Quality Assurance Coordinator

This is a remote position.

The Quality Assurance Coordinator advises and informs Sub-project Manager on Quality Management issues, status and metrics.Reporting to the Project Quality Manager while ensuring establishment and proper implementation of adequate control processes within the sub project PMT, as stipulated in the Project Execution Plan and the Project Quality Plan.Monitoring and auditing implementation of PMT Site Surveillance Programs and Contractors plans and procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Advises and informs Sub-project Manager on Quality issues, status and metrics.
• Ensure establishment and proper implementation of adequate control processes within the sub-project PMT, as stipulated in the Project Execution Plan and the Project Quality Plan.
• Develops and coordinates Sub-project Audit Schedule, conduct site audits within sub-projects and assist PQM in conduct of project audits, as needed.
• Perform scheduled periodic Assessments of the Contractor's activities in order to evaluate and monitor implementation of Contractor’s quality management systems.
• Monitor, investigate, identify and resolve sub-project quality issues.
• Evaluate Quality Metrics from Site, PQC and Engineering team and provide reports to responsible line management, PQM and Function, as required.
• Provide PMT Quality training as stipulated in the Project Quality Plan and as required within the PMT
• Develop Sub-project Quality Plan, when required.
• Promote Quality awareness throughout the Sub-project.
• Review contractors quality audit schedule, monitor contractor’s audit program, and participate in selected audits
• Review and approve contractor’s quality organizations.
• Interview contractor’s key QA staff and monitoring their performance
• Review contractor’s standard contract and purchase order quality requirements language.
• Review and approval of EPC contractor’s Quality Plan and Inspection and Test Plans (ITP's)
• Monitor and audit implementation of PMT Site Surveillance Programs
• Participate in review of any proposed sub-contractors or suppliers not on approved bidders list
• Ensure contractor and PMT implement Criticality Rating process, as required
• Review Quality Plan of suppliers of critical equipment / material in conjunction with PQC
• Ensure contractor is performing quality reporting per the contract
• Review metrics from PQC, SQC and Engineering team and identify and assist in resolution of issues
• Assist Function in selection of SQC positions and assist Sites in selection of inspectors
• Review and, when necessary, assist in development of the quality portion of site close-out reports
• Ensure previous lessons learned are reviewed and that new lessons learned are identified

Requirements

• Engineering or technical degree, preferred and/or minimum of 10-15 years experience in implementing Project Quality Management systems in the Oil and Gas Industry
• Worldwide experience with contractors, in particular those involved in the construction of offshore and onshore production facilities.
• Experience with facilitating efforts to resolve interface issues and coordinate multiparty QA objectives
• High level of construction knowledge, skill and experience
• Communication, strategy/planning skills

Originally posted on Himalayas