Lead Project Quality Auditor

Hill International, Inc.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International, Inc. is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead quality processes on large-scale construction projects in Riyadh.

The role focuses on auditing project procedures, enforcing standards, and implementing corrective actions to ensure regulatory compliance and client satisfaction. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor in engineering or management and at least 10 years’ experience as a quality manager, with strong knowledge of QA tools, risk management, and audit

Qualifications

• Bachelor in engineering or management required.
• 10+ years of professional experience in quality management.
• Experience on large-scale construction projects preferred.
• Strong knowledge of QA tools, risk management, and audits.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and monitor quality processes to ensure standards are met.
• Inspect products and materials for compliance with quality standards.
• Develop and implement quality management procedures and controls.
• Establish and maintain internal audit plans and corrective actions.
• Train and mentor project staff on QA processes.
• Ensure project deliverables meet agreed-upon quality standards.
• Maintain QA documentation and report on quality performance.
• Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance issues.
• Coordinate with Project Manager and Operations Manager on quality control.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

NCR handling

Training

Documentation

Education

Bachelor in engineering or management

Job description

• Inspects the organization’s quality processes to ensure that standards are being met.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of project processes and products.
• Specify, implement, and test quality management procedures and controls to ensure organizational

Responsibilities

• Inspects the organization’s quality processes to ensure that standards are being met.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of project processes and products.
• Specify, implement, and test quality management procedures and controls to ensure organizational

compliance with regulatory and Client’s requirements.

• Inspect products and materials to ensure compliance with established quality standards.
• Identify areas for improvement and suggest solutions.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, operational procedures, and risk management processes.
• Establish and maintain an internal audit plan to verify that organizational internal controls, operational

procedures, and risk management processes comply with regulatory requirements.

• Train and mentor project staff on quality assurance processes.
• Ensure that all project deliverables meet the agreed-upon quality standards.
• Liaise with project teams to ensure that quality standards are met.
• Develop and maintain quality assurance documentation.
• Maintain accurate documentation to support policies and procedures.
• Monitor and report on quality issues and performance.
• Develop and maintain quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance issues.
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Develop and implement procedures and controls to manage quality processes.
• Assist Project Manager, Construction Manager, and Operations Manager with quality control.
• Maintain and record records of employee qualifications, certifications, and licenses, and document training

and work history.

• Prepare reports to communicate outcomes of quality activities
• Perform random, scheduled, and surprise quality audits of jobsites, vendors, and other subcontractors.
• Liaise with external quality assurance bodies.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals

and work history.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in engineering / management from an accredited university.
• Minimum 10 years’ professional experience including as quality manager for large-scale projects.

• Broad knowledge of the quality principles/tools and their application to engineering, environmental procurement, construction, testing, operations, or decommissioning.
• Knowledge of the application of corrective actions to reconcile nonconforming conditions.
• Knowledge of project management processes and procedures.
• Ability to issue NCR and follow up corrective actions.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and functions which impact the quality program/plan.
• Proficiency in verbal and written communications.
• Proficiency in providing direction and on the job training to assigned personnel.
• Experience in performing project audit.