Quality Manager

Job summary

• Execute the Quality Control and Quality Assurance activities for the designated scopes of work.
• Lead continuous improvement activities.
• Engage with supplier and contractors – overseeing and verifying their own quality programmes.
• Define, publicise and monitor quality KPIs, driving the necessary improvement actions.

• Provide Quality management and QA/QC support for TARs including planning, contractor management, inspection & testing; completion and certification and assessment and lessons learnt.
• Drive, support and facilitate implementation of Right 1st Time program.
• Responsible for OMS self-verification activities related to OMS clauses 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 5.1 and 6.4.
• Provide commissioning completions, certification, handover and regulatory compliance support of work scopes including installed equipment/plant certification and handover.
• Support development and implementation of quality requirements of Contracts and Purchase Orders (POQRs; Contractor Quality Sections; Quality metrics etc.).
• Support and drive implementation of Non-conformance management process and system and support failure investigations and root cause analysis.
• Monitor and manage contractor and supplier quality oversight activities (e.g. inspection; witnessing critical inspection, tests and verification activities; review of inspection reports etc.).
• Support contractor and supplier performance management (quality oversights; audits; Quality KPIs etc.).
• Provide Quality management support to Operations including for aftermarket services, inspection and repair or existing assets.
• Management of third-party inspection services including budget control, competency assurance and performance management.
• Support PSCM SQM team with supplier evaluations, nonconformance management, and performance management for the scope not owned by SQM Quality team.
• Assist and support SQM Quality team as requested.
• Provide Quality input to early stages of new projects.
• Support OBO businesses as requested.
• Drive sharing of lessons learnt during implementation of Quality Programs in Projects, TARs and Operations across Quality Discipline and wider BP community.

• Degree qualified in a technical or related discipline (preferred but not essential)

• Very strong experience in oil & gas or similar industry.
• Experience in Quality Management is preferred.
• Quality management experience should include, but not be limited to, quality planning, quality oversight and verification activities, audit, definition and oversight of inspection activities, continuous improvement, working knowledge of international standards (e.g. ISO9001, APIQ1 & Q2).
• Strong quality leadership and influencing skills.