Lead QA Engineer

Role Overview

Quality Management Leadership

• Develop, implement, and monitor project quality objectives, procedures, and quality assurance strategies.
• Review contractor quality plans, inspection and test plans, method statements, and quality procedures.
• Establish quality metrics, monitor project targets, and promote accountability and continuous improvement.

Audits, Inspections, and Testing

• Lead internal and external quality audits and monitor contractor compliance with project, contractual, regulatory, and quality requirements.
• Oversee inspection and testing activities, material approvals, testing reports, inspection records, and commissioning documentation.
• Verify laboratories, inspection agencies, and contractor quality teams meet project requirements.

Non-Conformance Management

• Lead review and disposition of non-conformance reports, quality observations, and defect reports.
• Ensure root cause analyses, corrective actions, and preventive measures are implemented and effective.
• Oversee punch lists, snagging activities, recurring quality issues, and final quality closeout.

Coordination and Reporting

• Coordinate with clients, resident engineers, discipline engineers, contractors, consultants, regulators, and third-party auditors.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and executive quality reports and monitor KPIs, audit findings, and compliance trends.
• Maintain quality records, approvals, inspection documentation, testing data, and document management systems.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree and professional quality or engineering certifications are preferred or advantageous.
• Minimum 15 years of quality assurance and quality management experience on large construction projects.
• Minimum 8 years of site supervision consultancy or engineering consultancy experience.
• Experience with large-scale buildings, convention centers, hotels, resorts, mixed-use projects, and multidisciplinary quality teams.
• Previous GCC and Saudi Arabian project experience is stated as required in the provided text.