QC Inspector

Job description / Role

About the company

Airswift are a global manpower provider specialising in the energy, infrastructure & IT sectors. Present in more than 70 countries around the world, our reach and capabilities in the markets we service is unparalleled in the industry.

We are working with a major client to source for QA-QC Engineer (Civil) u2013 7.2.6 with experience in civil infrastructure projects. This is a long-term contract role working on a residential basis 5-days per week / 8 hours per day. Please see details below;

Role details

Title: QA-QC Engineer (Civil) u2013 7.2.6
Start date: Negotiable (typically within 1 month notice)
Duration: 3 years (renewable)
Location: Onshore (Office base)
Working schedule: 5-days per week / 8 hours per day

Primary duties and responsibilities

• Implementing the elements of the company management system applicable to your function.
• Taking care of your own safety and the safety of others who may be affected by the business, whether or not the activity is under your direct control, and proactively participate in all safety matters affecting the construction of the project.
• Preventing pollution to the environment, either by you or by others in project.
• Co-ordinating the inspection and test requirements on behalf of QatarEnergy.
• Undertake familiarization with project and discipline specific inspection documentation to ensure understanding of contract requirements.
• Implement quality inspection procedures on construction activities, suppliers, subcontractors to ensure compliance to project specification.
• Ensure that the documentation generated by the inspections, tests, surveillance, and surveys meet the requirements of the Project Quality Plan (PQP), ITPs, and project requirement.
• Review of contractor/subcontractor/supplier/TPIA quality documentation and reports.
• Complete relevant forms and prepare reports on inspections and tests undertaken for in, and maintenance of, inspection records.
• Communicating effectively with the contractor, third parties and end users at your level.
• Ensuring that all equipment used for measuring and testing is in calibration and such records are available.
• Assisting construction personnel to develop the required quality documentation, including method statements, work procedures, inspection and test plans and inspection and test records.
• Assisting construction personnel to identify problems and potential or actual nonconformances and to assist in proposing correction and corrective actions.
• Liaise with other field supervisors and contractor to be aware of planned and completed construction works to ensure civil/structural tests are planned and performed.
• Assist the Sr. QA/QC engineer to review and comment quality documents such as material submittal, quality plan, project specification and test results, pertaining to concrete casting, steel fixing, anchor bolts, grouting, steel structure erection, block works, soil & excavation, and material-receiving activities.
• Monitor contractoru2019s concrete casting, steel fixing, anchor bolts, grouting, steel structure erection, soil excavation & backfill, block works, plastering, and material receiving including quality procedures implementation and QA/QC activities.
• Ensure all civil, structural, and architectural activities are performed according to project requirements and that tests and reports are prepared, approved and included in documentation packages.
• Witness site & laboratory tests related to civil, structural & architectural activities.
• Monitor all materials and equipment are used in accordance with specifications.
• Carry out random check on receiving-inspection of products from certified concrete & asphalt batch plants, mixers, lifting gears, etc.
• Check delivery documents against purchase orders, specification, and material certificates.
• Reject any material not meeting specification or not bearing authentic material certificate.
• Carry out random visual & dimensional checks on materials.
• Follow-up on corrections, preventive & corrective actions to close-out nonconformances.
• Monitor trends of non-compliance to QatarEnergy requirements and feedback the status of contractoru2019s performance.
• Initiate surveillance / NCRs / CARs for Sr. QA/QC Engineeru2019s approval.
• Assist the Sr. QA/QC Engineer to conduct quality audits for contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, and third-party laboratories.

Experience required

• Civil/Structural bacheloru2019s degree and/or diploma with experience in quality control in multi-discipline construction environment. Preferably having formal training in QC/QMS and membership with recognized chartered or other professional institution.
• 10 yearsu2019 experience in similar position, experience in GCC is desirable.
• As minimum, he shall have five (5) yearsu2019 experience directly relating to inspection/execution of construction activities, preferably worked as client QA/QC inspector.
• The candidate should have sound working knowledge on QC aspects and various testing requirements related to major oil & gas / petrochemical focused civil / structural construction & infrastructure projects.
• Duties are normally complex and vary and require ability to work well with contractoru2019s personnel and colleagues at all levels in multidisciplinary, multicultural environment.
• Shall have knowledge and proven ability in construction techniques with emphasis on soil mechanics, foundations, retaining walls, structural steel, masonry, building interiors, building finishes, roof systems, asphalt, and road works.
• Shall demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of recognized building codes & international standards such as the IBC, QCS, ACI, AISC, ASTM etc.
• Shall have an internationally recognized certification in auditing ISO-9001 or equivalent and shall be able to exercise judgment against the criteria of the standards.