Quality Lead

Quality Lead for a major Offshore Wind Project based in Scotland

Responsibilities

• Provide quality related support to projects at all lifecycle stages and input to project governance activities, including assistance with developing, specifying and negotiating Employers Requirements during the development phase.
• Provide in-depth support for specific activities (for example welding, blade testing)
• Proactively manage quality activities and personnel within their specific project area and liaise with Employer representation at contractor sites.
• Liaise with senior project management personnel to discuss quality issues and provide updates on progress of quality activities.
• Supporting internal and external audit activities
• Coordinate inspections and report on quality performance, following up on any adverse outcomes.
• Work closely with the Completions team to provide relevant quality documentation and undertake reporting, tracking of activity progress and identify any trends in Technical Queries, Defects and remedial works.
• Support identification and close out of non-conformances/
• Assisting with the production and review of ITPs with the relevant disciplines
• Support and feed into Root Cause Analyses where required.
• Ensure that the site teams are provided with the necessary equipment, resources and instructions including access to the relevant project procedures, reports and documentation.
• Assist with site or manufacturing inspections where required.
• Participate in lessons learned and continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

• Experience in undertaking Quality Assurance and Quality Control for large construction projects.
  * Experience supporting contractual setup and/or construction phase works on Large Capital Projects.
  * Leading on safety and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
  * Proactively communicating with project management and working with international teams.
  * Engineering degree qualified or equivalent technical qualifications / experience.
  * Quality auditing certifications.
  * Knowledge of NDT, qualification in welding and coating would be helpful but not essential.
  * Offshore working experience and/or training and a willingness to attend offshore and onshore sites globally where required.