Mgr Project Quality

Company Overview CB&I delivers integrated storage and asset‑management solutions that help customers operate safely, reliably, and efficiently across the lifecycle of their facilities. Through our two global business units - Storage Solutions, the world leader in tanks, terminals, and storage systems, and Asset Solutions, a leading provider of operations, management, wells and decommissioning services - we combine technical excellence with execution capability to extend asset life, optimize performance, and maximize value.

Overview The Project Quality Manager provides direction, assistance, and information to meet specified requirements on quality management, welding, NDE, PWHT and QC methods. They implement CBI’s Quality Management System and work with the project team to ensure compliance with CBI, Code and Client requirements.

Responsibilities

• Effectively exemplify the company’s Leadership Competencies
• Actively seeks and utilizes an effective mentoring relationship(s)
• Establishes medium and long term career and personal development goals
• Enthusiastically seeks and accepts tasks and projects in rotations that allow for maximum experience and growth
• Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s HSE requirement’s and culture
• Regularly introspect, seek feedback and adapt behaviors for ongoing personal development
• Utilizes communication skills appropriate to the environment, resulting in effective interactions with internal and external stakeholders
• Accurately produce deliverables per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Adhere to regulations and bylaws of local professional engineering jurisdictions and code of ethics in protection of the public and the environment.
• Ensure designs and details are safe for field erection and use, with constructability in mind.
• Reliably check and sign off welding and NDE procedure, material specifications and other deliverables for customer approval or project use per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Compare designs and details to as-sold estimate and customer documents and advise project team of discrepancies and potential change notices.
• Coordinate with other roles and functions on project team.
• Forecast how long it will take to do a task - commit to definitive deadlines.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to less experienced plate structures engineers.
• Make decisions on project-specific details and advise project team.
• Generate improvement ideas for tools and workflow associated to the role, and develop investment justification.
• Implement improvement initiatives within the department and/or broader organization.
• Contribute to the technical body of knowledge within area of expertise.

Local Requirements

• Subject to Project Terms and Conditions
• Reports to: Project Manager
• Work Location: Project site in Southwest Louisiana.
• Knowledge of API 620 is preferred
• Experience working on or overseeing welding or QA/QC of LNG or Cryogenic API 620 Storage Tanks
• Comply fully with CB&I Business Conduct, Safety and Ethics Policies at all times.
• Implementing the Project Quality Management System requirements as per company / contract requirements.
• Understand the scope of work and develop Project Quality Plan/ Contract Quality Plan (PQP/CQP).
• Develop inspection test plans, welding procedures, and other QC deliverables to meet contract requirements.
• Coordinate Pre-inspection Meetings (PIM) with Client to review the project inspection and test plans prior to starting work.
• Maintains good working relations with internal and external customers.
• Ensures all work performed meets regulations, codes, CB&I Policies/ Procedures, industry requirements and contract specific requirements.
• Forecast and assign resources, ensure implementation of training, and oversee certifications for welding, NDE and QA/QC personnel.
• Ensure Material Receiving Inspections are completed, and any discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner.
• Review of vendor documents to ensure they comply with contract requirements.
• Develop and implement effective problem-solving techniques that prevent recurrence of non-conformances.
• Plan, coordinate, and take part in training and development activities to improve project performance and enhance individual career development.
• Conduct site quality audits and assess the quality personal.
• Overseeing quality dossier preparation and submission.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Welding Engineering, Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Mechanical with a welding emphasis, or Materials Science degree preferred. (Associate in Applied Science-Welding Technology or related AS combined with years of applicable experience).
• Minimum of 15 Years relevant Experience including 5 years as a Project Quality Manager.
• Strong leadership and management skills, excellent written and verbal communication, strong analytical, problem solving, and risk assessment skills.
• Previous Welding Engineering Experience with a comprehensive understanding of NDE methods VT, MT, PT, SFT and RT.
• Complete working knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards such as ASME & API
• An understanding of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy.
• Candidate should be results oriented with good management, organizational, prioritization, and team-based skills
• Competent computer skills with experience in electronic document management systems

Skills and Behaviors

• Business presence and polish
• Knowledge of CB&I products and markets
• Proactively identifies and solves the complex problems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Mentally agile and ability to multi-task and manage tight deadlines
• Proven negotiating ability with high emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated business partnering skills with the ability to influence the organization
• Adaptability and agility to learn and contribute in varying and complex environments
• A mature business and technical acumen coupled with a drive to achieve results
• Exceptional communication and presentation skill, both written and verbal
• Ability to work and build credibility across the business, up to and including senior management level
• Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s values and culture, including diversity & inclusion and a healthy and safe work environment