PMC Specialist QA/QC Engineer

Role overview

Quality leadership and assurance

• Lead the PMC QA/QC function and provide quality leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the project Quality Management Plan and QA/QC procedures.
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC requirements and applicable international codes and standards.
• Review and approve contractor QA/QC plans, ITPs, procedures, Quality Control Plans, and related documentation.
• Monitor EPC contractors and subcontractors against contractual quality requirements; establish KPIs and report performance to project management and ADNOC.
• Lead surveillance, audits, inspections, and assessments of contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Manage NCRs, observations, concessions, deviations, corrective and preventive actions, findings close-out, and root-cause analysis.

Project and vendor quality

• Coordinate quality with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project controls teams.
• Review vendor quality documents, manufacturing records, inspection reports, and test certificates.
• Participate in contractor and vendor audits, pre-inspection meetings, inspection release activities, and critical quality reviews.
• Maintain surveillance for offshore fabrication, construction, installation, and commissioning.
• Support quality activities for welding, NDT, material certification, coating, painting, and mechanical completion.
• Compile quality documentation and records for project handover; provide guidance to PMC QA/QC personnel.
• Identify and mitigate quality risks, participate in project reviews and risk assessments, and escalate issues affecting schedule, cost, safety, or delivery.
• Interface with ADNOC Offshore representatives and provide QA/QC advice and recommendations.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, predominantly within oil and gas.
• Significant major offshore oil and gas project experience; proven PMC, contractor management, and client-facing experience.
• Previous lead or management-level QA/QC experience on major offshore projects.
• Strong knowledge of offshore engineering, fabrication, construction, installation, and commissioning quality requirements.
• Experience managing QA/QC across large, complex, multi-contractor projects.
• Knowledge of applicable ISO, ASME, API, AWS, and NACE/AMPP standards and codes.
• Experience with quality audits, inspection regimes, ITPs, NCRs, corrective actions, and quality documentation.
• Strong understanding of project Quality Management Systems and contractor quality assurance processes.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working directly with major operators such as ADNOC is highly desirable.
• Offshore experience and relevant offshore certifications or training are an advantage.

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