Wood Plc GCC
PMC Site Quality Manager
- 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
Comprehensive package
Experience
20yrs+
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
12/10/2026
Job description
In this role you will support the Taziz Methanol Project at Wood, based full time on site in Ruwais, developing the Project Quality Management Policy and Project Quality objectives in coordination with the Integrated Project Management Team. You will develop the Project Quality Plan based on the project's scope of work and execution strategy, along with other relevant project-specific procedures. You are responsible for developing and managing the QA/QC organization, resource plan, and department budget, and preparing and implementing the project audit and monitoring program and schedule. Your responsibilities include preparing and implementing QA/QC specifications as an integral requirement of supplier and contractor scope of work, and establishing an improvement dashboard based on auditing and monitoring activities. You will provide support to ensure a project lessons learned process is implemented, and you are responsible for establishing project QA/QC KPIs and ensuring regular performance reporting to key stakeholders. You will participate in and provide advice during EOI, ITT, and Tender Evaluation processes, and validate and approve the QMS to be implemented by EPC contractors. In this role you will manage interfaces with outsourced quality activities such as TPI and accreditation service providers, participate in the close-out of EPC contractor purchase orders, and lead investigations into specific QA/QC concerns, communicating findings to key stakeholders.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Develop the Project Quality Management Policy and Project Quality objectives in coordination with the Integrated Project Management Team
- Develop the Project Quality Plan based on the project scope of work and execution strategy and other relevant project-specific procedures
- Develop and manage the QA/QC organization, resource plan, and department budget
- Prepare and implement the project audit and monitoring program/schedule
- Prepare and implement QA/QC specifications as an integral requirement of supplier's/contractor's scope of work
- Establish an improvement dashboard upon auditing/monitoring activities and monitor its effectiveness regularly
- Provide support to ensure a project lessons learned process is implemented
- Establish project QA/QC KPIs and ensure regular performance reporting to key stakeholders
- Provide regular feedback to the IPMT and key stakeholders, including lessons learned
- Participate in and provide advice and support during the EOI, ITT, and Tender Evaluation processes
- Validate and approve the QMS to be implemented by EPC contractors to ensure conformity during execution
- Approve and implement Vendor's and EPC Contractor's QA/QC Plans and Inspection and Test Plans
- Establish and monitor the quality load for shop surveillance and site-based QA/QC activities
- Manage interfaces with outsourced quality activities such as TPI and accreditation service providers
- Participate in the close-out of EPC Contractor Purchase Orders and in the assessment of Vendor's/Contractor's performance
- Participate in project performance reviews to capture QA/QC lessons learned for future business development and benchmarking
- Lead investigations into specific QA/QC concerns and communicate findings to key stakeholders
Experience & skills
- Hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, providing the technical foundation needed to understand the engineering scope this quality function oversees
- Hold a Master's degree in Management or equivalent, supporting the strategic and organizational leadership expected of a role managing an entire project QA/QC function
- Bring a minimum of 20 or more years of experience within the oil and gas sector, reflecting the deep industry background needed to manage quality across a large-scale methanol project
- Show specific experience as a PMC or EPC Quality Manager on large projects, since this role requires hands-on familiarity with both project management consultancy and EPC contractor quality oversight models
- Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills, given the role's extensive stakeholder reporting responsibilities, including regular feedback to the IPMT and key project stakeholders
- Show experience developing quality management policies and plans from the ground up, reflecting the role's responsibility for establishing the Project Quality Management Policy and Project Quality Plan
- Demonstrate experience managing QA/QC teams and budgets, since the role includes developing and managing the QA/QC organization, resource plan, and department budget
- Show familiarity with vendor and contractor quality management, including reviewing and approving QA/QC plans and Inspection and Test Plans submitted by EPC contractors
- Demonstrate experience participating in tender and procurement processes such as EOI and ITT, given the role's advisory involvement in these stages
- Show experience coordinating with third-party inspection and accreditation service providers, reflecting the role's responsibility for managing outsourced quality activities
- Demonstrate the ability to lead investigations into quality concerns and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders, since this is a specific accountability named in the role