Project Supplier Quality Supervisor

Requisition

• Relocation Authorized
  :
  National - Family
• Telework Type
  :
  Full‑Time Office/Project
• Work Location
  :
  Houston, TX

In this role, you will represent Bechtel as the supplier's project quality point of contact and provide project supplier quality supervision support on a project, including capability surveys, audits and area or shop quality surveillance in accordance with Bechtel Supplier Quality & Expediting Inc. (BSQE) and Project Procedures.

• Plan, prepare, and administer Quality Surveillance Assignments (QSAs) for source surveillance, surveys, and audits as required for the project.
• Coordinate with home office PSQS and SQ Regional Managers for the allocation of resources for intended QSAs.
• Review material requisitions, including technical specifications, with respect to quality requirements. Participate with engineering in determining the surveillance levels required and establishing witness and hold points.
• Assist in the development of the final bid list and the selection of a recommended bidder.
• Participate in pre‑ and post‑award meetings with suppliers to review Area Supplier Quality's right of access, release for shipment authority, and notification on witness and hold points during quality surveillance activities.
• Prepare quality surveillance and capability survey assignments for execution by the assigned Area SQ Specialists.
• Investigate quality issues reported to the Project Procurement Manager and GBU Supplier Quality Manager on equipment and materials where quality surveillance has been performed.
• Review, edit, accept, and distribute reports in accordance with this manual and project procedures. Ensure survey and audit reports are approved and posted to the supplier database. Regularly check that anomaly code information and assignment information that has been syphoned from quality surveillance reports into SQEAS is accurate and make any necessary corrections.
• Coordinate review, obtain, and resolve Project Quality Assurance and Engineering comments on quality surveillance plans when required by Project Procedures and Engineering Department Procedure Instructions.
• Monitor and report quality metrics established by the functional project SQ manager.
• Notify the Project Procurement Manager and responsible project personnel of any significant problems and initiate timely follow‑up.
• Provide regular updates and reports to the supply chain manager / Project Procurement Manager on assignment forecast and work completed.
• Monitor and manage job hours and monetary budgets, and initiate trends when any overrun is foreseen or experienced.
• Coordinate the review of quarterly supplier status reports for lessons learned on suppliers.
• Facilitate communication between on‑ and off‑project personnel across disciplines; provide project direction to assigned SQ specialists; and coordinate communication between SQ specialists and project personnel to assist in resolving technical and quality issues arising from area or shop SQ activities.
• Represent SQ in project meetings, project reviews, and in the resolution of issues relating to supplier quality.
• Lead the development of SQ automation, data analysis, and Power BI dashboards.
• Contact with customers at the operational level during external audits, project bid clarification meetings, and meetings to discuss supplier quality topics.

Requires bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 6‑8 years of relevant experience or 10‑12 years of relevant work experience.

• Experience with major commodities typically procured for Semiconductor, Datacenter, Battery Manufacturing or Life Science projects; recognized codes and standards (e.g., FDA/cGMP) and manufacturing methods.
• Background as a lead auditor for conducting supplier quality system audit or capability surveys of a prospective supplier. Experienced with quality management programs including ISO
  9001, IATF
  16949, AS9100, ISO
  13485.
• Perform project SQ functions having some degree of complexity, e.g., preparation of detailed inspection plans for use on complete or uniquely designed systems; preparation of full scope man‑hour and…