Quality Lead (QA/QC)

Siemens; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens in Navi Mumbai seeks a Quality Lead to establish and enforce the Project Quality Management System for High Voltage Substation EPC projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, applicable standards, and mission-critical quality expectations. The role focuses on right-first-time execution, NCR prevention, and quality readiness for testing, commissioning, and handover.

You will lead PQP, coordinate with engineering and construction, manage NCRs and audits, and ensure complete

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical / Mechanical preferred).
• 12-15 years of experience in Quality / QAQC for EPC projects.
• Exposure to Data Center or Mission-Critical infrastructure will be an added advantage.
• Experience on large, fast-track projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage the Project Quality Plan (PQP).
• Ensure compliance with IEC / IS / IEEE standards and project specifications.
• Lead ITPs, inspections, audits, and quality surveillance at site.
• Monitor, report, and close NCRs, observations, and quality deviations.
• Coordinate with engineering and construction teams for constructability and quality alignment.
• Act as the primary quality interface with client, PMC, and thirdparty inspectors.
• Support quality readiness for testing, commissioning, and final handover.
• Ensure completion and accuracy of quality records, dossiers, and asbuilt documentation.

Skills

Quality management

Inspections & audits

NCR management

Root cause analysis

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical)

Job description

Quality Lead

Location: Navi Mumbai

Reporting To: Senior Project Manager

Role Purpose

The Quality Lead is responsible for establishing, implementing, and enforcing the Project Quality Management System for High Voltage Substation and Data Center Electrical EPC projects, ensuring delivery in line with contractual requirements, applicable standards, and missioncritical quality expectations.

The role ensures rightfirsttime execution, prevention of nonconformances, and quality readiness for testing, commissioning, and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and manage the Project Quality Plan (PQP)
• Ensure compliance with IEC / IS / IEEE standards and project specifications
• Lead ITPs, inspections, audits, and quality surveillance at site
• Monitor, report, and close NCRs, observations, and quality deviations
• Coordinate with engineering and construction teams for constructability and quality alignment
• Act as the primary quality interface with client, PMC, and thirdparty inspectors
• Support quality readiness for testing, commissioning, and final handover
• Ensure completion and accuracy of quality records, dossiers, and asbuilt documentation

Data Center Quality Focus

• Zerodefect execution for missioncritical systems
• Quality control across electrical, MEP, and system interfaces
• Documentation discipline aligned with data center handover requirements
• Preventive quality approach to avoid rework and schedule impact

Key Competencies

Technical

• Strong understanding of EPC quality management systems
• Experience with inspections, audits, NCR management, and rootcause analysis
• Familiarity with quality documentation and control processes

Behavioral

• Detailoriented, disciplined, and compliancedriven
• Assertive in enforcing quality standards
• Effective communicator with site teams and clients

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Electrical / Mechanical preferred)
• 1215+ years of experience in Quality / QAQC roles for EPC projects
• Exposure to Data Center or MissionCritical infrastructure will be an added advantage.
• Experience on large, fasttrack projects preferred