Quality Manager

Worley; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 446,400 - 714,240; Full time

Job summary

Worley in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior QA/QC Manager to lead the project’s Quality Assurance & Control team, ensuring compliance with ADNOC contractual requirements and ISO standards. You will drive QA/QC plans, risk registers, and audit programs, coordinating with vendors, consultants, and contractors across EPC/FEED phases.

The role requires twenty years in oil & gas, offshore experience, and strong leadership to guide teams and deliver high-quality project outcomes for a major ADNOC growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent required.
• Minimum twenty (20) years of relevant Oil & Gas or Petrochemical experience.
• At least five (5) years in a similar position for international Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
• ADNOC & Offshore project experience required.
• PMC experience preferred.
• Experience in FEED & EPC Phases required.
• Sound knowledge of Engineering Procurement & offshore related quality activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure QA/QC system is developed, approved, and enforced on project for full compliance with contractual requirements.
• Review and implement changes in project requirements following MOC procedures.
• Maintain Quality Objectives, KPIs, and contractual requirements across providers and project phases.
• Contribute to vendor inspection strategy and selection of Third-Party Inspection for PTS projects.
• Maintain an up-to-date Project Quality Management System aligned with ISO 9000 and company policies.
• Lead internal QA/QC audits, risk registers, NCRs and lessons learned processes.
• Support project teams and interfaces with Licensors, Consultants, EPC Contractors, and Stakeholders on QA/QC matters.
• Ensure continuous improvement through lessons learned, risk analyses, and corrective actions.

Skills

Quality Management System

Stakeholders Communications

Technical Reporting

Contracting

Project Risk

Project Compliance

Project Documentation

Quality Assurance & Control

Deviations / NCR Registers &Management

Quality Audits

Contractors Monitoring

Project Lessons Learned

Field / Source Inspections

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

About us

Worley is a global company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting engineering procurement and construction across the project lifecycle with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet todays needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

JOB PURPOSE

The job holder is responsible to manage the Quality Assurance & Quality Control processes team and all other resources to support specific ADNOC Growth Project(s) and to ensure enforcement and full compliance to Project specific Contractual QA/QC requirements by all the parties involved while meeting ADNOC Policies & Processes international standards and practices and Owners Policies and Directives. This role will be reporting to Quality Manager of the project.

This role includes; managing the projects quality management systems to support the project(s) documentation referencing and data; leading the projects compliance and risk registers while developing the quality plans to support smooth implementation of ADNOC project(s) and meeting the pre-defined standards and end-user specifications through ensuring timely monitoring of quality reports and concerns. Also ensuring timely compilation of all the Lessons Learned from projects for future reference and continuing improvement.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Job Specific Accountabilities

Projects Quality Management System

• Ensure Project Specific Quality Management System and related manuals and procedures are timely developed approved by Company and enforced on project for full compliance. Such system shall meeting the Project Contractual Requirements PTS Procedures Owners expectations; (i.e. VAP GPE ERM etc.) ADNOC Quality Policies Projects specific requirements lesson learnt etc.
• Ensure any changes in Project requirements specifications schedule etc. are implemented following applicable Project MOC procedure.
• Develop update and maintain list of Quality Objectives KPIs and Contractual Requirements and Companys quality expectations from each type of service providers (Process Licensors Pre-FEED Engineer FEED Contractors EPC contractors other consultants and suppliers) and project phase.
• Participate and contribute in developing company strategy related to vendor and field inspection and selection of TPI agency to ensure that the quality of critical equipment and material are within company specified acceptance criteria.
• Provide projects management and teams with consultation while ensuring development and maintaining availability of up to date Project Quality Management System meeting the requirements of ISO 9000 series company policies and shareholder expectations agreed project and/or phase specific quality objectives.
• Ensure an overall Project Risk Register covering all the Project specific risks are maintained within respective Project. Ensure periodic review and update of the Risk Register in coordination with all Packages and other internal and external stakeholders as applicable.
• Review all the Audit reports on Project and findings ensuring that corrective actions are followed-up and timely closed-out by the respective Parties i.e. IPMT/Contractors/service providers/Stakeholders and feedback on such corrective actions are timely communicated to concern parties including PTS core team.
• Review Quality system documentation of process Licensors EPC contractors and suppliers for compliance to Companys and Project specific contractual requirements.
• Monitoring compliance to procedural and contractual QA/QC requirements by all the parties through reviews follow-up and conducting Quality Audits.
• Monitor that Project(s) are maintaining the compliance to Quality requirements as per expectations and contractual requirements including maintain up to date Lesson Learned Register Project Risk Registers NCR Registers etc. through periodic review and update.
• Ensuring project QA/QC organization is adequately resourced with required QA/QC personnel as per the project type size complexity and/or speciality.
• Ensure inclusion of appropriate QA/QC related requirements and KPIs as Contractual Scope for respective sub-Contractors Vendors service providers for the Project.
• Provide support in identifying suitable Contracting strategy and selection of TPI (Third Party Inspection) consultant(s) scrutinizing specialized Inspector(s) for specific inspection/surveillance for PTS and its projects.
• Maintain an overall Project Internal Quality Audit Plan covering all its Package Contractors through necessary alignment with Quality manager and respective managers of Project Packages Contractors/Service-Providers.
• Assist Projects Management and Committees; i.e. PM IPMT its interface management with third parties relating to quality issues.
• Ensure systems and procedures are in place for periodic assessment/examination of projects overall activities and compliance to the same.
• Identify and communicate any non-compliances and/or areas of improvement through periodic internal audits and management reviews with the concerned Package Manager/Project Manager and follow-up to ensure that agreed corrective actions are timely implemented.
• Monitoring and reviewing trend results on Project Quality matters and ensuring timely initiation of root cause identification initiatives and associated preventive actions.
• Monitoring quality audit reports non-conformance reports material delivery deficiency reports proactive preparation for preservation of equipment/materials maintaining necessary correspondence records and minutes of meetings for quality trends.
• Attend internal / external project review progress and other meetings as necessary including those with Licensor(s) Consultants Engineers EPC Contractors and others.
• All the engineering and other Project deliverables are prepared distributed reviewed approved and handed-over to Company in line with the approved projects procedures Companys expectation and Contractual requirements.
• Maintaining Project Lesson Learnt Register by periodic review and registering input to the Lesson Learnt register on Project QA/QC related matters.
• Regularly and timely cascading the Project learning to PTS for all its future projects through systematic segregation and classification- as part of continuing improvements.
• Interface with other PTS Managers for alignment on any changes in Project QA/QC requirements non-conformance compliance to QA/QC requirements by Vendors and Contractor etc. and continuing improvement initiatives.
• Ensure supporting PTS QA/QC team for development continuing improvement and maintaining continuity of Project related QA/QC expertise and timely availability of all QA/QC resources for supporting and meeting projects requirements ADNOC and Companys QA/QC expectations and associated compliance in a most efficient and cost effective manner.

