Job Title: Senior Principal Quality Ops Specialist
Organisation: McDermott
Duty Station: Buliisa, Uganda
About Organisation:
McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today. From concept to commissioning, our expertise and comprehensive solutions deliver certainty, innovation and added value to energy projects around the world.
Job Summary: The Senior Principal Quality Ops Specialist is tasked with solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business. They must proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact the management and direction of the business. They are considered a specialist in the field of Operations, and they offer a broad base of knowledge about the Quality function. They impact the direction and resource allocation of programs and projects in their discipline and work within general functional policies and industry guidelines. The Senior Principal Quality Ops Specialist role requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop creative solutions to Operations challenges.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Liaise daily with the project quality manager to ensure they are informed of any day-to-day issues that may influence the project
- Coordinate daily with the quality team to ensure adequate resources are available for daily activities. Provide mentoring and coaching to the team as required for each discipline.
- Review contract scope of work, specification, Project Execution Plan, and accepted qualifications and identify unique requirements or special processes during the project that require control for effective examination & reliability
- Direct, supervise, and participate in the activities of the Project Management Team to ensure product quality
- Initiate Quality Planning by consulting the proactive and preventive measures identified and evaluate the effectiveness of the Project Quality Plan/procedures necessary to achieve product quality
- Initiate Fit for Purpose evaluation for non-conforming items
- Assure through proper utilization of resources and audit verification of the effective execution of the Project Quality Plan
- When required, develop a Project Quality Plan to cover all customer requirements to a level of detail necessary to ensure integration within the Project Quality Plan
- Liaise with the project Personnel and Customers to ensure that Quality problems are addressed and technically resolved
- Oversee the As-Built Project Certification as it is progressed through work approval packages and monitor the progress/status of mechanical completion
- Prepare Quality related ‘lessons-learned’ through project Close-out Report
- Conduct Readiness Review meetings with all QA/QC disciplines
- Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of Project Quality data
- Assign source inspectors and provide them with Inspection Assignment Package (specification, ITP, Drawing, Supplier location, etc.) details and coordinate inspection and testing activities with the supplier, client, and CA where required
- Coordinate with TPI agencies to search for a suitable and qualified inspector for the assignment
- Liaise with Quality Inspector/Engineering/Expeditor to assist in resolving supplier’s query
- Maintain the project Inspection schedule effectively, as per the plan
- Prepare weekly MOM, Monthly reports (QMR), Project specific Inspection Assignment documents
- Plan and arrange for Pre-Inspection Meeting along with the Manager Assurance, Quality Inspectors Expeditor, Package Manager, Supplier, and Client
- Verify expense reports submitted by inspectors are claimed correctly for the inspection visit days and are attached with bills where required and process for PMT approvals
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field of study preferred
- 15 + years of experience in quality control or relevant field related to EPC
- Proficient with computers and Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below
Deadline: 4th November 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 180