QA/QC Engineer / Quality & OpEx Specialist

Linxon; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Linxon is looking for a QA QC Engineer in Abu Dhabi to support the Project Manager in maintaining quality standards throughout project execution. Responsibilities include developing quality plans, ensuring adherence to quality requirements, and managing nonconformities.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in engineering, 5-7 years' experience in quality management, and a solid understanding of electrical substations and renewables projects.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in Quality management with knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Experience in Electrical Transmission projects and Civil Construction.
• Proven track record in managing large-scale multimillion-pound projects.

Responsibilities

• Review project contract regarding quality requirements.
• Develop and implement Project Quality Plan.
• Coordinate testing activities on products before site delivery.

Skills

Quality management

Project scheduling

Electrical substations knowledge

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or civil engineering

Membership of SCE

Job description

Overview

The duty of the QA QC Engineer is to act and operatively support the Project Manager as expert and partner by planning, supervising, ensuring and reporting of appropriate activities with regards to failure prevention, effective proceedings, pro‑active & re‑active and continuous improvements over the entire Linxon Business Process. Particular importance is the authority to intervene at any stage in the project if proceedings impact targeted results negatively. The Position holder will maintain and strengthen Linxon’s quality culture in project execution to project on time, on budget and on quality. The specialist will manage all quality related deliverables of the project internally and externally to the Client and Supply chain including documentation processes, providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled. QA are fulfilled, QC.

Responsibilities

• Review project contract regarding quality requirements and ensure that they are understood and adhered to in project team.
• Develop and implement Project Quality Plan in line with project contractual requirements and maintain it throughout the project life cycle.
• Work with SCM to ensure that specific QA requirements contractually agreed in the individual projects are understood and adhered to by Suppliers and Sub‑suppliers, including performing Supplier Audits.
• Coordinate and supervise testing activities on products procured before delivery to site in accordance with Project Quality Plan, including Customer involvement where contractually agreed.
• Conduct Project and Site Quality Audits and, where necessary, follow‑up and close audit findings.
• Support the project in managing Nonconformities Incidents, including containment and resolution.
• Support PM to initiate RCA process where required.
• Provide coaching to project delivery team in all aspects of Quality Assurance & Operational.
• Suggest improvements to the quality management system as appropriate.
• Train the project team on relevant QMS improvements.
• Monitor customer feedback on issues regarding quality of deliverables and performance.
• Support the project in customer complaints and the reporting through Non‑Conformance for timely resolution.
• Provide summary of lessons learned feedback to Quality Head to support further process experience.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, civil engineering discipline or Diploma in any engineering/related discipline.
• Membership of SCE (Saudi Council of Engineers).
• At least 5-7 years of work experience/exposure in Quality management (ISO 9001) background with good knowledge of Power Substations, Renewables projects of different size, complexity, and contractual types.
• Experience in Electrical Transmission projects, including Civil Construction is desirable.
• Proven track record of management of large-scale, multimillion‑pound projects.
• Ability to take initiative and apply both creativity and perseverance whilst remaining compliant with Linxon’s Code of Conduct.
• Computer literate and well conversant with project scheduling.
• Fluent in English (speak and write); local language is a benefit.
• Knowledge of Electrical substations concept.