Manager II, Quality

Worley Parsons; Muscat; On-site; OMR 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a senior Quality Leader for oil, gas and resources projects in Oman. You will drive the Project Quality Plan, lead QA teams, and ensure compliance across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.

The role demands extensive experience in QMS, auditing, and cross-functional collaboration in multicultural settings. You will mentor quality personnel, manage external QA service providers, and deliver continuous improvement while upholding HSSE standards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 20 years of industry experience in Oil & Gas, Energy, Chemicals, or Resources.
• Minimum 15 years of leadership experience in quality management and project delivery environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading quality functions on large and mega projects.
• Extensive experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Quality Management Systems and Project Quality Plans.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance, quality control, auditing, inspection, verification, and surveillance processes.
• Experience managing EPCM and EPC projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project execution activities.
• Experience in multicultural and multinational project environments.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to HSSE leadership and continuous improvement.
• Strong commercial awareness and project delivery understanding.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project quality management processes, procedures, and controls.
• Maintain authority over the execution of the Project Quality Plan and compliance with quality requirements.
• Develop and manage risk-based audit, verification, and surveillance programs.
• Review audit findings and ensure timely implementation and close-out of corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure adequate quality resources are available to support inspection, auditing, verification, and surveillance activities.
• Monitor, measure, and report quality performance, non-conformances, deficiencies, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Act as the focal point for technical queries related to quality, inspection, and verification activities.
• Ensure timely review, approval, and control of quality documentation and project deliverables.
• Promote consistency in the application of quality standards, procedures, and processes across all project phases.
• Provide input to technical, integrity, risk, and HSSE reviews.
• Manage independent inspection, verification, and quality assurance service providers and associated contracts.
• Establish and oversee risk-based verification and surveillance activities, ensuring findings are tracked to closure.
• Manage non-conformances, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, trend monitoring, and close-out.
• Oversee inspection planning, ITP reviews, inspections, reporting, and close-out activities.
• Provide quality input to project performance reviews, assurance activities, and risk assessments.
• Support recruitment, competency assessment, mentoring, and development of quality personnel.

Skills

Quality leadership

Quality management

Auditing

Inspection

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

HSSE leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job description

About us

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 Objectives / Responsibilities

• Provide strong HSSE leadership and promote a culture of quality, integrity, and operational excellence.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a risk-based Quality Management System aligned with project requirements and industry standards.
• Lead the development, approval, implementation, review, and continuous improvement of the Project Quality Plan and quality procedures.
• Provide independent quality assurance to support project compliance, risk management, and project readiness.
• Ensure quality requirements are integrated across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and promote a quality-focused culture throughout the project organization.

Specific Accountabilities

• Develop and implement project quality management processes, procedures, and controls.
• Maintain authority over the execution of the Project Quality Plan and compliance with quality requirements.
• Develop and manage risk-based audit, verification, and surveillance programs.
• Review audit findings and ensure timely implementation and close-out of corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure adequate quality resources are available to support inspection, auditing, verification, and surveillance activities.
• Monitor, measure, and report quality performance, non-conformances, deficiencies, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Act as the focal point for technical queries related to quality, inspection, and verification activities.
• Ensure timely review, approval, and control of quality documentation and project deliverables.
• Promote consistency in the application of quality standards, procedures, and processes across all project phases.
• Provide input to technical, integrity, risk, and HSSE reviews.
• Manage independent inspection, verification, and quality assurance service providers and associated contracts.
• Establish and oversee risk-based verification and surveillance activities, ensuring findings are tracked to closure.
• Manage non-conformances, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, trend monitoring, and close-out.
• Oversee inspection planning, Inspection & Test Plan (ITP) reviews, inspections, reporting, and close-out activities.
• Provide quality input to project performance reviews, assurance activities, and risk assessments.
• Support the recruitment, competency assessment, mentoring, and development of quality personnel.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 20 years of industry experience within Oil & Gas, Energy, Chemicals, or Resources sectors.
• Minimum 15 years of leadership experience in quality management and project delivery environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading quality functions on large and mega projects.
• Extensive experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Quality Management Systems and Project Quality Plans.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance, quality control, auditing, inspection, verification, and surveillance processes.
• Experience managing EPCM and EPC projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project execution activities.
• Experience working within multicultural and multinational project environments.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to HSSE leadership and continuous improvement.
• Strong commercial awareness and project delivery understanding.

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.