QA/QC Manager - RTA Roads and Infrastructure Project

About the role

L&T Construction is looking for an experienced QA/QC Manager for a major RTA Roads and Infrastructure project in Dubai, UAE. The manager leads all quality assurance and quality control activities so that works comply with approved drawings, project specifications, contractual requirements and applicable authority standards.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Project Quality Plan, inspection procedures, checklists and quality-control systems.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, approved drawings, method statements and RTA/UAE authority requirements.
• Manage QA/QC for roads, bridges, structures, utilities, drainage, earthworks, asphalt, concrete and associated works.
• Review method statements, Inspection and Test Plans, material submittals, shop drawings and technical documents.
• Coordinate material inspections, site inspections, laboratory testing and work approvals with consultants and project teams.
• Lead QA/QC engineers, inspectors, laboratory personnel and subcontractor quality teams, and monitor subcontractor and supplier compliance.
• Raise, track and close Non-Conformance Reports and observations, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct internal quality audits and support client, consultant and authority audits.
• Analyse quality trends, maintain calibration records, test certificates, inspection records and quality documentation.
• Prepare weekly and monthly quality reports, performance indicators and management updates.
• Coordinate as-built records, testing dossiers, handover documents and project close-out files.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 15-20 years of QA/QC experience in roads, highways, bridges, infrastructure or major civil/EPC projects.
• Relevant UAE/GCC experience, preferably on RTA road or infrastructure projects in Dubai.
• Experience in quality audits, NCR management, root-cause analysis, corrective actions and project handover.
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, documentation and reporting skills.
• Certification as an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or equivalent is an advantage.

Required skills

• Knowledge of roadworks, earthworks, asphalt, concrete, structural works, utilities, drainage and material testing.
• Sound knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems, project specifications and inspection requirements.
• Quality assurance and quality control, inspection and test plans, material testing and approvals, RTA and consultant coordination, NCR and corrective-action management, internal and external audits, subcontractor and supplier quality control, quality reporting and as-built records.