Wood Group Hiring for Lead Engineer – Quality at Dubai Full Time

Job Summary

Wood is currently looking for a Lead Quality Engineer to strengthen our team in Dubai.

• To ensure that Company, deliver a quality service that achieves the requirements of the client and complies with the relevant international/national codes and standards.
• Ensure that the Company management system is adhered to and that all services and products are procured and inspected in compliance with client, industry the Company requirements.
• Mentor and coach colleagues on all aspects of quality in relevant business area to support a quality culture with relentless focus on excellence.
• Engages with all levels of relevant business and client organization.
• Manage a program of management system inductions for the project.
• Promote the awareness of quality and concepts, promoting the review and challenge of working practices and methods to enhance performance;
• Mentors and develops junior colleagues.
• Ensure that planned project, vendor and subcontractor and internal quality audits are executed in accordance with the audit and review program
• Participate in local management reviews;
• Assist in the maintenance, documentation and deployment of the Company quality management system Ensure compliance of the Company management system with current and new legislation.
• Supports Management review and prepares relevant data inputs.
• Develop and execute contract quality programs in accordance with Contract and/or Projects Execution Plan arrangements;
• Supports the development of Audit schedules.
• Executes audits in accordance with approved audit schedules.
• Uses continuous improvement tools to support and facilitate waste reduction in relevant business area.
• Works across functions to identify continuous improvement/waste reduction opportunities
• Facilitates incident investigations.
• Attend project kick off meetings as required to provide quality support and advice according to QA/QC deliverables;
• Review and approve product/material requisitions and validate quality control and certification requirements;
• Assign and coordinate product/material inspection activities in accordance to the specifications set out in purchase orders, datasheets, drawings and client specifications/ requirements, Inspection & Test plans;
• Coordinate third party vendor inspection visits, review and distribution of inspection reports;
• Review and validation of quality control activities to verify product/service meets stipulated requirements;
• Interface with appointed independent verification authority as required.
• Facilitate and participate in the recall of defective materials/product to ensure quarantine and replacement as required.

Skills / Qualifications

• Must be fully familiar with international codes & standards to be applied during Engineering and Procurement phase of projects.
• Minimum 15 years Oil and Gas experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a QA role in Engineering Company engaged in major oil / gas projects.
• Exposure to the Client Contracts desirable but not mandatory.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• High level of communication skills in both written and spoken format.
• Analytical, Problems Solving skills and Systematic thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with good initiative and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work within multi-cultural workforces and environments.