
KBR
Quality Manager - UZ Islands
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 20yrs+
Job expiry date: 12/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
28/08/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Job description
In this role you will establish, implement, and manage the Project Quality Management System across Engineering and Procurement phases of the Offshore Water Injection Project at KBR, initially based in Abu Dhabi before transitioning to the fabrication yard and later mobilizing to the offshore site during execution and commissioning. You will ensure all engineering deliverables, procurement activities, vendor-supplied equipment, and project processes comply with ADNOC requirements, contract specifications, and international standards. You are responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the Project Quality Management Plan, establishing project quality objectives, KPIs, and performance monitoring systems. Your responsibilities include leading quality assurance and quality control activities throughout engineering and procurement phases, and establishing quality control processes for engineering deliverables. You will develop and implement Supplier Quality Surveillance Plans, ensuring procurement activities comply with quality requirements, and you are responsible for qualifying and assessing suppliers and manufacturers, conducting supplier audits and capability assessments. You will develop inspection strategies for major equipment including water injection pump packages, pressure vessels, and heat exchangers, witnessing Factory Acceptance Tests and critical inspections. In this role you will develop and execute project audit programs, manage NCR, concession, and deviation approval processes, and perform root cause analysis for quality issues, implementing corrective and preventive actions. You will ensure proper control of quality documentation and records, and interface with Client Quality representatives, Engineering teams, Procurement, Vendors, and Third-Party Inspection Agencies, providing guidance and mentoring to project quality personnel.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Quality Management Plan (PQMP)
- Establish project quality objectives, KPIs, and performance monitoring systems
- Lead quality assurance and quality control activities throughout engineering and procurement phases
- Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and client quality requirements
- Promote a culture of quality excellence and continual improvement across the project organization
- Report quality performance to Project Management and Client representatives
- Establish quality control processes for engineering deliverables
- Review engineering procedures, standards, and design verification requirements
- Coordinate design verification, validation, and quality reviews
- Manage engineering non-conformances and corrective action processes
- Develop and implement Supplier Quality Surveillance Plans
- Ensure procurement activities comply with approved quality requirements
- Review purchase orders and technical requisitions for quality compliance
- Monitor supplier performance and quality metrics
- Participate in technical bid evaluations from a quality perspective
- Qualify and assess suppliers and manufacturers
- Conduct supplier audits and capability assessments
- Review vendors' Quality Plans, ITPs, and manufacturing procedures
- Monitor fabrication quality activities through surveillance and inspections
- Manage supplier non-conformance reports (NCRs) and corrective actions
- Coordinate source inspections for critical equipment
- Develop inspection strategies for major equipment and materials including pump packages, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping, instrumentation, and electrical equipment
- Review ITPs, manufacturing data records, and quality documentation
- Witness Factory Acceptance Tests, performance tests, and critical inspections
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
- Hold a Lead Auditor Certification (ISO 9001), which is required
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent certification is preferred
- Additional certifications in Quality Management or Supplier Quality are advantageous
- Bring 20 to 25 years of Quality Management experience in the Oil & Gas industry
- Have a minimum of 8 years in a Quality Management leadership role
- Demonstrate extensive experience supporting Engineering and Procurement phases of EPC projects
- Show strong experience with offshore brownfield developments and major equipment procurement
- ADNOC Offshore project experience is highly preferred
- Demonstrate proven experience managing supplier quality programs and international vendor networks