Project Supplier Quality Representative (PSQR) (ESS-438)

Environmental and Safety Solutions•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Project Supplier Quality Representative (PSQR) provides supplier quality support to projects at various locations. The role supports capability surveys, audits, and area or shop quality surveillance in accordance with company Supplier Quality & Expediting Inc. and project procedures. The assignment is described as three months to permanent, contract to hire. The PSQR receives operational direction for supplier quality activities from the Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS) and functional guidance from the BSQE GBU Manager. The role provides project-related direction and guidance to Area Supplier Quality Specialists and coordinates with project procurement, engineering, quality assurance, construction, supplier quality personnel, and suppliers. It may involve occasional operational-level customer contact during external audits, bid clarification meetings, and supplier quality discussions. The position coordinates supplier quality services with project functions, supports procurement and supplier evaluations, prepares and reviews surveillance and survey assignments and reports, investigates quality issues, monitors quality metrics and project budgets, and helps resolve supplier-related technical and quality issues. It also supports supplier quality automation, data analysis, and Power BI dashboards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent and 5–8 years of relevant experience, or 9–12 years of relevant work experience.
At least 2,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance or related work.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Requisite ANSI/ASME Level II certification, with Level I competencies.
Experience with major commodities typically procured for applicable Energy, Infrastructure, NS&E, M&M, or M&T projects, recognized codes and standards, and manufacturing methods.
Ability to perform project Supplier Quality functions of some complexity, including detailed inspection plans, man-hour and budget estimates, reviews of complex technical specifications, and corrective actions for significant nonconformances.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Supplier Quality services with other project functions.
Review material requisitions and technical specifications for quality requirements, and work with Engineering to determine surveillance levels and witness and hold points.
Assist with developing the final bid list and selecting a recommended bidder.
Help establish the required Quality Surveillance levels for each purchase.
Participate in supplier pre-award and post-award meetings and conferences to review access rights, release-for-shipment authority, and witness- and hold-point notifications.
Prepare quality surveillance and capability survey assignments for Area Supplier Quality Specialists.
Investigate reported quality issues involving equipment or materials where quality surveillance was performed, using available records such as UOS&Ds, Field Change Notices, back charge notices, NCR registers, and Deviation Report registers.
Review, edit, accept, and distribute reports in accordance with the manual and project procedures; ensure survey and audit reports are approved and posted into GSIS.
Check anomaly-code and assignment information transferred from Quality Surveillance Reports into SQEAS, and correct inaccuracies.
Provide project direction to Supplier Quality Representatives carrying project assignments.
Participate in bidder pre-award and post-award activities, use SQEAS metric reports in meetings, and provide Supplier Quality Representatives to discuss known supplier issues during initial visits.
Coordinate review and resolution of Project Quality Assurance and Engineering comments on quality surveillance plans when required by project procedures and EDPI's.
Monitor and report quality metrics established by the functional Supplier Quality Manager.
Follow project procedures and work processes.
Notify the PSQS, PPM, and responsible project personnel of significant problems and initiate timely follow-up.
Monitor and manage job-hour and monetary budgets, initiating trends when overruns are anticipated or occur.
Record and trend out-of-scope work resulting from activities not originally estimated or planned.
Provide supplier submittal document registers to Supplier Quality Representatives when requested or on a managed regular basis.
Coordinate reviews of Quarterly Supplier Status Reports for supplier lessons learned.
Perform Procurement Supplier Quality activities assigned by the Project Procurement Manager.
Facilitate communication among on- and off-project personnel across disciplines, provide direction to assigned Supplier Quality Specialists, and coordinate communications to help resolve technical and quality issues arising from area or shop activities.
Represent Supplier Quality in project meetings and reviews and help resolve supplier quality issues.
Research and summarize data and populate established project and procedural performance metrics; develop project-specific metrics when useful to the project team.
Support the development of Supplier Quality automation, data analysis, and Power BI dashboards.
Conduct capability surveys of prospective suppliers.
Participate as an audit team member or technical resource for nuclear material and/or quality program audits.
Monitor the administrative and technical performance of third-party agency quality surveillance contractor personnel to ensure implementation of the Corporate Supplier Quality Manual, procedures, and assignment instructions.
Provide guidance to Area Supplier Quality Specialists and non-technical support staff as assigned, and assist with or monitor assigned specialists' activities.