QA/QC Manager

Role and work location

Quality governance and documentation

• Lead project QA/QC activities and implement the Project Quality Management System and Quality Strategy.
• Review and approve the EPC Contractor’s Project Quality Plan, QA/QC procedures, drawings, specifications, ITPs, method statements, and quality documents.
• Track quality objectives, KPIs, performance, risks, lessons learned, root cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Manage EDMS workflows, document status, transmittals, approvals, quality records, as-builts, and handover documentation.
• Prepare monthly quality reports, performance metrics, dashboards, and other project quality deliverables.

Vendors, construction and technical quality

• Coordinate vendor surveillance, manufacturing quality dossiers, vendor ITPs, audits, inspections, and Factory Acceptance Tests at manufacturers’ facilities worldwide.
• Oversee construction quality for EPC contractors and subcontractors across HRSG, gas and steam turbines, BOP, mechanical, civil, electrical, instrumentation, control, and auxiliary equipment.
• Review welding procedures and qualifications, NDE records, heat treatment, and ASME Code and stamp activities for applicable equipment and piping.
• Monitor receiving inspections, storage, handling, preservation, maintenance, equipment calibration, material traceability, and laboratory quality.
• Coordinate inspections and testing, oversee QA/QC teams and inspectors, and review inspection records, reports, and test documentation.

Audits, non-conformance and handover

• Manage NCRs, SORs, punch lists, quality action registers, investigations, dispositions, and corrective and preventive action closeout.
• Plan and conduct audits of EPC contractors, subcontractors, manufacturers, inspection agencies, suppliers, and testing laboratories.
• Review mechanical completion, commissioning transfer, turnover packages, system dossiers, as-builts, vendor data books, and final acceptance records.
• Serve as the primary quality interface with ENGIE, contractors, vendors, inspectors, regulatory authorities, and client representatives.
• Support site HSE programs and ensure quality inspections and project activities follow applicable HSE requirements and local regulations.

Qualifications and experience

• University degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• 8–15 years of project and site experience in power generation, water desalination, Oil & Gas, petrochemical, or EPC projects.
• Proven experience in QA/QC management, vendor inspections, manufacturing surveillance and FATs, construction quality, and multidisciplinary project execution.
• Experience with EDMS, digital turnover systems, and project quality management software.
• Experience leading complex QA/QC testing and construction in challenging QA/QC and HSSE environments.
• Strong vendor inspection, manufacturing surveillance, FAT, and construction quality background.

Preferred experience and certifications

• Utility-scale power generation or Oil & Gas/petrochemical project experience is a strong advantage.
• Owner Developer or EPC Contractor project management/site experience is preferred.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, CSWIP Welding Inspector, ASNT Level II/III, NACE, API, or equivalent quality certifications are advantageous.
• Middle East experience is a plus; multinational Owner’s Engineer, EPC contractor, or third-party inspection agency management experience is advantageous.
• Experience with IECEx and ATEX hazardous-area inspections, testing, and certification is an advantage.

Technical knowledge and competencies

• Technical knowledge includes ISO 9001, ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, ASME B31.1 and B31.3, ASTM, AWS, IEC, and applicable API standards.
• Knowledge of NDE methods and interpretation, power plant construction and commissioning, and EPC contract quality requirements.
• Quality leadership, assurance and control, contractual compliance, audit management, root cause analysis, corrective action, technical analysis, and risk identification.
• Strong technical report writing, presentations, negotiation, conflict resolution, stakeholder engagement, and ability to work independently in international teams.

Languages

• Fluent written and spoken English is required.
• Arabic and French language skills are a plus.

Health, safety and environment

• Support an open safety culture, site safety inspections and walkdowns, and compliance with project HSE requirements.
• Work with the Construction HSE Manager to ensure contractors apply health, safety, and environmental measures in accordance with the EPC contract.
• Support documentation and monitoring of Permit to Work and LOTO safe systems of work.
• Apply applicable HSE legislation, ENGIE HSE standards, Group Rules, and Generation International governance documents.