The Procurement Quality Coordinator is responsible for implementing the Project Quality Plan within the assigned scope of work. Key duties include:
- Establishing and managing Interface Management processes and procedures.
- Monitoring procurement activities to ensure compliance with approved processes and procedures.
- Ensuring inspections are conducted by qualified personnel in accordance with Suppliers' approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
- Attending selected pre-inspection meetings with Suppliers of critical materials or equipment.
- Implementing the Procurement Surveillance Program as per the approved Surveillance Plan.
- Providing feedback on supplier performance to the owner of the Qualified Supplier List (QSL).
Tasks and Responsibilities
For Long Lead Equipment Purchased by the Company
- Review purchasing documents to ensure quality requirements are included.
- Coordinate inspection activities with Suppliers.
- Conduct selected pre-inspection meetings for critical materials or equipment.
- Coordinate and monitor inspection personnel through approved third-party agencies.
- Identify non-conformances, verify approved dispositions, and steward non-conformances to closure.
- Oversee the Contractor's implementation of procurement processes and procedures by executing the Procurement Surveillance Program, which includes:
- Performing assessments and verifications in line with the approved Surveillance Plan.
- Reviewing and approving Contractor procurement procedures and monitoring Contractor performance.
- Participating in the qualification of proposed Subcontractors or Suppliers.
- Reviewing Request for Quotation (RFQ) packages and bid proposals.
- Evaluating key Supplier quality plans, procedures, and ITPs.
- Attending selected Supplier meetings and witnessing/holding critical points (e.g., pre-award, pre-inspection, in-process, Factory Acceptance Tests).
- Reviewing and approving Contractor's source inspector selection and inspection assignments.
- Monitoring Contractor's source inspection activities and reviewing ITPs and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) schedules for Project Team (PT) involvement.
- Reviewing critical source inspection reports based on risk ratings.
- Ensuring Contractor's Supplier surveillance aligns with criticality ratings.
- Tracking and closing deficiencies and corrective actions.
- Collaborating with Contractor's Quality personnel to resolve issues per Project requirements.
- Address quality feedback from sites regarding received materials and equipment.
- Coordinate with sites on logistics quality activities.
- Identify the need for supplemental source inspections and issue monitoring assignments as required.
- Advise and update the Project Site Lead and PT on quality issues, status, and metrics.
Skills and Qualifications
- Previous experience in a closely related role.
- Background in project construction or quality assurance/control for engineering, procurement, or construction activities.
- Technical training or high school diploma; technical discipline certifications are a plus.
- Willingness and ability to travel (domestically or internationally) to project sites as needed.
- Prior experience as a Procurement Quality Coordinator for an Owner/Operator on major capital projects is preferred.