About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Quality Engineer / Quality Manager to join our growing business in the Middle East, based in our Dubai office. As part of our team, you will lead and support quality management across engineering, consulting, and construction supervision projects in the region. We invest in our people, offering competitive pay and benefits, along with professional development and well-being programmes to support you and your family.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead and support quality management across projects in the region.
- Develop, implement, and manage Project Quality Plans, ensuring appropriate quality processes, controls, and management systems are consistently applied throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support the development and maintenance of our Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring processes remain effective and aligned with applicable standards, client requirements, and business needs.
- Provide practical quality guidance to project teams, helping establish document controls, review and verification processes, audit programmes, corrective actions, and continual improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and client-specific quality requirements.
- Review project requirements and scopes to identify quality assurance and control measures.
- Establish processes for the review and approval of technical deliverables and client-facing work products.
- Conduct internal quality audits and project quality reviews, identifying areas for improvement and supporting teams in implementing corrective actions.
- Monitor quality performance across projects, identifying recurring issues, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and maintain quality procedures, templates, checklists, registers, and other tools to support project delivery.
- Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, root-cause investigations, and lessons learned.
- Provide guidance and training to project teams on quality processes and systems.
- Collaborate with other management system functions, including environmental and health and safety management.
- Support external audits, client quality reviews, and certification activities.
- Assist teams with quality requirements during bids, proposals, and project mobilisation.
- Promote a strong quality culture, emphasizing practical processes that support efficient, high-quality project delivery.
- Collaborate with quality professionals internationally to share best practices and maintain alignment with company standards.
- Travel within the Middle East and internationally as required.
Education and Licensure
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience. (required)
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification. (required)
Skills, Experience, and Qualifications
- At least 8 years of experience in the consulting or construction sector, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience. (required)
- Proven experience developing and implementing Project Quality Plans within engineering, consulting, construction, or infrastructure projects. (required)
- Experience developing, maintaining, and improving organisational Quality Management Systems (QMS). (required)
- Strong practical knowledge of QA/QC principles and ISO 9001:2015 requirements within a project delivery environment. (required)
- Experience with marine, coastal, ports, waterfront, civil, or other infrastructure projects is advantageous.
- Experience establishing project-specific quality plans and procedures for construction supervision, including training site teams and monitoring compliance.
- Experience conducting internal audits, managing findings and corrective actions, and leading or supporting external audits.
- Ability to translate ISO, contractual, and client requirements into practical processes for project and site teams.
- Strong quality documentation experience, including procedures, templates, registers, and guidance.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering, technical, and construction teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to manage quality requirements across multiple projects simultaneously.
- Willingness to travel to project and site locations as required.
