Quality Manager in Projects (QMiP)

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth and development

Flexibility and wellbeing

Total rewards

Family support

Purpose and inclusion

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a seasoned Quality Manager to oversee project quality across tender handover through project execution and closeout. You will translate requirements into a robust Project Quality Plan, lead quality gates and inspections, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure milestone readiness and quality targets are met.

The role requires deep ISO 9001 knowledge, audit experience, and the ability to influence diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality management, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated +5 years of experience in quality management on complex EPC, power transmission and distribution, substation, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, or comparable industrial projects.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, project quality planning, auditing, inspection and testing, supplier quality, nonconformance management, and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret contracts, customer specifications, standards, drawings, and technical documentation and convert them into practical quality controls.
• Experience influencing Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, manufacturing, site teams, suppliers, and contractors in multicultural and matrix organizations.
• Strong customer orientation, independent judgment, communication, facilitation, structured problem-solving, and the confidence to challenge or stop release when requirements are not met.
• Competence with digital quality reporting, document and configuration control, action tracking, dashboards, and data-driven performance reviews.
• Recognized quality certification such as ASQ CQE/CMQ-OE, IRCA/Exemplar Global ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent is preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites, customer locations, factories, and suppliers as required.

Responsibilities

• Own project quality management from tender handover and contract review through engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Translate contractual, customer, regulatory, and internal requirements into an approved, risk-based Project Quality Plan and measurable quality objectives.
• Advise the Project Manager and core team on quality risks, opportunities, resources, cost of poor quality, schedule impacts, and required preventive actions.
• Plan and facilitate quality gates, reviews, audits, inspections, and readiness assessments; ensure objective evidence supports milestone release.
• Drive quality planning across engineering deliverables, configuration and change control, procurement, supplier quality, manufacturing, logistics, construction, and commissioning.
• Define and coordinate inspection and test plans, hold and witness points, acceptance criteria, documentation requirements, and customer notifications.
• Monitor supplier and subcontractor quality performance; coordinate qualification, surveillance, source inspection, improvement actions, and escalation with Supplier Quality Management.
• Lead nonconformance management, concession and deviation workflows, containment, root-cause analysis, corrective/preventive action, and effectiveness verification.
• Track and report leading and lagging quality indicators, analyze trends, and provide transparent status and timely escalation to project and business leadership.
• Promote prevention, right-first-time execution, lessons learned, and quality culture through coaching, workshops, and visible engagement with project teams and partners.
• Coordinate quality interfaces with customers, consortium partners, authorities, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal functions; support claims and change management with quality evidence.
• Ensure complete, accurate, and timely quality records, turnover dossiers, final documentation, customer acceptance, and project quality closeout.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Communication

Problem solving

ISO 9001

Digital quality reporting

Multicultural teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

ASQ/CMQ Lead Auditor knowledge

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. \"We energize society\" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

You start by reviewing the project quality dashboard , customer requirements , inspection and test status , open nonconformances , supplier performance, and key risks for the day . You align with the Project Manager, engineering , procurement , manufacturing , site, and commissioning teams on quality priorities and upcoming hold points . You may lead a quality gate, review a supplier inspection plan, support a customer witness point , facilitate root -cause analysis , or verify closure of corrective actions . Throughout the day , you maintain the Project Quality Plan, provide transparent status and escalation , and ensure lessons learned are embedded — serving as the independent quality voice from tender handover through project execution and closeout .

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Own project quality management from tender handover and contract review through engineering , procurement , manufacturing , installation , commissioning , and closeout .
• Translate contractual, customer , regulatory , and internal requirements into an approved , risk-based Project Quality Plan and measurable quality o bjectives .
• Advise the Project Manager and core team on quality risks , opportunities , resources , cost of poor quality , schedule impacts , and required preventive actions .
• Plan and facilitate quality gates, reviews , audits , inspections , and readiness assessments ; ensure objective evidence supports milestone release .
• Drive quality planning across engineering deliverables , configuration and change control, procurement , supplier quality , manufacturing , logistics , construction , and commissioning .
• Define and coordinate inspection and test plans , hold and witness points , acceptance criteria , documentation requirements , and customer notifications .
• Monitor supplier and subcontractor quality performance; coordinate qualification , surveillance , source inspection , improvement actions , and escalation with Supplier Quality Management.
• Lead nonconformance management , concession and deviation workflows , containment , root -cause analysis , corrective/preventive action , and effectiveness verification .
• Track and report leading and lagging quality indicators , analyze trends , and provide transparent status and timely escalation to project and business leadership .
• Promote prevention , right - first -time execution , lessons learned , and quality culture through coaching, workshops, and visible engagement with project teams and partners .
• Coordinate quality interfaces with customers , consortium partners , authorities , suppliers , subcontractors , and internal functions ; support claims and change management with quality evidence .
• Ensure complete, accurate , and timely quality records , turnover dossiers, final documentation , customer acceptance , and project quality closeout .

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering , quality management , or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered .
• Demonstrated +5 years of experience in quality management on complex EPC, power transmission and distribution, substation, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, or comparable industrial projects.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, project quality planning , auditing , inspection and testing , supplier quality , nonconformance management , and root -cause analysis .
• Ability to interpret contracts , customer specifications , standards , drawings , and technical documentation and convert them into practical quality controls .
• Experience influencing Project Management, Engineering , Procurement , manufacturing , site teams , suppliers , and contractors in multicultural and matrix organizations .
• Strong customer orientation , independent judgment , communication , facilitation , structured problem-solving , and the confidence to challenge or stop release when requirements are not met .
• Competence with digital quality reporting , document and configuration control, action tracking, dashboards , and data- driven performance reviews .
• Recognized quality certification such as ASQ CQE/CMQ-OE, IRCA/ Exemplar Global ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent is preferred .
• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites, customer locations, factories, and suppliers as required .

About the Team

You will be part of the Quality Management organization supporting strategic customer and product development projects within the Transformers Business Unit . The team works closely with Project Management, Engineering , Manufacturing , Supply Chain, suppliers , and customers to ensure quality excellence throughout the project lifecycle .

By applying preventive quality methodologies , robust risk management practices , and cross-functional collaboration , the team contributes directly to project success , customer satisfaction , product safety, and sustainable business growth while reinforcing Siemens Energy's commitment to a Zero Harm and Zero Defect culture.

Who is Siemens Energy

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company . We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected . With more than 94,000 dedicated employees , we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community , but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment .

Our global team is committed to making sustainable , reliable , and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible . We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization , new technologies , and energy transformation .

Lucky for us , we are not all the same . Through diversity we generate power . We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities . Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background , gender , age , religion , identity , or disability . We energize society , all of society , and we do not discriminate based on our differences .

Rewards , Benefits , and Culture

• Growth and development : Career advancement , mentorship opportunities , and exposure to innovative local and global projects .
• Flexibility and wellbeing : A supportive work culture, healthy work-life balance, paid time off, holidays , and health and wellness benefits .
• Total rewards : Competitive base salary , annual performance bonus, savings fund , and benefits above legal requirements .
• Family support : Family-building benefits and parental leave .
• Purpose and inclusion : Opportunities to contribute to social responsibility initiatives within a diverse and inclusive workplace .