Associate Assurance Specialist (Associate QA Engr

**Job Overview**:

The Associate Assurance Specialist assist & support the senior assurance specialist's effort in ensuring compliance of project quality assurance during engineering and procurement execution including supplier provided products/services to the requirements of the contract. Liaise with Principal Quality Ops Specialists, Vendor Inspection Coordinator, Senior Quality Inspectors, Quality Inspectors, Lead Package Engineers, and QAQC Functional leads

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**:

- Involved in the preparation of project specific quality assurance procedures like audits and non-conformances, vendor inspection requirements etc. based on contract requirements

- Assist in reviewing material specifications, datasheets, inspection and test requirements, material and inspection critically rating, material requisition, vendor offers, technical bid evaluations and purchase requisitions / subcontracts to ensure project specific requirements are identified/complied.

- Participates in the bid clarification meetings with vendors to resolve QA/QC related queries during TBE phase Assist package engineers and provided inputs to material criticality rating, inspection level and inspection and test requirements (ITRs) for procurement packages

- Prepare, track and close commodity / Equipment specific lessons learnt (liaise with manufacturer & Vendor inspector), capture and register lessons from ongoing engineering and procurement activities.

- Ensure completenessj correctness and review of supplier deliverables such as quality plan, ITP's, weld procedures, NDE, heat treatment, and painting procedures against project specific requirements.

- Assist senior assurance specialists in coordinating for vendor/supp/ier readiness reviews, KOM, PIM's, review / assessment of vendor/supplier inspectors' performance.

- Assist senior assurance specialists in giving project specific Quality indoctrination on project requirements and Latest Client specificationsj International codes and standards to Engineering and Procurement teams.

- Assist in the administration of the vendor inspection process through the assigned vendor inspection coordinator.

- Work closely with and assist vendor inspection coordinators and vendor inspectors on inspection requirements. Assist senior assurance specialists in tracking and controlling the Inspection visits and budgets.

- Review and provide recommendations on supplier concessions, technical queries and coordinate with package managers and package engineers on quality related queries.

- Assist in reviewing supplier inspection reports (SIRS), Inspection Data Records and Manufacturer Data Records.

- Administration of project specific audit schedule and non-conformance / corrective action register status reporting. Participation and conducting internal project audits, supplier pre-qualification and surveillance audits in accordance with the approved project audit schedule.

- Suppo/t in preparation of audit report and audit records

- To assist for preparing the project management review meeting report, participate, and prepare MOM and follow-up for actions raised.

**Essential Qualifications and Education**:

- Engineering Degree in Mechanical/Electrical and Instrumentation /Civil or Diploma with additional 3 years exp.

- 4+ years of relevant experience in Engineering, Procurement Quality Assurance, Materials.

**Preferred Qualifications and Education**:

- Knowledge in Metallurgy, Welding Inspection; Completion of Entry Level (Graduate Engineer Trainee -3 yrs) Internal Auditor— ISO 9001 (QMS) -IRCA approved training or equivalent.

- Possess basic knowledge and exposure to international codes and material standards

**Company Overview and Core Values**:

McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions—from the wellhead to the storage tank—to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.

At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.

- Integrity - we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct

- One Team - we are one company, where everyone is equally important

- Go Beyond - we seek courageous and creative solutions

- Well-Being - we promote all forms of well-being

- Commitment - we are reliable and dependable in delivering quality solutions

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