Manager Quality Operations

Overview

In this role you lead quality operations across projects, applying QMS principles to improve effectiveness and ensure compliance. You will guide processes, coordinate with engineering and project teams, and influence subcontractor quality requirements. You drive non-conformance resolution, audits, and documentation to support on-time delivery and safety. The position sits within a quality-focused function that partners with management to meet quality and timeliness objectives and to advance McDermott’s policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all areas of quality for pre-contract planning
• Coordinate with Engineering in the development of inspection and test plans
• Ensure QA/QC resources are available to support all Project Processes
• Ensure quality requirements are included in subcontractor contracts
• Review project deliverables for quality compliance
• Review subcontractor/supplier quality documentation
• Maintain project quality documentation and records
• Identify non-conformances and liaise with project Quality team and management
• Prepare and maintain Project Quality Manual
• Manage Procedure Program Implementation (new procedures, revisions, compliance)
• Assist in subcontractor assessment and evaluation
• Perform Project Audits with audit schedules
• Coordinate development and issue of project-specific procedures per contract
• Monitor the effectiveness of the QMS and report KPIs
• Provide Quality reports to senior management
• Enforce and verify compliance with McDermott policies and procedures
• Ensure employees understand responsibilities for policy implementation
• Ensure timely completion of mandatory training for teams

Key requirements

• 10+ years in the Oil & Gas industry in a Quality Manager role
• Experience applying Quality Management principles in construction
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Competent user of in-house software; working knowledge of wider applications
• Internal/External Auditor qualifications

• strong communication
• concise writing
• stakeholder liaison and coordination
• Quality Management System (QMS) expertise
• auditing (internal/external)
• documentation and records management

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