QA/QC Pipelines Lead

Job Purpose:

The service holder shall take ownership and manage all QA/QC activities in the Pipeline Installation EPC Contract and Line Pipe Procurements. Shall act as QA/QC focal point for the Pipelines Installation EPC Package. Maintaining Quality Management systems promoting best practice and continuous improvement in line with the Quality Department.

Job Responsibilities:

Quality Assurance

• Compliance to the Project Management System documentation and provide feedback to the Quality team for improvement.
• Ensure the contractor/supplier quality requirements as per the EPC pipelines installation Contract
• Execution of Quality activities as per planning,
• Inputs to the EPC Contractor Equipment Criticality Assessments activities
• Coordination of Vendor, Contractor Inspection activities , etc.
• Coordination for Lesson learn implementation activities
• Participate to the definition of the quality dashboard and KPI for the pipelines activities.

Inspection/Contractor/Vendor Management

• Ensure all Contractor/Sub-Contractor inspection and test plans are created, communicated, followed, and periodically reviewed/approved.
• Ensure all the Vendors/Sub-Vendors ITPs are reviewed/approved
• Attend Pre-Inspection Meetings as required
• Ensure inspection performance metrics are maintained effectively by Contractor
• Review the Inspection/Quality Surveillance reports generated by the Company Surveillance/Inspection personnel.
• Follow-up NCR, deviation and concession and propose corrective actions to the Contractor for the benefit of the project.
• Coordinate with SMEs (Welding, NDE, Painting/Coating), Inspection Coordinator and Engineering, Package Engineers and other relevant departments in both CTR and CPY organization
• Coordinate with COMPANY Site QA/QC Superintendents

Audit

• Coordination in execution of audit schedules,
• Plan, conduct and assist in compliance audits, self-audits and inspections.
• Participate in key customer quality reviews.
• Ensure all regulatory compliance and standards are met.
• Maintain comprehensive audit, response and action matrices.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Diploma in Quality Management
• Experience in Welding/NDT, all phases of EPC
• 15 years of experience in Quality Assurance/Control within a Major Onshore Project environment
• Hands on experience in Major Onshore Pipelines Project as follow:
• Conversant in all the EPC phase activities
• Conversant in all Pipeline related items like line pipe, Bends, Valves, Pipeline Installation etc;
• Conversant in managing the Welding procedure Qualification campaign conducted by EPC Contractor
• Conversant in managing AUT and Other NDE methods qualification process
• Conversant in managing the Welder Qualification campaign carried by EPC Contractor
• Experience in Iraq is and added value.