Our client is looking for Subsea Project Quality Manager to work in the offices in Paris, France on contract basis.
The Subsea Project Quality Manager (SPQM) is responsible for setting up and monitoring the project quality management system ensuring pro-active quality support to the Project to meet Client and Subsea GBU quality requirements and in accordance with the Project Quality strategy.
The SPQM coordinates and deploys the companies Quality programs within the project as well as deploying quality tools and continuous improvement methodologies.
He/She manages Quality Engineers during all project phases and in all areas.
KEY ACTIVITIES
- Proactively interacts and informally influences members of the PMT to ensure that quality matters are effectively managed according to project standards and expectations.
- Leads, develops and implements project-wide system audits and quality plans as validated by Quality Department Manager.
- Maintains strong relationships with the Client quality representatives to report progress and handle inquiries and issues.
- Promotes a Quality culture on the project, ensuring implementation of best practices and continuous improvement of quality standards & system (FMECA, visual management, VSM, DMAIC…)
- Co-ordinates a functional quality network between operating units on project to ensure alignment.
- Facilitates the feedback process throughout the project lifecycle to ensure capture and communication of lessons learned and best practices.
- Assists the discipline teams in the development and approval of the project procedures including Discipline Quality Plan.
- Provides quality training & awareness on quality activities planned for the project.
- Participates actively in the risk assessment workshops on the project.
- Ensures proper implementation of criticality rating system and surveillance for procured items.
- Implements an effective, corrective and preventive action system and tracks closure of NCRs and waiver requests.
- Ensures that a system is in place whereby only approved suppliers and sub-contractors are used.
- Ensures the project client satisfaction surveys are carried out as planned.
- Helps in defining project objectives and metrics (KPI), ensures reporting is in place, analyses performance, proposes corrective or improvement actions and report.
- Leads or participates in investigations to resolve quality issues, conducting root cause analysis, recommending corrective actions and ensuring they are effectively executed.
- Participates in project team activities, FMECA, root cause analysis.
5QUALIFICATIONS / PROFILE
- Master degree in Engineering
- Minimum 10 years of experience in industrial projects or engineering ideally in Oil & Gas in the quality function, and a minimum of 3 years in a management position
- Conversant with key Quality tools: A3, Obeya, DMAIC, FMECA, 5S, VSM, 5 whys or other investigation techniques
- Lean & continuous improvement mindset
- Analytical skills
- negotiation skills as well as interpersonal skills to effectively work with key stakeholders (employees, customers, subcontractors)
- Good written & spoken skills in English
- Conversant with ISO 9001:2015
- Capable of conducting internal audits
- Knowledge of TPFMC Quality Management System would be a plus
- Conversant with Microsoft office suite
- Good communication skills
- Experienced in external stakeholder’s communication & interface (Vendor / Sub-Contractors / Client)