QA/QC Specialist

Job Description

Quality and Site Activities

• Plan and coordinate daily inspection, surveillance, and quality assurance activities across project sites.
• Stop work when serious health, safety, environmental, or quality breaches are identified.
• Conduct quality audits and inspections against approved plans, procedures, and project requirements.
• Coordinate inspection and testing activities with construction teams.
• Monitor contractor, subcontractor, and supplier compliance with approved QA/QC plans and procedures.
• Oversee contractor QC inspectors and collaborate with project inspection teams.
• Perform site inspections and surveillance against approved procedures, specifications, standards, and contracts.

Records and Compliance

• Review NCRs, inspection findings, and quality concerns and support corrective action implementation.
• Ensure as-built quality records are prepared and maintained according to ITPs.
• Monitor material specifications, certifications, traceability, tolerances, testing standards, and quality documentation.
• Verify sampling, handling, storage, curing, testing, and recording processes where applicable.
• Ensure approved ITPs are available and implemented before and during construction.
• Provide regular site surveillance and quality reporting through inspections, observations, and contractor monitoring.

Reporting and Improvement

• Promote quality best practices by addressing non-compliant activities, waste, and non-value-adding processes.
• Participate in supply chain QA/QC activities on-site and off-site as required.
• Attend Factory Acceptance Tests and Site Acceptance Tests when assigned.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad hoc quality reports, including KPI reporting and performance dashboards.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• At least 8 years of QA/QC experience in heavy infrastructure, civil engineering, rail, or metro projects.
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC principles, methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Experience reviewing quality documentation, inspection records, testing reports, and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of ITPs, NCR management, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes.
• Strong understanding of construction quality standards, material compliance, and quality management systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong analytical, organizational, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and multidisciplinary project teams.

Desired Skills

• Experience in auditing, including Internal ISO 9001 Auditor certification or equivalent.
• Experience on major rail, metro, transportation, or infrastructure projects.
• Membership in a recognized quality management or engineering professional body.
• Experience supporting QA/QC KPI development, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Workplace

• The role includes regular site inspections and surveillance across project sites, with some supply chain QA/QC work conducted off-site.