Vacant job

The role encompasses the quality management of the project in all phases, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover to operations. The QA/QC Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring that the project is completed on time and within budget, while meeting the required quality standards, along with other predefined goals and requirements.

Reporting & Responsibilities

The QA/QC Manager reports to the Project Manager and is responsible for:

• Implementing the quality strategy for the project.
• Organizing the quality management approach, including the quality plan and the QA/QC team.
• Delivering and distributing technically approved documents in full compliance with orders and contracts to ensure compliance with applicable technical standards and specifications regarding services provided by the vendor and installations by contractors.
• Providing advice in three key areas of quality management:
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Supplier quality and monitoring
• Quality Control in construction (QC)

General Tasks

✔ Ensure full understanding of the engineering package and its requirements.

✔ Understand the contract, scope, and schedule of the engineering contractor, including activities and deliverables, and proactively promote compliance with quality standards.

✔ Develop and maintain quality-related documentation to ensure compliance with ISO requirements.

✔ Ensure that all tasks assigned by the Project Manager are completed on time and within budget.

✔ Participate in internal and external design reviews, quality audits, and project meetings as required.

✔ Manage a team of 3-5 quality experts, including agencies for service acceleration, document control, and mechanical completion.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities

Project Quality Management and Reporting

✔ Develop and maintain the project quality plan (as part of the project execution plan).

✔ Create and implement Project Quality Reporting to ensure transparency regarding compliance and deviations.

✔ Set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track QA/QC activities and their compliance.

✔ Develop a follow-up system to ensure compliance with customer specifications, technical regulations, ATEX standards, and PED guidelines.

✔ Track and review certifications of engineering contractors’ personnel using the Project Assignment Authorization Form (PAAF).

✔ Define quality criteria for the final tender book used for selecting contractors.

Supplier and Procurement Quality Assurance

✔ Ensure that purchased materials and equipment meet the project's quality standards by conducting inspection and expediting services.

✔ Monitor the quality of prefabrication in contractors' workshops and ensure compliance with specifications.

✔ Participate in contract negotiations with suppliers, kick-off meetings, and quality assurance reviews.

✔ Coordinate NOBO (Notified Body) inspections and final certification.

Quality Management on Site and Construction Site

✔ Ensure that all work on-site complies with the AFC drawings, specifications, and technical regulations, involving NOBOs when necessary.

✔ Monitor the planning and progress of contractors, track quality performance, and resolve deviations.

✔ Review the proper preservation of installed equipment and ensure compliance with inspection and test plans (ITPs).

✔ Ensure that field conditions are properly documented, including inventory documentation and compliance with the final project requirements.

Handover & Commissioning Compliance with Quality

✔ Track certification requirements for the handover process:

• Acceptance certificates for construction disciplines (DACs)
• Pre-commissioning and resolution of punch lists
• Handover of mechanical completion (MC) to the commissioning manager.

✔ Track remaining punch items and transfer them to the mechanical completion database.

✔ Ensure compliance declarations from ATEX contractors and adherence to all relevant EU directives, including:

• Machinery Directive
• Pressure Equipment Directive
• Explosive Atmosphere Directive (ATEX)
• Low Voltage Directive