Quality Assurance Coordinator

This is a remote position.

The Quality Assurance Coordinator advises and informs Sub-project Manager on Quality Management issues, status and [link removed] 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 [link removed] 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