Supplier Quality Professional

Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance

401k retirement fund

Job summary

Global Technical Talent is seeking a Supplier Quality Professional based in Houston, TX, with hybrid onsite flexibility. The role supports supplier quality activities, audits, and surveillance across projects, requiring extensive experience and leadership.

Key duties include guiding QA teams, coordinating with project stakeholders, and developing Power BI dashboards to monitor quality metrics and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years in inspection and testing.
• Experience as PSQS/PSQR on FEED/EPC projects.
• Leadership experience and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of SQ automation, data analysis, and Power BI dashboards.
• Provide direction to Supplier Quality Representatives.
• Represent Supplier Quality in project meetings.

Skills

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Leadership

Audits

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GSIS

SQEAS

Job description

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — When not traveling, working from home (typically 1 day per week in office)

• Position Type: Right to Hire
• Contract Duration: 3 months (contract-to-hire)
• Pay Rate: $67.66–$87.83 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Supplier Quality Professional

Location: Houston, TX

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — When not traveling, working from home (typically 1 day per week in office)

Contract Details

• Position Type: Right to Hire
• Contract Duration: 3 months (contract-to-hire)
• Pay Rate: $67.66–$87.83 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

Located at various locations, the Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS) supports projects including capability surveys, audits, and area or shop quality surveillance in accordance with Supplier Quality & Expediting and Project Procedures. The candidate must be based in Houston, TX, and when not traveling will work from home, typically one day per week on-site.

Key Responsibilities

Supervision & Direction

• Receives operational direction and guidance for Supplier Quality activities from the Project Procurement Manager.
• Receives functional guidance from the BSQE GBU Manager.
• Provides project-related direction and guidance to Project Supplier Quality Representatives and Area Supplier Quality Specialists.

Contacts & Communication

• Corresponds administratively with Project Procurement Manager, Functional Manager, the global business unit, BSQE, project Supplier Quality team, project engineering, procurement, quality assurance and construction personnel, and Area Supplier Quality Specialists.
• Maintains contact with suppliers to monitor supplier quality on projects post-award.
• Occasional contact with Customers at the operational level during external audits, project bid clarification meetings, and meetings to discuss supplier quality topics.
• Facilitates communication between on and off project personnel across disciplines; provides project direction to assigned Supplier Quality Specialists and coordinates communication between Supplier Quality Specialists and project personnel to assist in resolving technical and quality issues arising from area/shop Supplier Quality activities.
• Represents Supplier Quality in project meetings, project reviews, and in the resolution of issues relating to supplier quality.

Quality Surveillance Planning & Execution

• Plan, prepare, and administer Quality Surveillance Assignments (QSAs) for source surveillance, surveys, and audits as required for the project.
• Coordinate with SQ Regional Managers and Supervisors for the allocation of resources for intended QSAs.
• Coordinate Supplier Quality services with other project functions.
• Reviews material requisitions including technical specifications with respect to quality requirements, and participates with Engineering in determining the levels of surveillance required and establishing witness and hold points.
• Assists in the development of the final bid list and the selection of a recommended bidder.
• Assists with the establishment of Quality Surveillance levels required for each purchase.
• Participates in pre-award and post-award meetings/conferences with suppliers to review Area Supplier Quality rights of access, release for shipment authority, and notification on witness and hold points during quality surveillance activities.
• Prepares quality surveillance and capability survey assignments for execution by the assigned Area Supplier Quality Specialists.
• Investigate quality issues reported to the GBU Supplier Quality Manager on equipment/materials where quality surveillance has been performed; available documents such as UOS&Ds, Field Change Notices, back charge notices, Client & Deviation Report registers, etc. should be utilized during the investigation process.
• Review, edit, accept, and distribute reports in accordance with this Manual and Project Procedures; ensure survey and audit reports are approved and then posted into GSIS.
• Regularly check anomaly code information and assignment information which has been siphoned from Quality Surveillance Reports into SQEAS is accurate and make any necessary corrections.
• Provide direction and supervision to Project Supplier Quality Representatives.
• Provide project direction to Supplier Quality Representatives that carry assignments for the project.
• Participate in bidder pre-award and post-award activities and utilize SQEAS metric reports in bidder pre-award and post-award meetings and provide to SQRs to discuss known issues with suppliers during initial visits.
• Coordinate review, obtain, and resolve Project Quality Assurance and Engineering comments on quality surveillance plans when required by Project Procedures and Engineering Department Procedure Instructions (EDPIs).
• Monitor and report quality metrics established by the functional Supplier Quality Manager.
• Follow Project Procedures and work processes.
• Notify the PPM and responsible project personnel of any significant problems and initiate timely follow-up.
• Monitor and manage job hour and monetary budgets and initiate trends when any overrun is foreseen or experienced.
• Record and trend out-of-scope work resulting from activities being undertaken that were not originally estimated or planned.
• Provide supplier submittal document registers to SQRs when requested or on a managed regular basis.
• Coordinate review of Quarterly Supplier Status Reports for lessons learned on suppliers.
• Performs specific Procurement Supplier Quality related activities assigned by the Project Procurement Manager.
• Represents Supplier Quality in project meetings, project reviews, and in the resolution of issues relating to supplier quality.
• Researches and summarizes data and populates established project and procedural performance metrics; develop project-specific metrics for implementation as deemed useful by the project team.
• Lead development of SQ automation, data analysis, and Power BI dashboards.

