Quality Assurance Coordinator III

About the role

Location: Spring, TX initially, with the work location moving to Midland after the first quarter; candidates must be willing to relocate to Midland.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Project Quality Plan within the assigned scope of work.
• Provide training for key staff.
• Ensure execution of Surveillance Programs through development of Surveillance Plans and ongoing monitoring and auditing.
• Report quality issues, status, metrics, and company lessons learned to Project Management.
• Manage efforts to resolve quality issues and improve quality activities.
• Serve as Procurement Quality Coordinator (PQC) or Site Quality Coordinator (SQC) until those positions are assigned, if needed.
• Promote quality awareness throughout the project.
• Ensure adequate control processes are established and properly implemented within the subproject Project Team (PT), as stipulated in the Project Plan and Project Quality Plan.
• Oversee the contractor’s implementation of its Quality program and compliance with project requirements:
  • Approve the contractor’s Quality organization and monitor the performance of key Quality Assurance (QA) staff.
  • Review the contractor’s standard contract and purchase order quality requirements language.
  • Review and approve the contractor’s Quality Plan and Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
  • Perform scheduled periodic assessments of contractor activities to evaluate and monitor implementation of the contractor’s Quality Management systems.
  • Participate in qualification of proposed subcontractors or suppliers.
  • Ensure the contractor’s surveillance activities are commensurate with Criticality Ratings.
  • Review the contractor’s quality audit schedule, monitor its audit program, and participate in selected audits.
  • Review Quality Plans of suppliers of critical equipment and materials in conjunction with the PQC.
  • Ensure the contractor performs quality reporting as required by the contract.
  • Monitor and audit implementation of PT Procurement and Construction Surveillance Programs.
  • Provide quality training as required.
  • Develop and coordinate the subproject Audit Schedule, conduct site audits within subprojects, and assist the Quality Manager with project audits as needed.
  • Review metrics from engineering, procurement, and construction sites to identify issues and assist in their resolution.
  • Assist the function in selecting SQC personnel and assist sites in selecting inspectors.
  • Steward Procurement and Construction Surveillance Programs until the respective coordinator—PQC or SQC—is assigned.
  • Review and assist in developing the Quality portion of site close‑out reports as necessary.
  • Advise and inform the Project Manager and Quality Manager on quality issues, status, and metrics.
  • Ensure best practices and company lessons learned are implemented, and that new lessons learned are identified and distributed as required.

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance and control of field construction and completions activities.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science preferred.
• Technical discipline certifications commensurate with work experience.
• Willing and able to travel domestically and overseas to project sites to provide various levels of support.
• Experience in responsible Quality Management roles and coordination of quality activities for projects involving various facilities in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience managing project quality systems.
• Extensive experience auditing quality management systems.
• Worldwide experience with contractors and suppliers involved in production facilities projects.
• Experience working in a client role on major production facilities projects preferred.
• Experience with project completions and documentation for operations turnover.