Senior Quality Specialist

Bechtel Corporation; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation in Riyadh seeks a Senior Quality Specialist to implement and audit the project quality program, reviewing contractors' QMS plans, ITPs, and procedures. You will monitor regulatory requirements, drive corrective actions, and report progress to the Quality Manager.

You will lead audits, assess nonconformities, and ensure conformance of documents and plans with the project quality program. Strong English communication and Bechtel practices are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8–10 years of relevant experience, or 12–14 years of related work.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification (required).
• Proficiency in English (oral and written).
• Experience as a quality professional in engineering/environmental/procurement/construction/testing/operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support and advice to the project team on implementing the quality management system.
• Input to project KPIs on a monthly basis.
• Review submittals: quality manuals, procedures, Quality Plans, ITPs, audit schedules.

Skills

Quality management

Engineering knowledge

Audit skills

Regulatory knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Requisition ID: 298231

• Relocation Authorized: National - Single

• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project

• Work Location: Riyadh

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Project Overview:

Bechtel has been involved over the last 80 years in some of the world’s busiest and most complex airport projects, including Greenfield and Brownfield developments. In the GCC, we have held significant roles on King Khalid, King Fahad, Dubai, Hamad, and Muscat international airports.

Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company has been appointed to provide project management consultancy services (including technical, commercial, and construction management) for the development of a state of the art international airport in the city of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

King Salman International Airport will have a capacity of up to 120 million travellers by 2030 and 185 million travellers by 2050, and the capacity to process up to 3.5 million tons of cargo by 2050. Bechtel will provide PMC services for three new terminals; Terminal 6 is a new build ‘low cost carrier’ hyper efficient terminal with gross floor area of ≈450,000m2, capacity of 20mppa; Iconic Terminal is a new build ‘new concept’ terminal with gross floor area of ≈ 1M m2, capacity of 40 to 45 mppa, and Private Aviation Terminal and hangars for VIPs and business jet passengers.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead the implementation and audit activities of the project quality program. You will support in reviewing the contractors’ QMS related plans, ITPs, Quality Procedures and templates based on the project scope of work. You will review and determine applicable quality requirements, report new or revised regulatory requirements, monitor non-conforming conditions, and determine the sufficiency of corrective actions. Your recommendations will assist in the resolution of complex issues and mitigate performance risk.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide ‘day to day’ support and advice to the project team regarding the implementation of the project quality requirements / management system arrangements

• Provide input to Project agreed KPIs on a monthly basis.

• Review contractors’ submittals including quality manuals, procedures, Quality Plans, ITPs, and audit schedules.

• Report weekly/monthly progress to Quality Manager.

• Prepares and completes quality audit checklists and participates in quality audits of corporate/project quality program/plans including, as needed, Contractors, pre-award assessments of potential suppliers and subcontractors.

• Assesses and monitors project engineering, environmental, procurement, construction, testing, operations, decommissioning and other activities related to the quality program/plan.

• Reviews and monitors nonconforming conditions and associated corrective actions to ensure quality program effectiveness.

• Reviews and determines applicable quality requirements for inclusion in selected engineering, procurement, and construction documents.

• Reviews and reports on project associated quality-related procedures and manuals for conformance to project quality program/plan requirements.

• Drafts quality procedures for review, approval, and issuance in accordance with approved processes.

• Drafts revisions/amendments to the corporate and/or project quality program/plans.

• Reviews and reports on new or revised regulatory requirements and their impact on the established quality program.

• Reviews and determines the sufficiency of corporate/project quality control inspection plans.

• Analyzes and recommends solutions to mitigate performance risk.

• Follows up on actions taken in response to audit findings to ensure adequacy of completed corrective actions.

• Maintains contact with designated client quality personnel to provide status, manage relationships, and execute applicable actions.

• Provides direction and assigns work to quality specialists and others who assist on specific assignments. Reviews and checks work.

• Provides input into the development of standardized metrics and responds to engineering, construction, procurement, and others who request guidance on implementation of quality requirements.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Technical knowledge in the application of engineering, environmental, procurement, construction, testing, or operations or decommissioning practices sufficient to comprehend specified engineering, environmental, procurement, construction, testing, operations, decommissioning, and regulatory requirements.

• Knowledge of the quality principles and their application to engineering, environmental, procurement, construction, testing, operations, or decommissioning.

• Knowledge of corrective action system application to eliminate nonconforming conditions.

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and functions that impact the quality program.

• Proficiency in oral and written communication in English Language.

• Proficiency in the use of applicable computer applications.

• Knowledge of Bechtel’s administrative practices (Preferred).

• A recognized degree and/or specialized courses in engineering, quality, or a specialized discipline.

• Practical work experience in engineering, environmental science, procurement, construction, testing, operations, decommissioning, or business administration.

• ISO 9001 Certified Lead Auditor. (required).

• Minimum five years relevant working experience as a Quality professional.

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