Job Knowledge & Technical Functions

• Experience with major commodities typically procured for applicable (Energy, Infrastructure, NS&E, M&M, M&T) projects, recognized codes and standards, and manufacturing methods.
• Performs project Supplier Quality functions having some degree of complexity, e.g., preparation of detailed inspection plans for use on complete or uniquely designed systems; preparation of full-scope man-hour and budget estimates for proposed intermediate-sized projects; review of complex technical specifications; or the establishment of project corrective action(s) to resolve nonconformances that have a significant impact on project cost/schedule.
• Provides guidance to other PSQRs and Area Supplier Quality Specialists and non-technical support staff as assigned.
• Assists and/or monitors activities of assigned Area Supplier Quality Specialists.
• Requisite certification as an ANSI/ASME Level II (further to Level I competencies) and performs the following:

• Conducts capability surveys of a prospective supplier.
• Participates as an audit team member or technical resource for nuclear material and/or quality program audits.
• Monitors the administrative and technical performance of Third-Party Agency quality surveillance contractor personnel to assure that Corporate Supplier Quality Manual and Procedures and quality surveillance assignment instructions are implemented.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a reputed university (required).

Required Experience

• Minimum 15 years of relevant industry experience in inspection and testing activities.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant work experience.
• Prior experience as PSQS/PSQR on Pre-FEED / FEED / EPC projects for Energy GBU, with knowledge of recognized codes and standards and manufacturing methods.
• Prior experience in leadership roles, experience in writing technical procedures, and problem solving.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• A minimum of 4,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance or related work.

Required Skills

• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with major commodities procured for Energy, Infrastructure, NS&E, M&M, and M&T projects.
• Knowledge of recognized codes, standards, and manufacturing methods.
• Proficiency with SQEAS metric reports and quality surveillance reporting systems (GSIS).
• Ability to prepare detailed inspection plans for complete or uniquely designed systems.
• Ability to prepare full-scope man-hour and budget estimates for intermediate-sized projects.
• Ability to review complex technical specifications.
• Ability to establish project corrective actions to resolve nonconformances with significant project cost/schedule impact.
• ANSI/ASME Level II certification (or equivalent competency level).
• Experience with Power BI for SQ automation and data analysis dashboards.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a privately held global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), with more than 125 years of experience delivering some of the world's most complex infrastructure projects — more than 25,000 across 160 countries on all seven continents. The organization operates across energy and industrial, infrastructure, nuclear, environmental remediation, government services, and mining and metals sectors, serving national governments, global energy companies, and the world's largest public agencies. Teams here span civil and structural engineers, project controls specialists, procurement managers, and nuclear and environmental remediation professionals who collaborate on landmark, technically demanding projects at a scale nearly impossible to find elsewhere.

Job Number: 26-17893 Industry: Manufacturing & Operations

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