QA/QC Manager - Desalination Project Lead

WSP; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a QA/QC Manager to support Owner’s Engineer on a Fujairah IWP project, overseeing QA/QC for design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning from a quality documentation perspective.

You will review quality plans, monitor site inspections, manage non-conformities, and ensure compliance with EPC contracts and project standards, while coordinating with HSE, control and discipline engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/civil engineering or related discipline.
• 15–20 years of experience in large industrial or infrastructure projects.
• Minimum 5 years in a QA/QC Manager or similar leadership role.
• Proven desalination or large-scale water treatment project exposure.
• Experience in the Middle East, preferably UAE.

Responsibilities

• Review EPC Contractor quality management plans and monitor conformance on design and construction.
• Comment on quality plans, ITPs, method statements and submittals from a QA/QC view.
• Coordinate with site team to supervise inspections, testing and punch item closure.
• Identify non-conformities and track corrective actions to close-out.
• Review progress and quality records, inspection/test reports and handover docs.
• Maintain QA/QC records and monthly reporting inputs.
• Coordinate with engineers, HSE, document control and EPC for quality implementation.
• Ensure compliance with project specs, standards, codes, and procedures.
• Participate in site meetings and track QA/QC actions.
• Support readiness reviews for pre-commissioning and handover from a QA/QC perspective.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement on quality performance.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

Quality systems

Site coordination

HSE awareness

Documentation control

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

WSP is seeking a QA/QC Manager to support Owner’s Engineer on a Fujairah IWP project, overseeing QA/QC for design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning from a quality documentation perspective.

You will review quality plans, monitor site inspections, manage non-conformities, and ensure compliance with EPC contracts and project standards, while coordinating with HSE, control and discipline engineers.