Director - QAQC

Key Responsibilities 1. Corporate Quality Leadership

• Define, implement, and continuously improve the Group QA/QC Strategy aligned with ISO standards, client requirements, and UAE regulatory frameworks.

• Establish uniform QA/QC policies, procedures, manuals, ITPs, and checklists across all business units and projects.

• Act as the ultimate authority on quality matters at corporate and project level.

• Provide strategic QA/QC oversight for all live and upcoming projects across the UAE.

• Review and approve project-specific QA/QC plans, method statements, and inspection/testing regimes.

• Conduct periodic audits, site inspections, and management reviews to ensure compliance and consistency.

• Intervene decisively on chronic quality issues, non-conformance trends, and systemic failures.

• Serve as the senior QA/QC representative with Clients, Consultants, Authorities, and Third-Party Inspectors
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• Lead quality discussions during pre-construction, execution, and handover phases.

• Manage critical NCRs, CARs, and high-risk quality disputes with authority and diplomacy.

• Lead, mentor, and develop Project QA/QC Managers, Engineers, and Inspectors across multiple sites.

• Set competency standards, conduct performance reviews, and identify training needs.

• Build a quality-first culture where teams understand that speed never beats standards.

• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001
  , ISO 14001 (interface), and ISO 45001 (quality-safety alignment).

• Lead internal and external audits, certifications, and recertifications.

• Analyze quality KPIs, defect trends, rework costs, and handover performance to drive continuous improvement.

• Oversee snagging, testing & commissioning quality readiness, and final handover documentation.

• Ensure projects are handed over “first-time right” with minimal post-handover defects.

• Protect the company’s reputation long after the keys are handed over.