QA/QC Engineer – Finishing Works
Role Overview
The Quality Control Officer – Finishing inspects and controls architectural and finishing work after structural and civil construction.
The role checks workmanship, aesthetics, materials, dimensions, interfaces, and presentation against approved drawings, specifications, samples, mock-ups, and project quality requirements before acceptance, handover, or occupation.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role summary
The Quality Control Officer – Finishing inspects and controls architectural and finishing work after structural and civil construction.
The role checks workmanship, aesthetics, materials, dimensions, interfaces, and presentation against approved drawings, specifications, samples, mock-ups, and project quality requirements before acceptance, handover, or occupation.
Inspection planning and finishing inspections
- Review RFIs/WIRs, approved drawings, materials, samples, mock-ups, checklists, and ITP references; reschedule unready inspections and sequence inspections by area, trade, and work package.
- Inspect plaster and skim coats, painting, gypsum ceilings, tiling, stone and cladding, joinery, wardrobes, kitchens, vanities, sanitary fittings, aluminium doors and windows, frames, and glazing.
- Check dimensions, levels, alignment, flatness, edges, joints, transitions, workmanship, and interfaces with MEP elements.
Quality records and non-conformance
- Issue inspection reports covering scope, reference documents, compliance, defects, and corrective actions; maintain checklists, photographs, logs, and traceability records under the QMS.
- Raise and classify NCRs, coordinate corrective and preventive actions, track deadlines and responses, and reinspect rectified work before closing NCRs.
- Escalate repeated or unresolved issues to the Technical Manager; flag risks and recommend suspension, additional mock-ups, or revised corrective sequencing where appropriate.
Handover, coordination, and safety
- Participate in snagging, verify de-snagging, prepare finishing handover records, and support consultant, client, and authority walkthroughs.
- Coordinate with site engineers, finishing supervisors, subcontractors, and design or technical teams; communicate findings and protect completed finishes.
- Follow site HSE procedures for safe access, lighting, scaffolding, and housekeeping.
Qualifications and experience
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, or a related discipline.
- 10–12 years’ experience with responsibility for finishing-work quality control on large-scale projects.
- Strong knowledge of finishing systems, workmanship standards, tolerances, installation methods, and sequencing.
- Experience with WIR/RFI processes, inspection reports, NCRs, corrective-action tracking, snagging, and de-snagging.
- Ability to interpret drawings, details, specifications, and approved samples and assess interfaces, visual alignment, and usability.
- Strong technical judgement, attention to detail, coordination, and communication skills; willingness to travel to Garowe, Somalia.
Compensation and benefits
- Salary is described as competitive and based on seniority and experience; no pay cadence or amount is stated.
- Benefits include 30 days’ paid annual leave, furnished accommodation with utilities and internet, office/site shuttle service, company-covered entry visa and work permits, and basic medical coverage.
- A one-way air ticket from the employee’s home country to Garowe is provided at commencement; return travel follows company policy.
Work location
- The posting states that the position is full-time, site-based, and in person, with willingness to travel to Garowe, Somalia.
- The job data lists Dubai, UAE, while the description identifies Garowe, Somalia as the work location.
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