Part-Time​/Fractional Project Quality & Plant Integration Lead

Company Overview

Vulcan

X Energy Corp. leads the industry with its groundbreaking patented technology, focused on the efficient production of low-cost, low-emission hydrogen and solid carbon through natural gas pyrolysis (thermal cracking). Building on substantial advancements achieved in the laboratory, as well as successful de-risking in the hydrogen production pilot plant, Vulcan

X is now poised to scale its natural gas pyrolysis technology further.

Our current focus is on the development, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operation of our second-generation pilot plant. This marks a pivotal phase in the de-risking process and supports the pathway toward widespread commercialization.

We are seeking a highly experienced Part-Time / Fractional Project Quality & Plant Integration Lead to support the delivery, vendor acceptance, installation, integration, commissioning, and operational readiness of Vulcan

X’s second-generation hydrogen production pilot plant.

This is an owner’s-side role combining project quality assurance, supplier quality, vendor package acceptance, inspection and test planning, mechanical completion, commissioning readiness, system integration, and turnover documentation.

The successful candidate will help ensure that vendor-fabricated and site-installed systems are properly specified, inspected, documented, received, installed, integrated, tested, commissioned, and accepted for safe operation.

• Lead implementation of Vulcan
  
  X’s Quality Assurance, Acceptance, and Integration Testing requirements for critical equipment packages and plant systems.
• Develop and maintain project quality, supplier quality, inspection, testing, documentation, and acceptance requirements.
• Ensure quality, ITP, FAT, MRB/VDB, NCR, concession, hold-point, and documentation requirements are incorporated into RFQs, POs, vendor packages, and supplier agreements.
• Review vendor quality plans, ITPs, manufacturing procedures, FAT procedures, inspection records, test reports, and manufacturing record books/vendor data books.
• Define and manage hold points, witness points, review points, and surveillance points for critical packages.
• Coordinate tasks in hand with Engineering, Procurement, Project Management, Commissioning, HSE, vendors, contractors, and third-party inspectors accordingly.
• Support supplier quality surveillance, vendor inspections, FATs, receiving inspections, and quality release decisions.
• Support mechanical completion, SAT, SIT, cause-and-effect testing, commissioning readiness, turnover, and performance acceptance.
• Manage or support NCRs, concessions, punch lists, deviation requests, corrective actions, and quality-related management of change.
• Ensure that any NCR or deviation is communicated to Vulcan
  
  X’s Engineering Team for resolution/acceptance.
• Confirm that critical equipment and packages are not released for shipment, installation, hot commissioning, methane introduction, or performance acceptance until required evidence is presented and approvals are obtained.
• Identify integration risks between vendor packages, in-house designed components, instrumentation, controls, interlocks, utilities, and operating procedures.
• Maintain quality records, gate release records, inspection records, action logs, vendor documentation status, and acceptance evidence.

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Welding/Inspection Technology, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in project quality, supplier quality, QA/QC, commissioning, turnover, mechanical completion, construction quality, or plant integration.
• Experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, industrial gas, hydrogen, chemical processing, thermal processing, pilot plants, demonstration plants, or modular process equipment is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with vendor-fabricated equipment from RFQ/PO through vendor documentation, ITP, FAT, shipment, receiving inspection, installation, SAT, SIT, commissioning, and turnover.
• Strong understanding of ITPs, hold…