Senior QA/QC Manager - SWRO Desalination Projects

WSP in the Middle East; Fujairah Emirate; On-site; AED 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the Middle East is seeking a seasoned QA/QC Manager to support the Owner’s Engineer on the Fujairah IWP project. You will oversee quality assurance and quality control for design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and handover activities from a documentation perspective.

The role requires extensive experience in large industrial or infrastructure projects, especially in desalination or water treatment, with UAE experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Civil Engineering, or related discipline.
• 15–20 years of experience in large industrial or infrastructure projects.
• At least 5 years of experience in a QA/QC Manager or similar leadership role.
• Proven experience in SWRO desalination or large-scale water treatment projects.
• Strong knowledge of desalination processes, equipment, and construction practices.
• Experience working on projects in the Middle East, preferably UAE.
• Proficiency in project planning and management tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Relevant certifications such as PMP or NEBOSH (preferred).
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Owner’s Engineer team in reviewing and monitoring the EPC Contractor’s quality management arrangements for design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning activities.
• Review and comment on project quality plans, inspection and test plans, method statements, procedures, material submittals and other quality-related documents submitted by the EPC Contractor.
• Coordinate with the site supervision team to monitor construction quality, site inspections, material receiving inspections, testing activities and closure of punch items.
• Identify quality concerns, non-conformities and recurring issues, and support actions through to close-out.
• Support review of EPC Contractor progress reports, quality records, inspection reports, test reports and handover documentation from a QA/QC perspective.
• Maintain clear QA/QC records, registers and reporting inputs to support monthly project reporting.
• Coordinate with discipline engineers, HSE personnel, document control and the EPC Contractor to support consistent implementation of project quality requirements.
• Assist in monitoring compliance with applicable project specifications, codes, standards, statutory requirements and Project quality procedures.
• Participate in relevant site, quality, progress and coordination meetings, and follow up on agreed QA/QC actions with stakeholders.
• Support readiness reviews for pre-commissioning, commissioning, performance testing, reliability testing and project handover from a quality documentation perspective.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement activities to improve quality performance during the project lifecycle

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

PMP or NEBOSH (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

WSP in the Middle East is seeking a seasoned QA/QC Manager to support the Owner’s Engineer on the Fujairah IWP project. You will oversee quality assurance and quality control for design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and handover activities from a documentation perspective.

The role requires extensive experience in large industrial or infrastructure projects, especially in desalination or water treatment, with UAE experience preferred.