Project Quality Manager

Job Description

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the development and implementation of the Project Quality Management Plan.
• Establish quality objectives, procedures, processes, and performance indicators across the project lifecycle.
• Support QA/QC teams, engineers, inspectors, consultants, and contractors in meeting project quality requirements.
• Integrate quality requirements into design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Review contractor and consultant Quality Management Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, and related procedures.
• Conduct audits, assessments, compliance reviews, and follow-up of corrective and preventive actions.
• Oversee construction quality for airport terminals, airside infrastructure, roads, utilities, MEP, ICT, and specialist airport systems.
• Manage NCRs, site observations, audit findings, and quality improvement actions through closure.
• Support design quality reviews, technical assurance, constructability assessments, and standards compliance.
• Review testing, commissioning, operational readiness procedures, test results, and completion documentation.
• Coordinate with clients, airport authorities, consultants, contractors, and suppliers on quality matters.
• Prepare quality dashboards and management reports and recommend improvements.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, quality management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in quality management, QA/QC, or construction quality assurance.
• Experience on major airport, aviation, transportation, or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing quality systems across complex multidisciplinary EPC, PMC, or Delivery Partner environments.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and international standards, especially ISO 9001.
• Experience with inspections, ITPs, NCRs, root cause analysis, audits, and testing or commissioning.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

Desired Skills

• Certified Quality Manager, Certified Quality Auditor, CQI, or equivalent certification.
• Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or equivalent registration.
• Experience on international airport mega-projects.
• Knowledge of ICAO, FAA, IATA, and aviation infrastructure quality requirements.
• Experience with FIDIC or similar international contract frameworks.
• Experience with Design-Build, EPC, PMC, or Delivery Partner models.
• Experience implementing digital quality management systems across multiple contractors and packages.