QA/QC (Quality) Engineer

-; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a QA/QC Engineer with at least 10 years of experience in quality assurance, particularly in hospitality and residential projects. The role involves conducting inspections, leading audits, and ensuring compliance with technical specifications. Ideal candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, strong communication and analytical skills, and the ability to work independently. Attractive benefits include tax-free salary, comprehensive insurance, and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Comprehensive life insurance

Premium medical insurance

Generous annual leave

Remote work opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance, preferably in hospitality/residential projects.
• Experience with TQM implementation and SPC.
• Strong understanding of RFP and IFB contracts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality assurance across all project phases.
• Conduct inspections and audits.
• Monitor contractor compliance with specifications.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Quality assurance software

Job description

Job Description

The QA/QC (Quality) Engineer is responsible for ensuring quality assurance across all phases of project execution (hospitality and residential projects), including design, manufacturing, installation, and contract performance. It involves reviewing technical documents, conducting inspections, verifying contractor compliance, and maintaining accurate reports and documentation. The position leads audits, evaluates quality programs, recommends corrective actions, and supports continuous improvement. Strong communication, analytical skills, and the ability to work independently are essential.

Overview

Provides a high‑level view of the role and its impact on project quality.

Your role

• Understands the basics of Request for Proposal (RFP) and Invitation for Bid (IFB) contracts as well as principles, practices, standards, and procedures of quality assurance.
• Communicates clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Prepares clear and concise reports, correspondence, and technical documents. Produces quality reports associated with work activities as well as audits. Verifies completion and quality of work, records findings, maintains and produces accurate logs, files and other documentation including photos.
• Monitors quality assurance aspects of contract performance in design, manufacturing, and installation activities.
• Monitors and evaluates quality assurance elements of assigned projects. Evaluates contractor/supplier compliance with contractual specification requirements.
• Evaluates effectiveness of contractor's quality assurance program plan and recommends improvements.
• Researches and recommends acceptance of submitted materials and equipment.
• Reads and interprets plans, drawings, specifications, standards and procedures.
• Reviews documents, ensures contract compliance, the use of proper methods, and compatibility with other systems.
• Conducts and documents inspections (Release for Shipment (RFS), Installation Verification (IV), and First Article/First Article Configuration (FAI/ FACI)).
• Attends and participates in project meetings and stays abreast of quality requirements, issues/concerns, and scheduling.
• Leads and documents audits and surveys of contractor/supplier quality system. Approves and verifies implementation of necessary action plans to correct/improve and prevent quality deficiencies.
• Works independently in the absence of supervision. Knows principles of business writing and basic report preparation. Able to write properly constructed sentences, use punctuation, and correct grammar effectively.
• Understands and follows oral and written instructions.
• Assists in developing special quality assurance training content.
• Familiar with safe work practices and procedures.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with others.
• Proficient on using current office equipment including copiers and computers, and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Participates in the implementation and maintenance of quality assurance plans and programs.
• Creates standards of performance and inspection systems, establishes quality assurance testing models for analysis of raw materials, materials in process, and finished products.
• Performs quality system audits and implements necessary action plans to correct or improve quality deficiencies.
• Produces quality reports associated with work activities. Verifies completion and evaluates quality of work. Records findings. Produces and maintains accurate logs. Recommends corrective and preventive action.
• Facilitates quality awareness with internal customers by providing information and education of methods for identifying and improving quality.
• Knowledge of computer software applications.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Highly responsive to changing demands.
• Forward thinking ability.

Education and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years experience performing Quality Assurance work at an advanced level, tasked with roles and responsibilities including but not limited to TQM (Total Quality Management) implementation, DOE (Design of Experiments), and automatic quality regulating system through SPC (Statistical Processing Control).
• Prior Abu Dhabi experience in large hospitality and residential projects.
• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering.

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career.

• Tax‑free salary.
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations).
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.