Principal Quality Operations Specialist

**Job Overview**:
Directly responsible for product quality on the project. Implements Project Quality Plan to achieve product quality and assists Project Quality Manager in Quality planning of the project both Onshore & Offshore.
Liaise with Operations Managers (Fab / Marine), Project Manager (Director), Operations Engineer, PMT, Discipline Manager, Project Engineers, Field Engineers, Certification Supervisor, Certifying Authority, Client and supervise Senior Quality Inspectors, Quality Inspectors, QC Discipline Leads (administratively)

At McDermott, we proudly work together to create and deliver innovative engineering and construction solutions for the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform natural resources into the products the world needs today. Because we’re powered by the most innovative minds, we rise to every challenge to make what was once just an idea a reality.

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**:

- Reviews contract scope of work, specification, Project Execution Plan, accepted clarifications / qualifications, Past projects Lessons Learned and identify unique requirements or special processes on the project which requires effective control.
- Directs, supervises and participates in the Construction activities of the Project to assure product quality.
- Initiate and issue procedures / Inspection and Test plans necessary to achieve the product quality.
- Identify and deploy adequate and qualified QC Manpower and equipment. Assure proper utilization of resources to achieve target Quality and Productivity
- Ensure implementation of the Project Quality Plan during Construction / Installation phase.
- Subcontractor Fabrication - Participate in audit, approval / evaluation, TBE review, execution, attending PIM / KOM.
- Support Construction group to evaluate Fit for Purpose evaluation for non
- conforming items.
- Interact / Coordinate with Procurement Quality, Engineering, Fabrication, Marine and QC Leads for any technical issues to the satisfaction of contract / customer Liaise with the QC / NDT// Coating/ Welding/ Certification Personnel and Customer to ensure that issues related to Quality are addressed and technically resolved
- Liaise with the TPj / Certifying Authority on Construction / Installation related documents to seek verification, assessment and appraisal.
- Oversee the Project Certification as construction progresses and ensure approval of documents /packages and monitors progress of mechanical completion.
- Monitor the performance of QC Technicians, QC Inspectors and QC Supervisors to ensure project quality performance throughout the Construction and Installation phase
- Analyze the quality non-compliance occurred and ensure implementation of corrective actions to avoid occurrence or recurrence throughout the project
- Log Quality related 'lessons-learned' throughout the Construction / Installation stages of the project.
- Conduct Readiness Review meetings with all QA/QC disciplines
- Assist Manager Assurance for root cause analysis (RCA) of CONQ data.

**Essential Qualifications and Education**:

- Engineering Degree / Diploma.
- Mechanical or Structural or E&l or equivalent.
- 10+ years in Offshore & Marine Construction, QA Auditing.

**Company Overview and Core Values**:
McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions—from the wellhead to the storage tank—to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.

At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.
- Integrity - we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct
- One Team - we are one company, where everyone is equally important
- Go Beyond - we seek courageous and creative solutions
- Well-Being - we promote all forms of well-being
- Commitment - we are reliable and dependable in delivering quality solutions