Principal Quality Operations Specialist

McDermott International; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International in The Netherlands seeks a Principal Quality Operations Specialist with deep EPC quality operations expertise. You will lead project quality planning, supervise the Project Management Team, and ensure robust QA/QC practices across projects from execution through close-out.

The role emphasizes readiness, root cause analysis, and systematic improvements to deliver compliant, high-quality outcomes for complex energy projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• 10+ years in a field related to EPC.
• Lead auditor certification and experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Review contract scope of work and project plans to identify special requirements.
• Direct and supervise Project Management Team to ensure product quality.
• Initiate Quality Planning and evaluate Project Quality Plans for effectiveness.
• Coordinate with quality team to ensure adequate resources for daily activities.
• Oversee As-Built Project Certification and monitor mechanical completion.
• Prepare lessons-learned and conduct readiness reviews with QA/QC disciplines.
• Participate in RCA of Project Quality data and produce weekly/monthly reports.

Skills

Quality operations

Project leadership

Process improvement

Auditing

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

Lead auditor certification

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Job Overview:

The Principal Quality Operations Specialist interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices. They may be tasked with solving complex operations-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Quality Operations Specialist may be responsible for leading Functional Teams or Projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of operations. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Operations and broad knowledge of the Operations Discipline within the Quality Function.

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.

For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

The Principal Quality Operations Specialist interprets internal and external business challenges in the Operations Discipline. The role requires specialized depth and breadth of expertise in Operations.

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Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field of study preferred
• 10+ years in a relevant field related to EPC
• Lead auditor certification and experience preferred
• Proficient with computers and Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Review contract scope of work, specification, Project Execution Plan, and accepted qualifications and identify unique requirements or special processes during the project that require control for effective examination & reliability
• Direct, supervise, and participate in the activities of the Project Management Team to ensure product quality
• Initiate Quality Planning by consulting the proactive and preventive measures identified and evaluate the effectiveness of the Project Quality Plan/procedures necessary to achieve product quality
• Initiate Fit for Purpose evaluation for non-conforming items
• Assure through proper utilization of resources and audit verification of the effective execution of the Project Quality Plan
• Coordinate daily with the quality team to ensure adequate resources are available for day-to-day activities. Provide mentoring and coaching to the team as required for each discipline.
• When required, Develop a Project Quality Plan to cover all customer requirements to a level of detail necessary to ensure integration within the Project Quality Plan
• Liaise with the project Personnel and Customers to ensure that Quality problems are addressed and technically resolved
• Oversee the As-Built Project Certification as it is progressed through work approval packages and monitor the progress/status of mechanical completion
• Prepare Quality related ‘lessons-learned’ through project Close-out Report
• Conduct Readiness Review meetings with all QA/QC disciplines
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of Project Quality data
• Prepare weekly MOM, Monthly reports (QMR), Project specific Inspection Assignment documents
• Plan and arrange for Pre-Inspection Meeting along with the Manager Assurance, Quality Inspectors Expeditor, Package Manager, Supplier, and Client