Quality Manager - Project Compliance

Quality Manager – Project Compliance

Location:

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | Industry: Construction | Function:
Quality Assurance |

Experience:

Minimum 10 years | Job Type: Full‑time

Estimated salary range: 28,000 – 42,000 SAR per year. Confirm the final offer with the employer.

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Quality Plan and related Quality Management System procedures.
• Ensure quality requirements are integrated into design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Define project quality objectives, governance requirements, responsibilities, approval workflows, and reporting structures.
• Review and approve contractor and consultant quality plans, procedures, Inspection and Test Plans, and method statements.
• Verify that contractors implement approved quality controls across active project packages and construction areas.
• Plan and conduct internal audits, contractor audits, consultant assessments, and external compliance reviews.
• Prepare audit schedules, checklists, findings, evidence records, and formal quality reports.
• Issue and manage Non‑Conformance Reports when work, materials, processes, or documentation fail to meet requirements.
• Review root‑cause analyses and evaluate proposed corrective and preventive actions.
• Track corrective actions, preventive actions, audit findings, and quality observations through verified closure.
• Conduct regular site assessments to confirm compliance with drawings, specifications, procedures, and inspection requirements.
• Monitor quality performance across design reviews, material approvals, construction inspections, testing, and documentation.
• Develop quality KPIs covering non‑conformances, audit performance, inspection results, rework, response times, and closure rates.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and executive quality reports for project leadership and client stakeholders.
• Identify adverse trends, recurring failures, process weaknesses, and emerging quality risks.
• Recommend practical mitigation strategies to prevent defects, delays, cost overruns, and repeated non‑compliance.
• Coordinate quality requirements with engineering, construction, procurement, commercial, project controls, and HSE teams.
• Support technical reviews of materials, suppliers, subcontractors, inspection agencies, and testing laboratories.
• Lead quality awareness sessions, toolbox briefings, workshops, and targeted training programs.
• Promote a Right First Time culture focused on prevention, accountability, traceability, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate project procedures and recommend process improvements that increase efficiency and delivery reliability.
• Support lessons‑learned reviews and ensure effective practices are applied across future work packages.
• Maintain complete quality records, audit files, certification evidence, registers, approvals, and closeout documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to quality engineers, inspectors, auditors, and contractor quality teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of professional Quality Management experience.
• At least 5 years of quality leadership experience on major construction, infrastructure, or development projects.
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor certification from IRCA or another recognized body.
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, Project Quality Plans, quality assurance, and quality control.
• Practical experience conducting internal, external, contractor, and supplier audits.
• Strong understanding of Non‑Conformance Reports, root‑cause analysis, and corrective and preventive action management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of ISO, ASTM, ACI, and other applicable construction and engineering standards.
• Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma principles and process‑improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to develop quality KPIs, analyze trends, and present performance reports to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical judgment with the ability to identify systemic quality weaknesses.
• Proven ability to influence contractors, consultants, project managers, and client stakeholders.
• High level of professional integrity,…