Senior QHSES Specialist - Quality Assurance

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd in Dubai seeks a Senior QHSES Assurance Specialist to enhance management systems and quality assurance activities across projects in the oil and energy sector.

You will serve as a technical resource, lead audits, develop procedures, and mentor less-experienced colleagues while partnering with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, and AS9110 standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of related experience in EPC construction or fabrication.
• Strong understanding of quality-management systems and assurance practices.

Responsibilities

• Support development of a new management system.
• Partner with subject-matter experts to implement major quality-system initiatives.
• Lead audits and report findings to management.
• Maintain document quality-control attributes for accurate reporting.
• Lead training on quality-management processes and procedures.
• Plan, develop, write, organize, and edit engineering procedures and company documents.

Skills

QHSES assurance

Quality-management systems

ISO 9001

AS9100

AS9110

Internal auditing

Root-cause analysis

Lean principles

KPI monitoring

Documentation

Training development

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Role Context

The Senior QHSES Assurance Specialist applies established best practices and industry knowledge to improve management systems and quality-assurance activities. The position serves as a resource for less-experienced colleagues, works closely with functional subject-matter experts, and resolves complex matters affecting projects, operations, customers, and related teams.

Role Details

Senior QHSES Specialist - Quality AssuranceLocation: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIndustry: Oil and EnergyFunction: Quality Assurance-SafetyExperience: Minimum 8 yearsJob Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Quality Assurance-Safety
Salary: AED 18000-28000 per month
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any

Role Context (continued)

The Senior QHSES Assurance Specialist applies established best practices and industry knowledge to improve management systems and quality-assurance activities. The position serves as a resource for less-experienced colleagues, works closely with functional subject-matter experts, and resolves complex matters affecting projects, operations, customers, and related teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and establishment of a new management system.
• Partner with functional subject-matter experts to implement major quality-system initiatives.
• Work with Quality Directors to resolve complex issues extending beyond individual functional areas.
• Maintain document quality-control attributes to support accurate system reporting.
• Assist with withdrawing obsolete and legacy practices from existing systems.
• Deliver management-system and document-control training to new team members.
• Help design, implement, and enforce standardized company document templates.
• Advise functional experts on document development and management-system organization.
• Report implementation progress according to the execution plan and management requirements.
• Promote quality-management methods across functions and influence improvements in working practices.
• Plan, develop, write, organize, and edit engineering procedures and company documents.
• Maintain consistency in document structure, terminology, presentation, and style.
• Recommend revisions that make technical information clearer and easier to understand.
• Manage updates and revisions to procedures, work instructions, and technical literature.
• Check documents for sentence structure, grammar, spelling, accuracy, and consistency.
• Prepare and review controlled procedures and work instructions.
• Provide quality-related support for project bids when requested.
• Plan and conduct internal and external audits.
• Issue complete and timely audit findings and reports.
• Oversee KPI, quality-indicator, and performance-quality processes.
• Conduct trend analysis and support benchmarking across operating units.
• Document and communicate lessons learned.
• Analyze performance data to establish targets, plans, and improvement actions.
• Follow up on corrective measures to verify implementation and compliance.
• Lead root-cause analysis for quality-related problems.
• Guide and support colleagues with less quality-assurance experience.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor 's degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of related experience in EPC construction or fabrication.
• Able to contribute as a team member and provide team leadership when required.
• Strong understanding of quality-management systems and assurance practices.
• Familiarity with Lean and continuous-improvement concepts, principles, and methods.
• Internal Auditor training for ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9110, or another recognized quality-management system is preferred.
• Document-management experience is advantageous.
• Able to evaluate trends and make sound decisions using complex operational data.
• Comfortable managing situations where limited standardization exists.
• Able to prepare explanatory and procedural content for different audiences.
• Skilled at translating complex concepts into clear written and visual instructions.
• Responsive to organizational needs in a changing business environment.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and stakeholder-influencing capabilities.
• Highly organized and able to prioritize multiple assignments.
• Exceptional attention to detail.

Skills Set

• QHSES assurance
• Quality-management systems
• ISO 9001
• AS9100
• AS9110
• Internal and external auditing
• Root-cause analysis
• Corrective-action management
• Lean principles
• Continuous improvement
• KPI monitoring
• Quality-indicator analysis
• Performance trending
• Benchmarking
• Management-system documentation
• Technical writing
• Procedure development
• Work instructions
• Document control
• Quality reporting
• Training development
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Visio
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Stakeholder management
• Team leadership

Why Join Us

This position offers the opportunity to shape quality-management systems and assurance practices across complex engineering, construction, and fabrication activities. The successful candidate will influence organization-wide working methods, lead meaningful quality improvements, strengthen audit readiness, and help teams convert performance data into sustainable operational results.

About the Company

McDermott International, Ltd is a global engineering and construction company serving the energy industry. For more than 100 years, the company has transformed complex ideas into operational infrastructure, including subsea systems, offshore platforms, offshore wind facilities, and major onshore developments. With more than 30000 professionals across 54 countries, McDermott combines engineering expertise, technology, and project execution capabilities to support reliable energy delivery and the global energy transition.