QA/QC Manager

ENGIE, a global energy player focused on low-carbon solutions, is seeking a Project Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) Manager for an onsite assignment in Abu Dhabi. With around 96,000 employees, ENGIE aims to push the transition to a carbon-neutral world by reducing energy use and delivering greener services. The role centers on safeguarding quality across all project phases, from engineering and procurement through manufacturing, construction, installation, testing, commissioning and handover. It’s a good fit for someone who has led QA/QC on large EPC or Owner Developer projects and enjoys collaborating with engineers, vendors and inspectors on a busy site. As the project QA/QC lead, the incumbent will be the main quality contact among ENGIE, the Owner Engineer, the EPC contractor, equipment manufacturers and third-party inspection agencies. The job involves establishing and maintaining the Project Quality Management System, steering quality performance, and guiding the team through audits, non-conformance actions and continuous improvement cycles across the full project lifecycle.

Quality leadership on a large on-site project

On a typical day, you’ll drive the project QA/QC program and ensure the Project Quality Management System is implemented, maintained and followed. You’ll assess the EPC Contractor’s Quality Plan and QA/QC procedures, monitor adherence to approved drawings, specifications and international standards, and keep quality KPIs and performance dashboards up to date for project and corporate audiences. Monthly quality performance reports will need to be prepared, and you’ll coordinate with ENGIE Corporate Quality to align governance. You’ll develop and refresh the Project Quality Strategy, maintain the Project Quality Risk Register and drive effective mitigation actions, while also leading root cause analyses and corrective action programs when issues arise. You’ll also implement a lessons-learned program to institutionalize project improvements across teams.

Documentation reviews form a big part of the role. You’ll review and approve Inspection and Test Plans, Method Statements, Quality Procedures and Welding Procedures, and you’ll oversee document control within the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS), tracking statuses, transmittals and handover requirements. You’ll validate welding procedure specifications and associated qualification records, keep quality records complete and compliant with contractual needs, and manage As-Builts and final handover documentation. In addition, you’ll coordinate vendor quality surveillance and participate in FAT activities at manufacturers’ facilities around the world, interfacing with third-party inspectors and vendor quality representatives, and coordinating international vendor audits and quality inspections.

Construction quality oversight is a core duty, covering major building blocks such as HRSG systems, gas and steam turbines, balance-of-plant, mechanical, civil, electrical and instrumentation work, plus associated installations. You’ll verify compliance with drawings, specifications and ITP requirements, oversee inspections and testing readiness, and review system dossiers and turnover packs before mechanical completion and handover. The role also covers welding, NDE and heat treatment, including supervising welding quality activities, overseeing WPS and PQR qualification, reviewing radiography and UT records, and ensuring PWHT is properly implemented in line with ASME, AWS and other applicable standards. You’ll manage equipment reception and preservation, calibrations and laboratory controls, ensuring traceability and that testing laboratories meet project standards.

Inspections and quality verification span all disciplines. You’ll lead ENGIE QA/QC personnel, owners engineers discipline supervisors, resident inspectors and specialized quality consultants, providing direction to ensure compliance with handover requirements. You’ll witness critical inspections as needed, verify the correct implementation of quality control procedures, and ensure that all inspection and testing records are properly documented and ready for handover. The role also requires handling non-conformance management, punch lists, site observations and quality action registers, identifying risks and implementing mitigation measures. Audits, internal and external, are planned and executed to verify QA/QC performance and the effectiveness of corrective actions. There’s also a focus on turnover and handover management, ensuring all documentation supports a clean, complete handover to commissioning and operations teams.

In addition to technical duties, the role includes stakeholder coordination as the primary quality interface among ENGIE, the EPC Contractor, vendors, third-party inspectors and regulatory authorities. The position involves active participation in regular meetings and providing professional quality guidance to project leadership. Deliverables span from the Project Quality Management Plan’s implementation to various surveillance, audit and handover reports, and monthly QA/QC updates to ENGIE corporate management.

Must-have and nice-to-have qualifications

The role requires a solid technical foundation and substantial QA/QC leadership on complex projects. A university degree in civil, mechanical or electrical engineering is expected, along with eight to fifteen years of project and site experience in energy, water, oil & gas, petrochemical or EPC contexts, including proven QA/QC management, vendor inspections, FATs and manufacturing surveillance. Preference is given to candidates who have worked in Owner Developer or EPC contractor environments in project management or on-site roles.

• University degree in civil, mechanical or electrical engineering
• 8 to 15 years of project and site experience in energy or EPC sectors, with proven QA/QC leadership and vendor surveillance, FATs and construction quality management
• Prior work as an Owner Developer or EPC contractor in a project leadership or site role
• Professional certifications such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, CSWIP Welding Inspector, ASNT Level II/III, NACE or API equivalents
• Experience with electronic document management systems and digital turnover processes
• Experience coordinating QA/QC with owners engineer, EPC contractors and third-party inspectors on multinational projects
• Experience in the Middle East is a plus
• Strong track record leading complex QA/QC activities across construction, commissioning and handover

Nice-to-have

• Experience with IECEx and ATEX hazardous area inspections, testing and certification
• Experience with vendor audits and manufacturing surveillance for critical equipment

On-site work and location

The position is based at the project site, roughly 40 minutes from Abu Dhabi, UAE, and requires a hands-on presence to coordinate with the EPC contractor, vendors and inspectors throughout the project lifecycle.

Tips to stand out for the QA/QC Manager role

Lead with the scope you’ve managed in energy or EPC programs, especially where you served as the central QA/QC authority interfacing with Owner Engineer teams and contractors.

Show measurable outcomes from your QA/QC leadership, such as NCR closures, corrective actions implemented and any reductions in defect rates or turnaround times, supported by concrete examples and, where possible, numbers.

Be ready to discuss ITPs, welding procedures, PQRs and PWHTs, and explain how you handled EDMS-based document control and smooth turnover documentation on a large project.

Ask a pointed question about risk and governance on this Abu Dhabi project, for example: how ENGIE prioritizes quality risk and how QA/QC leadership collaborates with the Owner Engineer and vendors to drive successful turnover.