Generic Accountabilities

• Ensure cascading related policies practices of the vision and long term strategy for ADNOC and its Projects to the team. Facilitate Project QA/QC initiatives to maximize returns to its shareholders.
• Ensure projects strategy and overall business goals are fully adhered by the team while instilling the teams behaviours and practices towards the ADNOCs Values desired working environment and customer focus.
• Monitor the teams performance in relation to respective contribution towards the companys long and short term plans and project objectives.
• Manage the outputs and all expectations by the project team. Empower recommend and motivate the team towards uplifting their competencies in relation with their role in projects.
• Derive and empower the team to ensure proper working environment according to the company culture while ensuring the desired professionalism and compliance to ADNOC es data confidentiality corporate image according to local regulation and norms for all internal and external communications and business relations.
• Support Project in controlling of expenditure against approved (QA/QC related) budget and investigate & reconcile any significant variances to ensure effective performance and cost control.
• Spearhead the Team through identification of need for training/development to meet project requirements.
• Lead the team to make sure accomplishment of all tasks by conducting regular short and weekly meetings.
• Provide the team with support and guidance in relevance to all activities policy procedures and project contractual requirements specially in reference to QA/QC.
• Keep abreast and knowledgeable on the updates for Health Safety Environment Crisis Management and Risk Registers for all the performed processes and activities within the Project scope.
• Monitor promote communicate and lead by example all the safety-related communications updates standards and any related topics with co-workers and within any interface.
• Review the HSE Compliance by the teamand provide with timely feedback and recommendations to leverage a risk-free environment to ensure the ultimate goals of safe workplace.
• Propose update and recommend improvements to process that enhance the quality of service provided to the Project internal and external customers.
• Create and foster spirit among the team that encourages innovation enhances employee motivation and supports initiatives for implementation of Change Management (MoC) to continuously improve processes and services.
• Evaluate internal processes against best practices in pursuit of more efficient Project QA/QC processes in order to define intelligent solutions for issues (if any) confronting the function.
• Align the Project QA/QC processes systems standards procedures and internal controls includes ensuring compliance with project specific contractual requirements PTS and Companys guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable legislation and legal regulations and propose solutions to the management on issues related to the Projects and PTS function.

QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills.

• A bachelors degree in any/relevant Engineering or equivalent from an accredited university with minimum twenty (20) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry including minimum (5) years (preferred) in GCC region.
• Must have at least five (5) years of experience in similar position for international Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
• ADNOC & Offshore project experience is required.
• PMC experiences are preferrable.
• Experience in FEED & EPC Phases is required.
• Sound knowledge on Engineering and Procurement and offshore related quality activities are mandatory.
• Sound knowledge on project handover and associated compliance requirements.
• Communication skills in both writing and verbally.
• Proven record of completed Execution phases of projects.

Professional Certifications

• Preferred to be certified in Quality Management Systems; ISO9000 etc.
• Preferred to be a certified Lead Auditor.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Quality Management System
• Stakeholders Communications
• Technical Reporting
• Contracting
• Project Risk
• Project Compliance
• Clear understanding on activities involved in Engineering Procurement Construction phase of Project.
• Project Confidentiality Requirements.
• Project specific special requirements
• Project Documentation
• Quality Assurance & Control
• Deviations / NCR Registers & Management
• Quality Audits
• Contractors Monitoring
• Concession Requests
• Various QC Testing
• Field / Source Inspections
• Manufacturing Data Records
• Project Lessons Learned
• Project Handover Requirements

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation. Were building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and are heard.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition theres a path for you here.

And theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.

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