Senior QHSES Assurance Specialist - Procurement (E&I)

Job Overview:

The Senior QHSES Assurance Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the QHSES Assurance discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the QHSES Assurance discipline. They solve complex problems and use discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior QHSES Assurance Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the QHSES Assurance team and other related teams and ensures that they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Project specific Roles and Responsibilities 

Procurement Quality Engineer responsible for implementation of MDR and Client Quality requirements during Procurement phase of the project  

• Contribute to establishing procurement quality specifications 
• Participate in Inter Discipline Check of deliverables as relevant  
• Ensure implementation of project specific quality requirements during procurement. 
• Review Material Requisitions, Request for Quotations, Technical Bid Evaluations, Quality documentation, ITPs, and purchase requisitions. 
• Review VENDOR inspection assignment packages. 
• Conduct Pre-Inspection Meetings and participate in VENDOR Audits. 
• Coordinate with VENDOR Inspection Coordinator for arranging and assigning inspectors. 
• Review and approve outsourced inspectors.  
• Coordinate with inspectors to ensure implementation of interventions as per approved ITP and on quality requirements.  
• Review inspection reports and liaise with VENDOR Inspection Coordinator.  
• Monitor Procurement Inspection status. 
• Review and endorse NCR’s, corrective actions, and close-out Observations. 
• Contribute to monitoring of quality KPIs.  
• Provide feedback to VENDOR Inspection Coordinator on inspector’s performance.
• Contribute in implementation of TPCI Coordination plan  

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support the development and establishment of the new management system
• Partner with Functional Process Subject Matter Experts to drive major Quality Systems initiatives  
• Identify and work with Quality Directors to resolve complex issues that have implications beyond the functional area  
• QC system attribute for the documents to ensure quality reporting from the system
• Assist Functional Process Subject Matter Experts in the withdrawal of legacy practices from existing systems
• Administer training for new team members
• Participate in the design, implementation, and enforcement of company document templates for the development or revision of all documents
• Interface with Functional Process Subject Matter Experts and advice on best practices for the creation of documents and organization within the management system
• Report and status progress as required by the execution plan and requested by Management
• Demonstrate solid and consistent communication within and across functions, with the ability to persuade staff to change their way of working to incorporate quality management methods  
• Plan, develop, organize, write, and edit engineering and company procedures and other related documents
• Analyze the documents to maintain the continuity of the style of content
• Suggest modifications to documents to make them easier to understand  
• Manage updates and revisions to technical literature
• Perform quality check of documents with an emphasis on sentence structure, grammar, and spelling
• Prepare and review procedures and work instructions
• Provide project bids support related to quality upon request
• Perform audits (internal and external) as per plan monthly & report timely results /reports
• Oversee the KPI, QI, and Performance Quality process, trend analysis, and initiate ground-level documentation and understanding for benchmarking and lessons learned within the operating units Analyze trends and measured data to assist in setting targets, future planning, and establishing action plans for improvement and effective follow-up to verify compliance
• Lead and perform RCA for quality-related issues

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of study
• 8+ years of relative industry experience related to EPC construction or fabrication
• Ability to work as a team member as well as act as a team leader  
• Ability to understand and positively respond to organizational demands in a continuously changing business environment
• Demonstrate strong decision-making skills  
• Strong analytical and organizational skills for evaluating trending data
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to work with other departments in a tactful and effective manner  
• Communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
• Computer literate in Microsoft programs: Word, Visio, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Strong attention to detail
• Skilled at prioritization and multi-tasking  
• Able to write in explanatory and procedural styles for multiple audiences
• Document Management is a plus
• Competent in dealing with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization may exist
• Possesses a strong understanding of Lean/Continuous Improvement concepts, principles, and practice
• ISO9001, AS9100, AS9110, or other globally recognized Quality Management Systems Internal Auditor training preferred
• Translate concepts and information into simplified written and visual instruction or training material. Uses stakeholder feedback to modify and improve solutions
• Strong ability to communicate at all levels within the organization and the ability to summarize and explain complex technical situations

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