Principal QHSES Assurance Specialist - (Engineering QA)

Job Overview: 

The Principal QHSES Assurance Specialist is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex QHSES Assurance-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. They may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and are regarded as a specialist in the field of QHSES Assurance. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in QHSES Assurance and broad knowledge of the QHSES Assurance discipline within the QHSES function. Principal QHSES Assurance Specialist- (Engineering QA) responsible for implementation of MDR and Client Quality requirements during Engineering and Procurement phase of the project.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review procedures and work instruction
• Assist in revisions of the standard manuals, preparation of the management review meetings, external surveillance visits
• Liaise with internal and external entities on quality-related matters
• Assist in managing a continual improvement process within the company that works with the dept heads to set targets, feedback effects of the audit, and institute ‘preventive measures’ in collaboration
• Develop and monitor area audit plans in consultation with Functional Leads, Manager Assurance, and Corporate IMS Team
• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects to improve process effectiveness and efficiency
• Assist in the preparation of data for the annual management review to present the effectiveness of the system, areas of re-occurring deficiencies, and areas for improvement
• Assist in the preparation of the organization to apply for external certifications and awards
• Assist in gap analysis, evidence & documentation presentation
• Accompany all extrinsic auditors, follow up with actions, maintain our licenses, and conduct External Surveillance audits
• Oversee the KPI, QI, and performance quality process, trend analysis on a global level and initiate ground-level documentation and understand benchmarks and lessons learned within the operating units
• Analyze trends of all the measurement data to assist in setting targets and future planning, in establishing action plans for improvement, and effectively follow-up to verify compliance
• Conduct training sessions for quality education and oversee and plan future training requirements for new employees
• Develop training material for Quality as required
• Assist in conducting customer satisfaction surveys
• Carry-out engineering quality surveillance and report findings.
• Implement quality audit program within MDR Engineering discipline 
• Implement quality audit program on assigned engineering subcontractor / service provider 
• Interact with engineering disciplines for closure of audit findings.
• Attend Lessons Learned Workshops, implement past lessons and capture and record new lessons.
• Report and monitor Engineering Quality KPIs.
• Identify correction and corrective action and verify implementation.
• Attend meetings and engineering workshops as required.
• Support engineering in quality assurance verification program 
• Support in Technical Bid Evaluation process
• Contribute to establishing quality specifications
• Participate in Inter Discipline Check of deliverables as relevant
• Review Material Requisitions to verify quality requirements 

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline
• 10+ years of relevant experience related to EPC construction and fabrication
• Possess ISO Auditor 9001, 14001, 18001 other globally recognized Quality Management Systems Internal Auditor training
• 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
• Demonstrated 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  
• Ability to write in explanatory and procedural styles for multiple audiences

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