Senior QA / QC Engineer - Civil

Job description / Role

Job Summary

The QA/QC Engineer is a member of the supervision team. He reviews contractors' QA/QC plans at the onset of supervision projects and ensures the implementation of QA / QC procedures throughout supervision projects duration. He conducts periodic quality inspections on contractors and subcontractors and works closely with Project Managers and contractors on addressing identified quality issues.

Responsibilites

- Conduct periodic quality assurance / quality control inspections on the contractors and subcontractors on site and check compliance to the client's and the organisation quality policies, procedures and standards
- Identify quality non-conformance issues, summarise findings in periodic quality audit reports and recommend corrective action plans
- Ensure that all QA/QC documents are filed in an organised manner.
- Support the team during the hand-over and defects liability period, as needed
- Implement corporate policies and procedures.
- Communicate QA/QC procedures and documentation to the contractors on site and ensure all relevant individuals are aware of the procedures that affect their work
- Review the contractor's QA/QC Plan and agree on any revisions with the contractor prior to commencement of the works.

Duties

- Ensure responsibilities are fulfilled with a high quality and in a cost effective manner.
- Implement the QA/QC policies on the construction site and ensure adherence.
- Support Project Managers with managing client relations and expectations, as needed
- Support Project Managers in responding to client clarifications on technical and contractual issues, as needed
- Support Associate Project Managers with reviewing, assessing and responding to all claims raised by the contractor regarding scope, schedule and cost changes

Requirements

Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Overall Experience

- 10 + years of experience in a QA/QC function
- 5+ years of experience in a QA/QC Civil function in a contracting company or a construction supervision function
- Experience with Civil QA / QC activities and inspections on contractors on supervision sites

About the Company

Khatib & Alami, a multidisciplinary urban regional planning, architectural and engineering consulting company, offers clients an integrated approach toward the ever-increasing need for reliable project delivery systems. In-house expertise and the continuous recruitment of bright and innovative professionals enable us to meet the challenges of development with due consideration to environmental protection, social and economic characteristics of society. In close concert with clients, we have been able to consolidate factors that make the resultant project coincide with the client's vision within the time frame and budget set out for implementation.

K&A started its consulting services in Lebanon and extended the areas of its professional activities in accordance with the growth of its experience, and its human and financial resources. The company operates in various countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Gabon and USA. K&A employs around 4,000 professionals and technicians. Since 1984, K&A has continuously ranked among the top 100 International Design firms as published by Engineering News Record (ENR). K&A has also obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).