manage and raise vendors? inspection requests and maintain inspection assignment register
• Prepare inspection packages for inspectors
• Assign competent, qualified, and appropriately experienced inspectors to inspection assignments
• Coordinate vendors/suppliers? product/material inspection activities
• Provide support to coordinate fabrication activities
• Review inspection outputs and highlight areas of concern
• Report non-conformances identified by inspectors
• Liaise with Discipline Engineers regarding inspection queries, deficiencies & punch list items
• Review/respond to the technical queries raised by the Contractor/Supplier and their Sub-Contractor/Sub-Suppliers on the Quality front.
• Daily/weekly/monthly coordination with the Project management team/ROO/ Contractor/Supplier and their Sub-Contractor/Sub-Suppliers on the Quality front
• Facilitate the recall, quarantine, and replacement of defective products/materials
• Support the review of vendor mechanical catalogs & manufacturing records books as required
• Ensure upload of inspection reports and releases to document management system
• Regular reporting of inspection status
• Review and approve 3rd party inspection invoices
• Liaise with the Client Quality Representative as appropriate
• Ensure the closure of inspection requirements for project closeout

Skills / QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical background is desirable)
• Welding inspector certification preferably CSWIIP 3.1/3.2 or equivalent (desirable)
• NDE Level II qualification (desirable)
• Painting Inspector certification ? NACE Level II or BGAS

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 10+ years of Oil and Gas experience.
• Previous Experience in Procurement support activities in EPC/PMC projects.
• Middle East experience preferred
• Exposure to ROO Contracts desirably but not mandatory

Job-Specific Skills:

• Good planning and organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• High level of communication skills in both written and spoken format
• Analytical, Problems Solving skills and Systematic thinking
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with good initiative and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within multi-cultural workforces and environments

Company OverviewWood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world?s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.comDiversity StatementWe are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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