QA Engineer

Overview

Quality assurance management

• Ensure compliance with project quality objectives, contractual requirements, and approved quality management procedures.
• Monitor contractor quality control activities and verify quality assurance effectiveness.
• Review quality documentation, inspection records, test reports, and material approvals.
• Identify quality risks, recommend preventive measures, and support continuous improvement.

Inspection, testing, and compliance

• Witness inspections, material testing, and commissioning activities against approved standards and specifications.
• Verify construction works against approved drawings, technical specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Review inspection requests and ensure timely completion and closure of quality inspections.
• Monitor international standards, industry practices, hold points, witness points, and inspection checkpoints.

Non-conformance and corrective actions

• Review and monitor non-conformance reports and corrective and preventive actions.
• Investigate recurring quality issues and recommend solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Track quality observations, defects, and punch list items through closure.
• Maintain records of quality incidents, root cause analyses, and improvement actions.

Stakeholder coordination and reporting

• Liaise with client representatives, resident engineers, contractors, and consultants on quality matters.
• Participate in progress meetings and provide updates on quality performance and compliance.
• Prepare weekly and monthly quality reports covering inspections, audits, non-conformities, and trends.
• Maintain controlled records of inspections, test results, approvals, quality reports, and KPIs.
• Support quality management awareness and training initiatives for project personnel.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8–12 years of professional experience in construction quality assurance and quality management.
• At least 5 years of experience in site supervision consultancy or construction supervision assignments.
• Experience with large-scale buildings, convention centers, hotels, resorts, or mixed-use developments.
• Professional quality assurance or quality management certification is preferred.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification is highly desirable.
• Previous GCC experience, preferably in Saudi Arabia, is highly desirable.

Technical and behavioral competencies

• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Understanding of construction materials, building systems, testing procedures, and inspection methodologies.
• Experience with quality auditing, documentation control, non-conformance management, and corrective actions.
• Familiarity with local regulations, international standards, and construction quality practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, quality management software, and reporting tools.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and teamwork skills.

Rewards and benefits

• Benefits include tax-free salary, life and medical insurance, annual leave, gratuity, discretionary bonus, annual flight contribution, transportation, housing allowances, and an employee wellbeing program.

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