QA/QC Engineer (Quality Engineer II)

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Job summary

WorleyParsons Limited seeks a senior QA/QC Engineer for a major oil and gas project in Kuwait. You will manage project quality systems, conduct inspections across all stages, and coordinate vendor assessments to ensure compliance with international standards.

The role requires strong communication, experience with NDE, and a solid background in ISO 9000/14000. You will work with the project team to uphold safety, quality, and regulatory obligations on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with minimum 5 years in QA/QC in oil and gas.
• Experience inspecting all stages of offshore/onshore oil & gas projects.
• Familiarity with ISO 9000/14000 and international standards for oil and gas.
• Strong written, coordination and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project Quality Management Systems per WPMP and EMS.
• Oversee QA/QC activities including verification, inspection and testing.
• Coordinate vendor assessment and inspection activities.
• Manage non-conformance, corrective and preventive actions.
• Establish risk-based audit programs and project quality reporting.

Skills

QA/QC

NDE

Oil & Gas

ISO 9000

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Quality standards

Job description

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 today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Primary objective

• Facilitate the development and effective implementation of Project Quality Management Systems by the Project Team in a manner that meets Corporate, location and contractual requirements.
• Manage project service and product verification and inspection the project consistent with criticality assessments and contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Manage project quality support functions including quality planning, preventive action, non-conformance control, corrective action, audits and project quality reporting and review.
• Accountable for QA/QC related matters at Projects site.
• Must have experienced in Inspections of all Stages of projects in Oil & Gas installations and construction QA/QC works.
• Excellent written, co-ordination and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to develop, update and maintain in-house technical standards and specifications.
• Familiarity with ISO 9000 Series and International Standards relevant to Oil and Gas Industry.

What you will bring:

HSE Management

• Demonstrate behavior and practices consistent with Managerial, co-worker and community duty of care obligations.
• Work with the Project HSE Advisor and the Project Management Team to ensure that all areas of the Project’s operations conform to applicable WorleyParsons, regulatory and contractual HSE obligations.

Quality Management

• Work with the Location Quality Manager and the Project Management Team to ensure:
• Project Management Plans and dependent systems and procedures are developed and implemented in compliance with the requirements of the WorleyParsons Project Management Process (WPMP) and Enterprise Management System (EMS) consistent with specific location, regulatory and contractual requirements
• Project personnel are suitably trained in project plan requirements and to access and apply dependent systems, procedures and reference materials via the Project Web Site, EMS, WPMP and the Knowledge Communities as applicable.
• Effectiveness of quality planning to ensure that process controls and prerequisite product and service verification and inspection arrangements are established and resourced for the project consistent with criticality, statutory and contractual obligations.
• Effective planning and implementation of design control, verification, validation and review activities.
• Effective implementation and coordination of vendor assessment and inspection activities.
• Effective implementation and verification of construction inspection and testing activities.
• Effective implementation of non-conformance, corrective action, and preventive action management processes.
• Establishment of an effective risk-based audit program.
• Effectiveness of Project Management Review Programs including collection analysis and reporting of project performance measures.

Capability Enhancement

• Participate in the global quality learning community initiative to enable quality professionals to communicate with each other and receive updates on latest developments.
• Support in-house education, promotion and awareness programs relating to sound quality management practice and WorleyParsons quality strategies.
• Facilitate the implementation of existing and new company processes and capability enhancements across the Project Operations.
• Determine areas of potential improvement and, in consultation with the Location Quality Manager and Project Management Team, facilitate the implementation of improvements to address these areas and evaluate the outcomes of the improvements. if this position has determined them should not he/she take ownership)
• Facilitate independent review/certification of Project Quality Management Systems in line with Corporate, legislative or customer requirements.

Customer Relationships

• Ensure that the customer’s quality management requirements and concerns and the needs of multiple stakeholders are being identified and managed by the Project Team effectively.

Resources

• In conjunction with the Project Management Team and the Location Quality Manager recruit and allocate quality practitioners to project verification and inspection roles to ensure these activities are suitably resourced and
• Ensure that the new quality practitioners are effectively inducted in all aspects that relate to the Quality aspects of the Project.

Performance Management

• In conjunction with Project Management Team and the Location Quality Manager:
• Provide functional leadership for project quality personnel.
• Strengthen and coach project quality personnel to support development, management and administration of project quality management systems in response to project and customer expectations

Qualifications / Experience:

• Full-time Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (any discipline) from an accredited university
• Minimum 8 years of total experience post graduate studies
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the oil & gas, refinery, or petrochemical industry
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a QA/QC Engineer or equivalent
• Must have experienced in Inspections of all Stages of projects in Oil & Gas installations and construction QA/QC works.
• Must have experience in developing, updating and maintaining in-house technical standards and specifications.
• Fully conversant with NDE requirements and sour environments.
• Familiarity with ISO 9000 and 14000 Series and international standards relevant to oil and gas industry.
• Excellent written, coordination and verbal communication skills.

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. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

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

WorleyParsons Limited is a large Australian provider of project delivery and consulting services to the resources & energy sectors and complex pro...