Quality Assurance & Quality Control Engineer

Role Overview

Quality Assurance & Quality Control Engineer with KBR's Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) group on a 5-year Programme Management services contract supporting Kuwait Oil Company. The role is based on a project delivering programme management, coordination, planning, design, engineering, construction management, contracting, procurement, and project controls for construction of new oil field facilities, upgrading of existing facilities, and transfer of technology.

Role Purpose

Facilitate the development and effective implementation of Project Quality Management Systems by the Project Team in a manner that meets Corporate, location, and contractual requirements. Manage project service and product verification and inspection consistent with criticality assessments and contractual and regulatory obligations. Manage project quality support functions including quality planning, preventive action, non-conformance control, corrective action, audits, and project quality reporting and review.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Management Systems

• Work with the HSE/QA QC Manager and Project Management Team to ensure Project Management Plans and dependent systems and procedures are developed and implemented in compliance with the WorleyParsons Project Management Process (WPMP) and Enterprise Management System (EMS) consistent with specific location, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
• Facilitate independent review and certification of Project Quality Management Systems in line with company and customer requirements.
• Facilitate the implementation of existing and new company processes and capability enhancements across Project Operations.

Training & Compliance

• Ensure Project personnel are suitably trained in project plan requirements and to access and apply dependent systems, procedures, and reference materials.

Quality Planning & Verification

• Establish effectiveness of quality planning to ensure that process controls and prerequisite product and service verification and inspection arrangements are established and resourced for the project consistent with criticality, statutory, and contractual obligations.
• Manage effective planning and implementation of design control, verification, validation, and review activities.
• Manage effective implementation and coordination of vendor assessment and inspection activities.
• Manage effective implementation and verification of construction inspection and testing activities.

Non-Conformance & Corrective Action

• Manage effective implementation of non-conformance, corrective action, and preventive action management processes.

Audit & Performance

• Establish an effective risk-based audit program.
• Monitor effectiveness of Project Management Review Programs including collection, analysis, and reporting of project performance measures.

Stakeholder Management

• Ensure that the customer's quality management requirements and concerns and the needs of multiple stakeholders are being identified and managed by the Project Team effectively.
• Participate in the global quality learning community initiative to enable quality professionals to communicate with each other and receive updates on latest developments.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 8 years total industry experience.
• 5 years post-graduation experience in oil and gas projects.
• 3 years post-graduation experience in the same designation.
• Thorough understanding of the principles and practice of Quality Management and the implementation and improvement of management systems.
• Practical experience of plant and vendor inspection of all types of mechanical equipment typically required at oil and gas installations, both onshore and offshore.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and update in-house technical standards and specifications.
• Experience in managing a team of quality practitioners.
• Familiarity with ISO 9000 and 14000 Series and International Standards relevant to the oil and gas industry.
• Full conversance with NDE (Non-Destructive Examination) requirements and sour environments.
• Eligible for Auditor registration or equivalent.

Skills & Competencies

• Verbal and written communication skills for reporting, presentations, and standard documentation.
• Planning and organizing capability to meet Project requirements, including quality planning and resourcing for projects to ensure they are suitably resourced with sufficient and capable quality management expertise.