Job Title: Project Quality Manager
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Role Purpose:
This is the highest level within the Quality Assurance job family, requiring significant experience. The Project Quality Manager is responsible for managing and developing subordinates, setting, maintaining, and auditing internal rules and guidelines, reviewing and validating reports and analysis, evaluating performance, and implementing improvement measures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare the Quality Plan, project quality procedures, and audit programs to ensure conformity with contractual, legal, and internal requirements.
- Review method statements, Inspection and Testing Plans (ITPs), and reports for projects, making necessary corrections to align with system and requirements.
- Plan, organize, and prioritize work to ensure proper resource management, meeting deadlines effectively.
- Develop internal and external communication channels to support system implementation.
- Set objectives and action plans, monitor project operational performance, and ensure targets are met.
- Intervene in case of emergencies or major problems on-site, implementing preventive measures.
- Conduct regular on-site inspections and audits, providing recommendations for improvements.
- Review and validate reports, undertake analysis, and provide professional guidance relating to area of specialty.
- Assist procurement and project staff with technical guidance on complex issues.
- Coordinate with Project Manager and Head of Quality on staffing and quality-related issues.
- Liaise with clients and legal authorities to ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
- Attend meetings, evaluate on-site procedures, and suggest continual improvements at the project level.
- Finalize project documentation for client approval, manage implementation, and ensure traceability.
- Provide guidance and support to subordinates and line managers, including identifying training needs and delivering internal trainings.
- Coach teams on managerial issues, planning, and cost control to enhance responsibility.
- Manage and motivate the team, appraise performance, and recommend training to improve motivation and performance.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills:
- Engineering degree with a professional certification in quality management.
- Minimum 7 - 10 years of relevant experience.
- Understanding of engineering standards.
- Strong internal and external communication skills.
- Effective planning, organization, and auditing abilities.
- Demonstrated team building and leadership skills.
- Proficiency in English and Arabic (French required for Algeria branch).
Competencies:
- People development: Intermediate
- Effective communication: Intermediate
- Respect and teamwork: Intermediate
- Focusing on customers: Intermediate
- Ownership and accountability: Intermediate
- Result oriented: Intermediate
- Managing change: Intermediate
Join us to play a pivotal role in ensuring quality and excellence on impactful engineering projects. Apply your expertise and leadership to shape and improve quality systems and motivate high-performing teams.