Summary
Bureau Veritas lists a QA/QC Engineer – Electrical Engineering position in Dubai, within its Building & Infrastructure (Construction) department. The role includes managing QC engineers across trades and disciplines and working with consultants, contractors, the project management team, and project QC engineers. The posting asks for fluent English, strong technical reporting skills, and a Lead Auditor certificate in QMS ISO 9001:2008 or higher; Arabic is preferred. It also specifies a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, preferably with a postgraduate degree in management or a similar field.
The posting
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Position Details
- Position
QA/QC Engineer - Electrical Engineering
- Department
Building & Infrastructure (Construction)
- Reporting to
Head of the Department - B&I
- Key Working Relationship
Consultants, contractors, PM team, project QC engineers
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Specialty
- Management of QC engineers of various trades and disciplines
- Conversant and fluent in English language. Preferably Arabic speaking
- Good technical reporting skills in English language
- Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. Preferably with post graduate degree in management or similar.
- Training / Awareness
- Lead Auditor certificate in QMS ISO 9001:2008 or higher
- Development training in QA/QC management
- Preferably with training in Project Management
- Technical knowledge
- Familiar with conditions of contracts particularly FIDIC contracts
- Wide-ranging knowledge and profound understanding of Project Quality Plan (PQP)
- Able to prepare/review PQPs
- Excellent understanding and interpretation of Project Specifications
- Experience
Minimum 8 years experience in QA/QC management in construction. Preferably with Consultants.
Responsibilities / Authorities / Accountabilities
- Primary Functions
- Support development and implementation of Project Quality Delivery Plan (overall integration of all project quality related processes (i.e. technical quality assurance, construction quality, fabrication quality, ITPs, inspection, etc.).
- Reviewing of all Contractors’ quality and testing, submissions for contract compliance.
- Carrying out surveillance activities on Contractor’s construction activities to ensure compliance with approved methods/materials.
- Issuing regular guidance and information to the quality department and engineering staff to ensure key issues are effectively managed.
- Assisting senior construction staff to monitor and close non-conformances.
- Reporting on Quality performance at construction meetings.
- Ensuring that the approved PQP is implemented on the project.
- Ensure that the works carried out on site are inspected in accordance with the latest approved drawings/documents, project specifications.
- Attend the technical meetings on behalf of the team and capable to manage IRs and team operations in proper flow
- Management Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with teams and clients.
- Understand project requirements, coordinate with resources and direct the projects in the right direction in a timely manner.
- Ability to manage change and effectively pass on the information down the line to concerned teams for smoother execution.
- Delegate and allocate responsibilities efficiently to manage projects end to end.
- Effectively lead teams and inspire others to achieve goals through innovation, quality and excellence.
- Ability to identify strengths and weaknesses of team members and suitably make changes if required.
- Resource management skills and ability to handle complex / sensitive issues.
- Encourage team interaction, boost employee motivation and appreciate team contribution.
- Ability to match project tasks with opportunities for development so that employee potential is utilised to the maximum.
- Business Requirements
- Maintaining internal and external communication.
- Promotes Bureau Veritas service portfolio to clients.
- Exhibits professional decorum in dealing with clients.
- Self Management
- Respects security guidelines of Bureau Veritas and safeguards personal security in the working environment.
- Actively participates in the sharing of knowledge and information (Knowledge Management).
- Bureau Veritas Core and Business Values
- Results oriented
- Service driven
- Personal efficiency
- Impact and Influencing
- Rigorous
- Problem solving
- Customer Focus
- Maintain regular job related contact with clients.
- Understand client needs and work to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Develop trust and open communication with the client.
- Regularly monitor customer satisfaction.
- Proactively market Bureau Veritas’ services.
- Maintains rapport with clients.
- HSE Requirements
- Comply at all times with all applicable legal requirements, BV Dubai HSE Policies and procedures, client’s HSE procedures and code of practices.
- Maintain personal work areas tidy and hazard free and report any deviation/fault/hazard immediately to the location manager/line manager/supervisor
- Report immediately any newly identified hazard and participate in devising suitable operational control to eliminate/minimize the pertinent risk.
- Guide and supervise the team and make sure that they are having all the required PPE and Safe place to work and guide/monitor the team in order to make sure that all safety measures are implemented
- Report immediately any HSE incident and cooperate in investigation
- Use appropriate PPE at work area and be aware of:
- the risks appropriate PPE will control or minimize
- Report immediately in case the PPE is worn off or lost.
- Communicate to their immediate manager any unsafe work practice or condition and opportunities for improvement of HSE practices.
- Take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do).
- Co-operate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.
Performance Monitoring
- Continual Development
- Complete requirements for appropriate professional trainings in specified time frames.
- Regular reading of professional journals and other technical literature.
- Attend appropriate courses/seminars.
- Progress towards developing individual distinctive competence targets.
- KPIs
- Time taken to deliver the report to the client
- Quality of report
- Jobs done within the allocated timeframe
- Additional sales, cross-selling, number of commercial opportunities referred
- Client satisfaction and return sales
- Shared information, Best practice, Knowledge Management
- Technical capability.
- Monitored By
- BL Manager