Senior Quality Specialist - Supplier Assurance
Listed on 2026-09-05
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Quality Engineering, Production QC/QA, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Job Snapshot
Senior Quality Specialist
- Supplier Assurance
Location:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Function:
Supplier Management-Vendor Management
Experience:
Minimum 10 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview:
Senior Quality Specialist
- Supplier Assurance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a specialized Construction opportunity responsible for supplier quality management, vendor surveillance, source inspection, Factory Acceptance Testing, manufacturing compliance, and equipment release across a major infrastructure program. Parsons is hiring an experienced supplier quality professional to control manufacturing risks, assess vendor performance, manage non-conformances, and ensure critical materials and equipment satisfy technical and quality requirements before shipment and project installation.
Details
Country:
Saudi Arabia
City:
Riyadh
Industry: Construction
Function:
Supplier Management-Vendor Management
Salary: Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality:
Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role ContextThe Senior Quality Specialist will extend project quality control beyond the construction site into supplier and manufacturer facilities. The position will provide assurance that critical equipment and materials are manufactured, inspected, tested, documented, and released in accordance with approved specifications before entering the project supply chain. Using equipment criticality, manufacturing complexity, delivery schedules, and supplier performance data, the specialist will establish risk‑based surveillance priorities and inspection requirements.
Close coordination with Procurement, Engineering, Logistics, Construction, third‑party inspectors, manufacturers, and project leadership will help prevent manufacturing defects and incomplete documentation from becoming site delays or operational risks.
- Lead supplier and vendor quality assurance activities covering critical materials, equipment, and manufactured products.
- Develop risk‑based supplier surveillance and inspection strategies aligned with procurement and project requirements.
- Review supplier Quality Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, manufacturing procedures, inspection procedures, and supporting quality documentation.
- Assess supplier Quality Management Systems, certifications, manufacturing capabilities, and compliance with project requirements.
- Review technical and quality submissions received from manufacturers and specialist vendors.
- Monitor manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, testing, finishing, and inspection activities at supplier facilities.
- Establish appropriate Hold Points, Witness Points, surveillance levels, and source inspection requirements according to equipment criticality.
- Coordinate source inspections with suppliers, manufacturers, contractors, third‑party inspectors, and project representatives.
- Review Material Inspection Requests, Inspection Release Notes, test certificates, inspection reports, and manufacturing records.
- Verify compliance with approved drawings, material specifications, codes, standards, and approved manufacturer requirements.
- Confirm traceability of materials, components, equipment, manufacturing records, and associated certification.
- Verify calibration status and suitability of measuring, inspection, and testing equipment used during manufacturing.
- Monitor welding, fabrication, coating, painting, assembly, and other manufacturing processes when applicable.
- Ensure deviations, concessions, substitutions, and departures from approved requirements receive formal review and authorization.
- Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests, performance tests, functional tests, and pre‑shipment inspections.
- Witness or arrange hydrostatic, pressure, electrical, mechanical, dimensional, material, coating, welding, and NDT inspections where required.
- Review test results against specified acceptance criteria and investigate unsuccessful inspections or tests.
- Confirm corrective actions are completed before inspection release or shipment authorization.
- Verify that supplier quality documentation is complete before equipment and…
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