Quality Assurance Project Manager

Kelly Services has provided outstanding employment opportunities to the most talented individuals in the marketplace for over 60 years. Today, Kelly Science is searching for a Project Manager (Quality) to join our team at a Fortune 500 Oil and Gas Company in Spring, TX for a long-term contract assignment.

Position Description:

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Conduct Functional Assurance on multiple projects to confirm that Project Team (PT) activities are meeting the overall Quality and Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) goals and objectives. Perform Quality Manager role on projects prior to staffing or in absence of the Quality Manager. Provide feedback to Quality Manager on effectiveness of Project Quality Management system as implemented on projects. Identify needs for Functional improvement; participate in Functional initiatives (e.g., tool development, tool maintenance). Represent Project Quality across Functions: Quality overviews, cross-discipline initiatives, etc.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Utilize Quality Management expertise to support Quality Manager as directed

• Develop early Capital Project Management deliverables / plans

• Set expectations and provide input to staffing plan

• Provide Quality Management execution processes and supporting tools

• Provide support with complex quality issues as needed

• Provide Quality input to project planning efforts

• Assist with interfaces and coordination between Quality and other disciplines

• Coordinate Quality management activities to ensure consistency, effectiveness across the Project

• Administer the staffing of project Quality resources to projects

• Provide orientation and ongoing training of project Quality staff

• Identify opportunities to support project needs through use of Early Career Professionals

• Perform periodic audits and assessments, coordinate peer reviews, attend standing meetings, and provide ongoing informal support

• On-going oversight of project quality execution; analyze project metrics / reports, assist in resolving issues, provide tools, etc.

• Ensure audits of Contractors, Suppliers and PT are scheduled and conducted; steward audit findings to resolution and closure in a timely manner

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience executing project construction or quality assurance/control of engineering, procurement, or construction activities

• Recognized Auditor Qualification with demonstrable experience in participating in audits

• Technical training or high school diploma

• Technical discipline certifications commensurate with work experience

• Experience in the Oil & Gas industry, preferably applying Quality requirements and principles within operational and/or corporate environment

• Willing and able to business travel (domestic/overseas) to project sites to provide various levels of support

• Strong understanding of Quality Assurance principles and a process based approach to managing Quality.

• Demonstrable experience in the development and management of Quality Assurance processes and procedures within the wider “end to end” process.

• Demonstrable experience in developing accurate contract Quality requirements for goods and/or services contracts based on equipment criticality contract risk.