Quality Specialist

Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of Quality on assigned project including supervising assigned quality personnel, overseeing the implementation of the Project Quality Plan, acting as primary liaison to client on all quality related issues and responsible for ensuring sufficient training is conducted for project personnel on the Quality Management System and project specific procedures .
• Promote the awareness of quality management principles (including quality and MS inductions) and provide advice and guidance to peers and colleagues
• Coordinates contract quality activities with the Project Manager including determining resources, establishing primary objectives and development of the Audit & Surveillance Plan
• Effective quality planning to ensure quality budgets are established, the function is resourced and defined quality deliverables are produced in line with agreed timeframes
• Prepares and maintains project Quality metrics to measure performance of established criteria and communicates information to Construction Manager. Performance improvements initiatives are then developed in conjunction with Project Manager for implementation on the project
• Works directly with Corporate Quality Manager to develop and implement new quality initiatives on assigned contract and also provides feedback on quality issues to ensure continuous improvement initiatives are disseminated to other contracts when applicable
• Develop and implement the contract Quality Plan, and model discipline ITP’s
• Ensure that Project procedures are updated, and duly implemented
• Ensure that the Contractors Quality Control records reflect the items in the inspection and test plan with strict adherence to identified ‘hold points’
• Monitor and ensure that a comprehensive record of documentation and certification of work is maintained to support a satisfactory handover of the completed plant to the Client
• Ownership of the site audit schedule and implementation for construction site operations relating to work practices and procedures
  

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering
• Continuous Improvement experience
• Lead ISO Audit certification
• 15 years minimum experience in offshore Engineering Design, Procurement and Construction Management projects.
• Minimum of 8 years audit experience (oil and gas required)
• Good written, communication and leadership skills
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to interact and communicate with all levels of staff and management, both internal and external
• Possess excellent project management skills including managing resources and budget
• Ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily