Senior QA/QC Engineer

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior QA/QC engineer - E&I to join our UAE business unit.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood has been awarded a general engineering contract to support an international client operator to deliver a portfolio of onshore capital projects by provision of engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management), as well as supply chain, construction and commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.

Projects include both greenfield and brownfield modification projects and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client’s energy transition and emissions reduction goals.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group life and personal accident insurance: the company provides life assurance cover
• The employee share plan: gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Key responsibilities

This position reports directly to the lead QA/QC taking day-to-day. The role is accountable for providing quality and inspection resources, systems, and processes to support pre-order and post order, procurement activities for various projects:

• Promotion of both the Wood & client core values
• Prepare and review bid documentation and give input to the tender team regarding scope and planning
• Provide technical input to the procurement group and evaluation of RFQs and material requisitions
• Review and provide input into technical bid evaluations
• Support in reviewing project technical queries and specification deviation requests
• Review company specifications, project documents, and scope of work requirements
• Check and review the documents of the I&C equipment including transmitters, valves, and control systems
• Check and review the electrical documents of the HV and LV electrical equipment
• Check and review supplier/vendor-related project documentation including ITPs and procedures
• Interface with other disciplines, vendors, and the E&I engineering team
• Assist package engineers with the E&I activities in the design of equipment, component, and process systems
• Participate in the KOM & PIM and all the post-orders meetings
• Establish appropriate call-off arrangements with 3rd party inspection agencies
• Assign competent, qualified, and appropriately experienced inspectors to inspection assignments
• Coordinate vendors’/suppliers’ product/material inspection activities
• Prepare and provide inspection package documents and deliver them to third-party inspectors
• Plan and participate in external/internal projects and vendors/suppliers’ inspections
• Manage and raise vendors’ inspection requests and maintain the inspection assignment register
• Participate in mechanical completion walkdown and FAT, completing ITR, recording punch(s) and follow-up for its closure
• Ensure fabrication carried out in the manufacturer facilities meets the specifications, international codes, and standards
• Review inspection outputs and highlight areas of concern
• Report inspection queries, deficiencies & punch list items, and NCRs identified by inspectors
• Facilitate the recall, quarantine, and replacement of defective products/materials
• Support lead QA/QC for corrective actions by approving new actions and verifying action closure
• Support in carrying out root cause analysis of project nonconformities
• Ensure the closure of quality requirements for project closeout and provide input to project lessons learned
• Control all quality documentation during & upon completion of the project
• Upload the inspection reports and releases to the document management system
• Check and review the E&I vendor manufacturing records books (MRB)
• Review and approve 3rd-party inspection invoices
• Liaise with the client quality representative as appropriate
• Capture client feedback and monitor resulting improvement actions
• Conduct all activities safely and efficiently and follow the company’s HSE policies and procedures

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

• Degree in electrical engineering
• Must be certified IECEx or Compex Ex-01, 02, 03 & 04

Minimum experience

• Minimum 10+ years of oil and gas experience
• Previous EPC experience in the oil and gas industry
• Previous exposure to the HV and LV electrical equipment including switchgear and electric drives
• Previous exposure to the I&C equipment including transmitters, valves, and control systems
• Previous experience in procurement support activities in EPC/PMC projects oil and gas industry
• Must have a working knowledge of standards, codes of practice, and regulations relating to E&I work
• Knowledge of HAZOPs, SIL reviews, FAT, etc as required by the project
• Middle East experience preferred

Job-specific skills

• Good planning and organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Good level of communication skills in both written and spoken formats
• Analytical, problem solving skills and systematic thinking
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with good initiative and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with a teamwork culture
• Ability to work within multicultural workforces and environments

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

Diversity statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.