Construction Quality Lead

Wood Group • Rincon, GA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Wood is seeking a Construction Quality Lead for its Projects business, focused on construction quality management for an onsite, site-based project in Savannah, Georgia. The role coordinates quality activities across the project, balancing competing priorities and ensuring delivery aligns with engineering and management requirements. The lead anticipates and resolves problems, recommends procedure improvements, and reviews others’ work for technical accuracy and compliance.

Wood’s Projects business delivers projects across sectors including Oil, Gas & New Energies; Process & Chemicals; and Minerals, Metals & Life Sciences. Its services include project management, engineering, EPC, EPCM, and project delivery, in collaboration with Consulting and Operations.

The position plans and carries out assigned work, coordinates with others, interprets policy, resolves conflicts between engineering and management requirements, and addresses issues within established parameters. It also includes reviewing work, completing an Annual Personal Development Review for staff, and preparing and progressing a Beyond Zero Action Plan quarterly in accordance with business-unit guidelines.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in business or engineering, or a commensurate level of industry experience.
• At least 12 years of experience in an engineering or oil and gas environment.
• At least 3 years of audit experience; oil and gas industry experience is required.
• Technical certifications or accreditations such as AWS Certified Welding Inspector, NACE Coating Inspector, NDE, ASNT Level III, or AWS Radiography Film Interpretation.
• Full familiarity with the ISO 9001 standard and administrative, operational, systems, and management controls.
• Advanced understanding of economic conditions affecting the assignment, including cost, margins, and profit impact of decisions, and external factors affecting the project or business.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Ability to communicate the core values of quality management to senior project management as an integral part of project delivery.
• Persistence and inquisitiveness in obtaining information and relevant facts.
• Basic knowledge of company and project operations, policies, and procedures, and a basic understanding of trends affecting the assignment.
• Strong management skills, including management of project resources and budget.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with good vocabulary and grammar.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively one-on-one and with staff and management at all levels, internally and externally.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential or sensitive information or issues.
• Ability to maintain regular attendance according to the schedule agreed with the manager; the project may require an adjusted work schedule or overtime when warranted.
• Ability to comply with applicable laws and regulations, the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, and other company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Plan and carry out assigned projects, resolve conflicts, coordinate work with others, and interpret policy independently.
• Coordinate quality activities according to project priorities while balancing competing demands.
• Evaluate current procedures and recommend changes to improve project performance.
• Find solutions to difficult conflicts between engineering and management requirements.
• Anticipate potential problems and proactively solve complex problems using creative thinking and internal or external resources.
• Prevent issues from escalating or resolve them within established parameters, and promptly report actions and results to the next level of supervision.
• Review others’ work to ensure technical accuracy and compliance with instructions and established procedures.
• Complete an Annual Personal Development Review (staff only).
• Prepare a Beyond Zero Action Plan according to business-unit guidelines and progress it quarterly.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews.
• Flexible benefits package adaptable to individual lifestyle.
• Continued professional development through plans tailored to individual needs and interests.
• Global connections with leading industry experts.
• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to industry leaders.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion, including employee networks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior