Inspection Advisor III

Job Title

Inspection Advisor III

$105/hr (1099); $125/day Truck Allowance (days worked)

Carlsbad, NM

5/2, 50 hours per week

ASAP

Quality Lead – New Mexico Area

• Promote safety within area of specialty.
• Coordinate and lead a team of 3rd party contractor Quality Assurance inspectors to ensure construction and fabrication is conducted in accordance with relevant specifications.
• Control and manage associated costs for Quality Assurance activities.
• Provide a senior level of expertise in quality management, inspection and testing for disciplines such as welding, coating, civil works, piping, pressure vessel and tank fabrication, equipment installations and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).
• Advise supervisor on all quality matters associated with engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction activities.
• Assist, mentor and train contractors and suppliers with development and improvements to quality control and inspection activities.
• Manage conflict within the QA Team in New Mexico to preserve the reputation of the QA team as being helpful and contributing rather than policing.
• Develop and maintain a trusting working relationship with New Mexico supervisors and managers.
• Roll out quality-related initiatives and improvements in the New Mexico area across engineering, procurement and construction.
• Assist Quality Supervision with internal development and improvement of Quality Assurance processes and procedures across Engineering, Procurement and Construction.
• Manage quality interfaces and coordination between Suppliers, Contractors, Quality Assurance, Reliability Team and other Project Team disciplines including Engineering and Construction.
• Ensure Contractor and Supplier quality documents are reviewed for accuracy and adequacy.
• Periodically participate in Mechanical Completion walkdowns, PSSR walkdowns, Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), final inspection release activities, review supplier Quality Control documents and support closure of punch list items.
• Keep Quality Supervision informed of significant quality issues and updated on quality issue status.
• Ensure internal quality assurance and inspection records, reports and data are maintained and delivered as required.
• Provide early warning of potential quality problems and promote solutions to mitigate and prevent reoccurrence.

• Minimum 15 years of Quality and/or Inspection experience with a major oil & gas producer or EPC.
• Ability to deal with high-stress situations with calm and measured professionalism.
• Strong knowledge of ASME, NACE, API, AWS, ACI and other industry codes related to fabrication and construction.
• Willingness and ability to travel to field and/or shop locations to troubleshoot quality issues.

• Current or previous ASQ Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) certification, or commitment to obtain certification within 12 months.
• Associate's degree or higher in Engineering or Science.
• Current or previous ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification.
• Experience managing supplier quality surveillance programs.
• Current or previous certification(s) in NDT methods including RT, UT, PT, and MT
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• Experience delivering quality-related training.

• Quality leadership role supporting New Mexico operations.
• Leads third-party QA inspection resources and quality initiatives across Engineering, Procurement and Construction.
• Significant interface with suppliers, contractors, reliability teams, engineering and construction personnel.
• Heavy emphasis on quality systems, fabrication oversight, supplier quality, inspection management, and continuous improvement initiatives.