QA/QC Manager – Onsite, KSA (Data Center)

Role Overview

QA/QC Manager – Onsite position with Decima International, located in KSA (Saudi Arabia). This role leads quality assurance and quality control activities for major mission-critical data center projects.

Company Overview

Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. The company's mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors it serves. Decima International approaches each client engagement as a partnership, creates an environment that attracts talented professionals, and regulates growth to maintain excellence in service standards.

Role Purpose

Oversee implementation of the Project Quality Management System for mission-critical projects. Ensure compliance with contractual and technical requirements, drive consistent quality performance throughout construction, testing, commissioning, and handover, and maintain the highest quality standards across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Management Planning & Implementation

• Own and implement the Project Quality Management Plan (QMP).
• Develop and implement Quality Management Plans aligned with project requirements.
• Ensure construction activities comply with project specifications, contractual requirements, approved procedures, and applicable quality standards.

Inspections & Audits

• Perform FOK, installation, PUE, and other required quality inspections.
• Lead QA/QC inspections, audits, and surveillance activities.
• Review and monitor Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and associated quality records.
• Support testing, commissioning, handover, and final quality acceptance.

Non-Conformance & Corrective Action Management

• Perform final review, sign-off, and escalation of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and corrective actions.
• Monitor NCR status, recurring issues, and quality trends.
• Lead root cause analysis and ensure corrective and preventive actions are effectively implemented.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Monitor quality performance and report KPIs, risks, trends, and areas of concern to the PMO and Owner.
• Report quality KPIs to senior project stakeholders.

Stakeholder Coordination & Quality Culture

• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, vendors, and project teams to resolve quality issues.
• Drive continuous improvement and promote a strong quality culture across the project.

Documentation & Compliance

• Ensure quality documentation, inspection records, and supporting evidence are complete and properly maintained.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Experience

• Strong QA/QC management experience on major construction or capital projects.
• Experience in hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, infrastructure, EPC, or PMC environments.
• Strong knowledge and practical implementation of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Extensive experience with inspections, ITPs, audits, quality documentation, and compliance management.
• Strong experience reviewing, closing, and escalating NCRs.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action management.
• Experience monitoring and reporting quality KPIs to senior project stakeholders.
• Experience with commissioning quality processes and handover documentation.

Preferred Certifications & Additional Qualifications

• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or equivalent quality certification.
• Knowledge of international quality standards and construction best practices.
• Knowledge of FIDIC contracts and associated QA/QC requirements.
• Strong leadership, team mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong stakeholder coordination, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with electronic Quality Management Systems and document control platforms.
• Experience developing quality dashboards and performance analytics.

Additional Information

• Work Setting: Onsite in KSA.
• Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the safety and well-being of all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.