Summary
Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a QA/QC Manager for infrastructure project quality oversight in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The role reviews quality plans, procedures, inspection and test plans, and project documentation, and monitors contractor, consultant, laboratory, inspection, and testing activities. It also oversees NCRs and corrective actions, audits, handover documentation, and quality reporting. Applicants need an engineering bachelor’s degree, 15–22 years of total experience, including 10–12 years in similar quality roles and 8–12 years of GCC or KSA experience; a relevant QA/QC certification is an advantage.
The posting
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Key Responsibilities:
- Review the Contractor's Project Quality Plan, QA/QC procedures, and quality management systems.
- Review Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), method statements, inspection procedures, and quality documentation.
- Monitor CSC inspection and quality-supervision activities to ensure effective implementation of project quality requirements.
- Conduct independent PMC quality audits, inspections, and surveillance activities.
- Monitor the quality of roads, utilities, and associated multidisciplinary infrastructure works.
- Verify material approval, inspection, sampling, and testing processes.
- Monitor Contractor workmanship and compliance with approved drawings, specifications, standards, and project requirements.
- Review, monitor, and track Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and corrective and preventive actions.
- Identify recurring non-conformances, quality trends, and potential quality risks and recommend corrective measures.
- Monitor laboratory and field testing activities and verify compliance with approved testing requirements.
- Coordinate quality matters with the Contractor, CSC, PMC disciplines, and Client representatives.
- Monitor quality records, inspection reports, test results, approvals, and supporting documentation.
- Oversee quality requirements during testing, commissioning, completion, and handover.
- Monitor snagging activities, defect identification, and timely closure of outstanding issues.
- Review quality dossiers, as-built documentation, test records, and handover documentation.
- Prepare quality performance reports, identify key quality risks, and provide recommendations to PMC management and the Client.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, preferably Civil Engineering.
- Minimum 15–22 years of total professional experience.
- 10–12 years of experience in similar QA/QC or quality management roles.
- 8–12 years of GCC/KSA experience.
- Proven experience in PMC or engineering consultancy environments overseeing Contractor and CSC quality performance is preferred.
- Experience on multidisciplinary infrastructure and Design & Build (D&B) projects is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of QA/QC systems, inspection and testing procedures, ITPs, method statements, NCR management, audits, and quality assurance.
- Strong experience in roads, utilities, and major infrastructure works.
- Good knowledge of applicable engineering standards, specifications, codes, and contractual quality requirements.
- Experience managing and coordinating with Contractors, supervision consultants, laboratories, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong analytical, reporting, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to independently assess quality performance and provide objective recommendations to the Client.
- Saudi Arabia/GCC project experience is strongly preferred.
- Relevant professional QA/QC certification is an advantage.