QA / QC Manager
Role Overview
Establish, implement and maintain the project quality management system for civil construction works.
Ensure materials, structures and civil works meet client requirements, contract specifications and applicable codes and standards.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role purpose
Establish, implement and maintain the project quality management system for civil construction works.
Ensure materials, structures and civil works meet client requirements, contract specifications and applicable codes and standards.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the Project Quality Plan, ITPs, method statements and civil quality procedures in line with contract, client requirements and ISO 9001.
- Lead the civil QA/QC team across concrete, structural, earthworks, marine/coastal and finishing works.
- Oversee testing and inspection of concrete, reinforcement, formwork, piling, earthworks, compaction, masonry, waterproofing and protective coatings.
- Ensure material approvals, supplier and subcontractor compliance, and testing through approved laboratories and third-party inspectors.
- Manage NCRs, audits, corrective and preventive actions, inspection requests, test records, final dossiers and as-built records.
- Coordinate inspections, hold points and approvals with clients, consultants and subcontractors; report quality KPIs and support site HSE requirements.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
- Minimum 20 years of civil construction QA/QC experience, including 10 years in a QA/QC management role.
- Experience on large-scale UAE/GCC civil projects, including buildings, infrastructure, marine or coastal works and client/consultant approval processes.
- Strong knowledge of ACI, BS EN and ASTM standards and concrete, structural, geotechnical and protective coating quality requirements.
- Recognized quality certifications, such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, and concrete/civil inspection certifications are preferred.
- Willingness to work offshore/on an island and complete required safety and sea-transfer training before mobilization.
Skills and competencies
- Strong leadership and team management; knowledge of ITPs, NCR management, audits and quality documentation systems.
- Strong client, consultant and subcontractor communication and coordination skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office and document management systems; fluent English required.
- Island-based work and rotation schedules may apply.
Workplace
- The project is offshore/on an island and requires site work.
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