Project Quality Specialist

Responsibilities

The Project Quality Specialist has to support the Project Team to ensure conformity with Project deliverables throughout the Project. The Project Quality Specialist shall take the lead as far as Quality is concerned to ensure the Project Team, suppliers, contractors and partners adhere to and commit to the Project QMS. The main duties related to the Project Quality Specialists function are as follows:-

• Develop the Project Quality Management Policy and Project Quality objectives in co-ordination with the Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT).
• Develop the Project Quality Plan based on the Project scope of work and execution strategy and all other relevant Project specific procedures.
• Develop and manage the QA/QC organization, the resource plan and department budget.
• Prepare and implement the Project audit and monitoring program/schedule
• Prepare and implement QA/QC specifications as an integral requirement of the suppliers/contractors scope of work.
• Establish an improvement dash board upon auditing/monitoring activities and monitor its effectiveness on a regular basis.
• Provide support to ensure that a Project lessons learned process is implemented.
• Establish Project QA/QC KPIs and ensure regular performance reporting to key stakeholders.
• Provide regular feedback to the IPMT and key stakeholders, including lessons learned.
• Participate and provide advice and support during the EOI, ITT and Tender Evaluation processes.
• Validate and approve the QMS to be implemented by the EPC contractors to ensure conformity during the execution of their scope of work.
• Approval and implementation of Vendors and EPC Contractors QA/QC Plans and Inspection and Test Plans.
• Establish and monitor the Quality load for shop surveillance and for site based QA/QC activities.
• Manage interfaces with any out-sourced quality activities (e.g. TPI and Accreditation Service Providers etc).
• Participate in the close-out of EPC Contractor Purchase Orders and in the assessment of Vendors/Contractors performance.
• Participate in Project performance reviews to capture QA/QC lessons learned for future business development and benchmarking purposes
• Lead investigations into specific QA/QC concerns and communicate the findings to key stakeholders.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Master degree in management or equivalent
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in quality management working in the oil and gas industry or related Process Industries
• Qualification/ experience in the Quality Management and auditing
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good leadership skills
• Good teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of relevant international codes and standards
• Ability to make independent judgments and decisions in the resolution of Quality issues
• Experience with contractors and suppliers and ability to manage related interfaces