Projects Quality Engineer
DNV · United States
The Role
The Projects Quality Engineer provides end‑to‑end quality assurance and oversight across engineering, procurement, supplier manufacturing, construction, commissioning, and turnover activities in support project scopes. This role is responsible for proactive risk‑based quality planning, supplier quality execution, engineering contractor oversight, and verification that project requirements are correctly translated into supplier deliverables and field execution.
The Quality Engineer acts as the primary quality interface between Engineering, Procurement, Suppliers, Inspection Service Providers, Construction, and Commissioning to ensure equipment, materials, and installed work are delivered Right First Time and in full conformance with bp requirements, applicable codes, and contractual obligations.
The position requires strong working knowledge of refinery project equipment including pressure vessels, piping, valves, structural steel, tanks, packaged equipment including pumps, compressors, and rotating equipment, electrical power distribution equipment, motor control centers, control panels, instrumentation, analyzers, and control systems. The role includes verification of supplier manufacturing quality, inspection and test execution, hazardous area compliance, certification requirements, and installation quality for Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls scopes. The Quality Engineer must also flex into construction site oversight, project execution during TARs, and field quality support as required by project phase and risk profile.
Key Accountabilities
Supplier Quality and Procurement Support
- Support RFQs, Technical Bid Evaluations (TBEs), and supplier selection by reviewing quality requirements, supplier deviations, and Approved Comments and Exceptions
- Develop and apply Purchase Order Quality Requirements (POQRs) aligned to equipment criticality and supplier quality execution risk
- Support Approved Vendor List (AVL) usage and supplier qualification activities in alignment with bp Supplier Quality Management processes
- Identify and monitor Supplier Quality Execution Risk and support development of Project Supplier Lists
Supplier Documentation and Engineering Oversight
- Perform risk‑based review of supplier and contractor quality plans, procedures, and Inspection and Test Plans
- Verify supplier and contractor quality activities align with applicable OMS, PDcp, and bp quality practice requirements
- Participate in design, document, and readiness reviews where quality discipline input is required
- Support Engineering Contractor Oversight by verifying adherence to Engineering Technical Practices, MOC, IDC processes, and design quality
Inspection, Surveillance, and Equipment Release
- Develop and execute inspection and surveillance strategies aligned to ITPs, POQRs, equipment criticality, and project risk
- Coordinate and oversee third‑party inspection service providers in accordance with GFH requirements
- Review inspection reports, NCRs, and corrective actions raised during supplier surveillance
- Support package management activities from manufacture through delivery, receiving inspection, and preservation
- Provide quality input and authorization for release of Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls equipment, including verification of hazardous area compliance, certification validity, and completion of required inspections and testing
- Provide quality input and authorization for release of mechanical and rotating equipment including pumps, compressors, drivers, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and packaged equipment, ensuring compliance with design requirements, inspection and test results, and resolution of NCRs, punch items, and deviations
Self‑Verification, Auditing, and Quality Oversight
- Execute Self‑Verification and Oversight (SV&O) activities aligned with project risk and quality plans
- Manage, document, and track Nonconformance Reports (NCRs) within ESQ2, including initiation, technical evaluation, coordination of corrective actions, verification of closure, and escalation of overdue or high‑risk items as required
- Support Right First Time execution through identification, tracking, and trending of defect areas across engineering, supplier, and construction activities and drive early intervention actions
- Identify quality risks and barriers across engineering, procurement, supplier, and construction activities and support development and tracking of mitigation actions
- Identify quality trends, recurring issues, and systemic gaps using surveillance and SV&O findings and drive corrective and preventive actions
- Support continuous improvement through capture, communication, and application of lessons learned, quality alerts, and High Value Learning initiatives across projects
Construction, Commissioning, and TAR Support
- Flex into construction site quality oversight as required, including site walkdowns, P&ID walkdowns, and field verifications supporting mechanical and E&I installation quality
- Provide quality oversight for structural steel and civil work including foundations, embeds, supports, access platforms, equipment foundations, and grout, ensuring compliance with drawings, specifications, and installation tolerances
- Support Quality Field Execution activities including QC package review, ITR verification, and construction dossier review
- Review NDE documentation, hydrostatic test packages, and hydro release documentation
- Support Mechanical Completion (MC) and System Handover (SH) activities, including punch list management and closeout verification
- Support Project execution during TAR including pre‑TAR readiness, package verification, field oversight, and post‑TAR closeout
Provide quality guidance and coaching to contractors and project teams to reinforce quality expectations and prevent repeat defects
Location: Indiana/Greater Chicago area
Duration: 3 years with potential of extension
The position is contingent upon contract award
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