Senior QA/QC Manager

Senior QA/QC Manager – Ultra-Luxury Fit-Out

Our client is looking for a Senior QA/QC Manager with strong experience in high-end, ultra-luxury fit-out projects. The role is for an ultra-luxury hospitality project in Dubai, and reports to the Company QAQC Manager.

Position overview: To coordinate the company's quality activities on site and be responsible for the site quality management system.

Essential experience: ultra-luxury fit-out

A strong fit-out background within the ultra-luxury sector is essential for this role.

• A proven track record working on very high-end luxury hospitality or similarly prestigious projects
• Experience with the demanding quality standards, finishes, materials and execution associated with ultra-luxury environments
• A strong fit-out background, rather than a general construction background

Core job functions

• To manage the QAQC Department on the project
• To monitor and implement the company QAQC policy on site
• To assess subcontractors against the QAQC policy, ensuring the company works with the best approved fit-out contractors
• Using the QAQC team, prepare QAQC reports for presentation to the Management and Consultant Teams, ensuring the logs and graphs are accurate
• Ensure all QAQC test and inspection results are reviewed, logged and corrective action put in place where necessary, specifically reporting unauthorised deviations from approved materials, finishes and samples
• To arrange QAQC schedules and meetings, ensuring key stakeholders are involved and notes and actions are taken
• To supervise the monitoring of quality on site and the reporting and managing of non-conformances
• To oversee the materials submittal register for the project
• To oversee the QAQC documentation, ensuring it is logged and filed accordingly
• Administer QAQC training to both QAQC and fit-out site staff
• Plan and administer a quality assurance programme that ensures execution is consistent with the adopted and established ultra-luxury quality standards
• Develop and establish standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation, and ensure they are followed
• Supervise and oversee the analysis, inspection, design and testing, to ensure the highest standards of quality
• Ensure the quality of material received at site is as per the required specifications and quality norms, to avoid the use of substandard material, coordinating with the procurement department
• Arrange testing with qualified QA/QC supervisors or a third-party testing laboratory to the project requirements
• Set and oversee the implementation of a testing and inspection schedule, ensuring compliance with the set dates and procedures
• Supervise and coordinate the quality auditing efforts to ensure compliance with adopted standards
• Inspect and check the executed works and finishes to ensure the quality
• Maintain the Quality Manual and Quality Procedures Manual, and ensure all employees are aware of the criticality of quality and the adopted standards
• Attend project kick-off meetings and pre-production supplier meetings, where applicable
• Supervise the QA/QC Engineers, providing assistance and guidance as required
• Allocate qualified Quality Control personnel to the various areas of site activity

Requirements

• B. Eng degree or equivalent
• 10 years as an engineer in a fit-out environment, including significant time in the QA/QC department in a senior position
• Proven ultra-luxury fit-out experience on very high-end hospitality or similarly prestigious projects

Other skills and abilities

• QA/QC accreditation with a professional body
• Proficiency in financial skills, data analysis and reporting skills
• Knowledge of MS Office