Lead Quality Specialist

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

·  Ensure implementation of QMS Procedures, Project Quality Plan, Site QA/QC Plan, Method statements, Inspection/test/audit plans
·  Ensure that Project and Site team, 3rd party service providers comply with the PQP, Contractual requirements and other applicable requirements
·  Monitor and verify site activities carried out internally or by 3rd party are in accordance with applicable codes & standards, contractual requirements and specifications.
·  Control all modifications and non-conformance reports and undertake/lead remedial (CAPA) actions
·  Identification, reporting , analysis and resolution of quality related problems and issues along with the costs
·  Coordinate with external project stake holders (Client, Client Representative, Main Contractor, Subcontractor ) regarding quality issues at site and for their resolution
·  Coordinate with Internal project stake holders (Quality Dept, Project Team, Site Team, Consortium partners, etc) regarding quality issues at site and for their resolution
·  Ensure that monitoring and measuring equipment at site are calibrated; adequate records are maintained
·  Perform in-process and final inspections as per Project Quality Plan (ITP, QVD etc)
·  Carry out Receiving inspections for material, equipment, tools etc
·  Coordinate client inspections and/or witnessing where applicable via Request for Inspections (RFI); refer PQP
·  Provide technical support, advice and awareness to site staff w.r.t QC activities.
·  Coordinate with the Project Manager regarding work performance and hold authority to stop work in any area where discrepancies remain uncorrected and/or cancel the stop work order upon satisfactory correction of noted deficiencies
·  Coordinate/Participate in site and project audits being conducted by Internal or external auditor
·  Provide feedback on improvements in PQP
·  Avoid duplication of effort
·  Provide effective guidance on the project to achieve quality of work
·  Coordinate and Control technical documents at site w.r.t. technical submittals, drawings, as-built etc to ensure that only recent revisions are being used and that the drawings are either approved (A status) and/or have been “Issued for construction” by relevant authority. Where applicable; ensure comment sheets are available with each drawing issued
·  Control of mark-up drawings and coordination with design department
·  Ensure only updated quality documents (QMS, PQP, technical specifications etc) are available at site; handle obsolete documents as per process
·  Control stamps that are being used at site; their purpose and issuance details
·  Communicate and distribute relevant QA/QC documentation to Project team and Sub-contractor
·  Maintain (file, archive, update etc) all quality records as per PQP, and hand them over to the PM and DC once the project is over.
·  Highlight, and where required, escalate risks and opportunities w.r.t. to Quality to the relevant Manager
·  Escalation of critical issues pertaining to Project and Site Quality to relevant Manager
·  Generation of QC reports on a periodic basis; (Fortnightly Internal QC reports and Monthly QC report for Client) or any other reports required
·  Closure of audit reports issued for the project
·  Collecting and reporting KPI data (internal and from sub-contractors)
·  Submitting Quality Activity reports to Client via Project Team
·  Reporting/Issuing NCR’s for any non-Conformance Observed
·  Reporting Cost of Non-Quality
·  Identify non-conformances and report to the respective managers, generate NCR where required
·  Control modifications and reworks carried out at site, whether initiated by site or by design
·  Maintain NCR Register and control NCR’s until their closure; and analyse the same
·  Lead/undertake remedial (Corrective and Preventive Actions)
·  Record in coordination with SM, PC, PM the cost of non-quality of modifications, reworks and non-conformance
·  Improve standardization of activities and processes
·  Provide feedback on improvement of standard ITP’s, QVD’s, method statements etc
·  Eliminate Non value added activities and rework
·  Educate Site Staff on Project Quality Plan
·  Support Head-Office Quality Initiatives

Required qualifications

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No