Engineer - Quality Assurance & Control

Role Overview

Engineer - Quality Assurance & Control at Al Ghurair. The role supports quality assurance and control across EtihadWE substation projects.

Role Purpose

To establish and maintain a proactive quality culture focused on first-time-right execution across EtihadWE substation civil works. The role ensures all civil works comply with EtihadWE standards, approved drawings, project specifications and contractual requirements, while preventing defects, reducing rework and minimizing quality-related risks.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Quality Systems

• Support implementation of AG Power's Quality Management System across EtihadWE substation projects.
• Establish and maintain a proactive quality culture focused on first-time-right execution.
• Prepare and implement project-specific Project Quality Plans (PQP), Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), checklists and quality procedures.
• Develop and maintain standardized inspection checklists for substation civil works.
• Recommend improvements to civil inspection procedures and quality documentation.
• Promote proactive quality surveillance rather than corrective inspection alone.

Quality Planning & Communication

• Ensure quality requirements are clearly communicated to construction teams and subcontractors before commencement of activities.
• Review approved construction drawings, specifications, BOQs and method statements to identify applicable quality requirements.
• Prepare, implement and maintain PQP, ITPs, Method Statement review comments, inspection checklists and quality records for civil works.
• Review subcontractor quality documents before commencement of civil activities.
• Provide technical guidance to Site Engineers, Foremen and subcontractors regarding civil quality requirements.
• Support training and awareness sessions on civil quality requirements.

Inspection & Verification

• Verify civil construction activities against EtihadWE requirements, approved IFC drawings, specifications and approved method statements.
• Conduct inspection of incoming civil construction materials and verify compliance with approved material submittals and relevant standards.
• Inspect reinforcement, formwork, embedded items, anchor bolts and concrete works prior to consultant/client inspection.
• Inspect excavation, shoring, dewatering, backfilling, filling and compaction activities.
• Inspect foundations for Power transformers, GIS / electrical equipment, Control and relay buildings, Auxiliary buildings, Cable sealing ends, Gantries and outdoor equipment, other substation equipment.
• Inspect construction of Cable trenches, Cable duct banks, Manholes, Drainage systems, Oil containment / transformer bunds, Equipment foundations, Roads and pavements, Boundary walls, Fencing and gates, Buildings and associated civil structures.
• Witness concrete batching, sampling, slump tests, cube tests and other required laboratory tests.
• Review concrete test reports, soil compaction reports, aggregate test reports, reinforcement certificates and other material test certificates.
• Verify soil compaction and field density testing in accordance with approved requirements.
• Ensure all Request for Inspection (RFI) activities are raised as per approved ITPs and inspection schedules.
• Ensure all materials incorporated into the project have approved submittals, relevant certificates and inspection records.
• Verify calibration status of measuring and testing equipment used for civil works.
• Conduct routine site surveillance and quality inspections to identify potential defects before completion.
• Review as-built drawings and supporting quality documentation for completed civil works.

Quality Coordination & Monitoring

• Coordinate inspections with EtihadWE representatives, consultants, third-party laboratories and inspection agencies.
• Ensure compliance with ITP Hold Points, Witness Points and Review Points.
• Monitor quality performance and ensure timely closure of NCRs, observations, punch points and consultant/client comments.
• Ensure all Request for Inspection (RFI) activities are raised as per approved ITPs and inspection schedules.
• Raise and maintain NCRs, Site Observation Reports (SORs), Corrective Action Requests (CARs) and other quality-related records where required.
• Support root cause analysis and monitor corrective and preventive actions.
• Verify effective closure of NCRs, punch-list items, observations and consultant/client comments.
• Monitor quality trends, NCR recurrence and rework.
• Identify recurring defects and recommend preventive actions.
• Coordinate with Construction, Engineering, Planning and Document Control teams regarding inspection requirements and quality milestones.

Records & Documentation

• Maintain accurate quality records including, RFIs, MIRs, ITPs, Inspection reports, Concrete registers, Laboratory test reports, NCR logs, SORs, CARs, Calibration records, Audit reports.
• Ensure all quality documentation is completed before testing, commissioning and project handover.
• Support final snagging, de-snagging and preparation of project close-out documentation.
• Support preparation of Final Quality Dossiers / Quality Handover Packages for EtihadWE.

Audits & Continuous Improvement

• Support internal and external quality audits and continual improvement initiatives.
• Support internal quality audits in accordance with ISO 9001 and project quality requirements.
• Support external audits and inspections conducted by EtihadWE, consultants and certification bodies.
• Capture lessons learned and incorporate them into future substation projects.
• Ensure lessons learned from quality issues are captured and implemented in subsequent project activities.
• Support implementation of digital quality records and inspection systems.

Meetings & Stakeholder Engagement

• Participate in weekly quality meetings, progress meetings and client/consultant coordination meetings.

People Development

• Review inspection documentation prepared by junior QA/QC personnel.
• Monitor subcontractor quality performance and recommend corrective actions where required.
• Promote quality ownership and first-time-right execution among construction teams.
• Coordinate inspection resources according to project priorities and construction activities.
• Ensure compliance with company quality procedures and project requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant QA/QC experience in electrical substation projects.
• Experience in civil works for electrical substations, including foundations, buildings, cable trenches, earthworks, drainage and roads.
• Hands-on experience with PQP, ITP, RFI, MIR, NCR, SOR, CAR and quality dossiers.
• Experience coordinating inspections with clients, consultants and third-party laboratories.
• Strong understanding of concrete, reinforcement, formwork, soil compaction and material testing.
• Experience in project close-out, snagging, de-snagging and handover documentation.
• Experience in 33/11kV and/or 132/11kV substation projects is strongly preferred.
• UAE/GCC experience in substation construction is preferred.
• EtihadWE project experience is highly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of concrete, reinforcement, formwork, soil compaction and material testing.
• ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor / Lead Auditor – Preferred.
• QA/QC certification – Preferred.
• NEBOSH / IOSH – Preferred.

Additional Information

• UAE Driving Licence – Preferred.