SCSQLP27 - Client Supplier Quality Professional

Cynet Systems•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS) supports project supplier quality activities at various locations, including capability surveys, audits, and area or shop quality surveillance, in accordance with client Supplier Quality & Expediting (BSQE) and project procedures. The role receives operational direction from the Project Procurement Manager and functional guidance from the BSQE GBU Manager. It provides project-related direction to Project Supplier Quality Representatives and Area Supplier Quality Specialists, and coordinates with project procurement, engineering, quality assurance, construction, suppliers, and other project and functional personnel. The position maintains supplier contact after award and may interact with customers during audits, bid clarification meetings, and supplier quality discussions. The PSQS plans and administers quality surveillance assignments, coordinates resources and services, reviews quality requirements in material requisitions and technical specifications, and participates in bidder selection and supplier pre-award and post-award activities. The role prepares assignments and plans, reviews and distributes reports, investigates quality issues, monitors metrics and budgets, and helps resolve technical and quality issues. It also supports supplier audits and capability surveys, monitors third-party surveillance contractors, and leads development of supplier-quality automation, data analysis, and Power BI dashboards. The posting describes an assignment period of three months with the possibility of conversion to client employment if performance is satisfactory. It also states “No Telework” and separately lists “Full-Time Telework.”

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a reputed university.
At least 15 years of relevant industry experience in inspection and testing activities.
At least 12 years of relevant work experience, as stated in the addendum.
At least 4,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance or related work.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
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.
Prior experience as a PSQS or PSQR on Pre-FEED, FEED, or EPC projects for the Energy GBU.
Prior leadership experience, including experience writing technical procedures and problem solving.

Responsibilities

Plan, prepare, and administer Quality Surveillance Assignments for source surveillance, surveys, and audits.
Coordinate resource allocation for assignments with Supplier Quality Regional Managers and Supervisors.
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 in developing final bid lists, recommending bidders, and establishing quality surveillance levels for purchases.
Participate in supplier pre-award and post-award meetings to review access rights, shipment-release 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 subject to quality surveillance, using available project records and registers.
Review, edit, accept, and distribute reports; ensure survey and audit reports are approved and posted into GSIS.
Check the accuracy of anomaly codes and assignment information transferred from Quality Surveillance Reports into SQEAS, and correct it as needed.
Provide direction and supervision to Project Supplier Quality Representatives and project direction to assigned representatives and specialists.
Use SQEAS metric reports in bidder meetings and provide relevant supplier issues to Supplier Quality Representatives for discussion during initial supplier visits.
Coordinate the review and resolution of Project Quality Assurance and Engineering comments on surveillance plans when required.
Monitor and report quality metrics established by the functional Supplier Quality Manager.
Follow project procedures and work processes; notify the Project Procurement Manager and responsible project personnel of significant problems and follow up promptly.
Monitor job-hour and monetary budgets, initiate trends for anticipated or actual overruns, and record and trend out-of-scope work.
Provide supplier submittal document registers to Supplier Quality Representatives when requested or on a regular managed 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 across project disciplines and between on- and off-project personnel to help resolve technical and quality issues.
Represent Supplier Quality in project meetings and reviews and help resolve supplier quality issues.
Research and summarize data, populate established performance metrics, and develop project-specific metrics as useful.
Lead development of Supplier Quality automation, data analysis, and Power BI dashboards.
Conduct supplier capability surveys, participate in audits as an audit team member or technical resource, and monitor third-party quality surveillance contractor performance.