Project Quality Leader

**Job Description Summary**: Support Project team for excellent execution. Be the reference for Quality & Excellence culture, process, and tools within Project Office. Ensure compliance to all requirements from Project Management process and GE standards. Foster Quality Assurance in all execution areas and functions. Assure fulfillment of all contractual commitments to the Clients.

**Roles & Responsibilities**:
At Project Launch:

- Read, understand, and analyse the Project Contract in terms of QA/QC.
- Provide the Contract QA/QC requirements to the Project Team, and support Function Kick-Off meetings to ensure that all Contract specific requirements are transmitted to all stakeholders (Suppliers, GE2GE,).
- Define the Project specific processes and documents as per Contract Requirements and/or to meet Customer requirements.
- Consolidate lessons learned from previous projects to make them actionable for preventing future issues.
- Define with Project Director the strategy for Quality Assurance, and Project Risk identification, translate the identified risks into mitigation plans for the functions.
- Issue the Project Quality Plan and Inspection Test Plan and get them approved by the Customer. Ensure communication to and use by the Functions

During Project Execution:

- Implement, support, monitor compliance with project processes & tools (PGR, PMR, R&O, DR, NCR/CoQ)
- Coordinate and drive mitigation on Project risk and prevent defects to occur and to escape along the execution of the project.
- Prepare and Coordinate quality Inspections as per ITP with Customer and Supply Chain to secure fulfilling the quality and contract requirements.
- Manage the Databook (project quality records) preparation and delivery, assuring compliance with customer requirements: track, submit timely & get approval by the Customer.
- Monitor project process performance on periodic basis (Lagging metrics: VoC score, Escaping defects, Cost of Non-Quality) and implement/lead appropriate actions to improve results.
- Lead the VoC process, making sure we receive periodic answers from the customer and treat them accordingly.
- Ensure relevance of all non-conformities including cost of non-quality data related to the Project.
- Support Project Director for the analysis & management of Cost of non-quality, the related claim process, curative and containment, corrective and preventive actions associated.
- Obtain Customer approval of Non-Conformity curative plan when relevant.
- Gather, analyse, circulate feedback to the organization (VoC, LL, Close Out)

Site Preparation:

- Adapt to the project best practices for execution at site erection phase.
- Support Site Leader/Site Manager for the preparation of all resources needed for excellent execution at site, including trainings, personal qualifications, proper information, etc.

Site Execution:

- Ensure execution as per GE requirements (valid documents, control plan)
- Ensure qualification of staff & maintenance of tools, (calibration, parameter recording, qualifications for measurement, welding, painting )
- Ensure quality records are done as per control plan and support coordination with 3rd party/customer
- Perform process audits at site, including but not limited to:

- _Control and distribution of documents_
- _Control of measurement and tests _devices_
- _Storage and preservation_
- _Welding process_
- _Painting process_
- _Material traceability_
- _Personal qualifications for special processes_
- _Quality records_
- Support the preparation of documents to protect GE in case of third party claims.
- Ensure the execution of the process from Red Mark to As-Build documentation.

**Required Qualifications**:

- Bachelor Degree in Engineering
- Min. 8 years of solid experience in Quality or Project Management or Site Operations
- Fluent in Spanish
- Fluent in English
- Rigor for compliance and EHS

**Desired Qualifications**:

- French & German knowledge would be a plus
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to influence others and lead small teams
- Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact
- Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously
- Effective problem identification and solution skills
- Proven analytical and organizational ability

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No