Senior QA/QC Engineer – Buildings

About the role

The Senior QA/QC Engineer will lead quality assurance and control activities for building projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, approved quality plans and local regulations. This role involves coordinating inspections, testing, and non‑conformance processes across all disciplines.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and maintain project QA/QC requirements in line with contracts, quality plans and applicable standards.
• Review contractor quality plans, ITPs, method statements, material documentation and other quality submissions.
• Monitor site inspections, testing and workmanship quality, verifying compliance with drawings and specifications.
• Manage and track NCRs, corrective actions and quality observations, ensuring effective closure.
• Conduct quality audits, identify systemic risks, recurring defects or procedural non‑compliance.
• Coordinate material and construction testing with project teams and laboratories, maintaining test results and certificates.
• Maintain QA/QC registers, inspection records, test reports, non‑conformance records and performance data.
• Collaborate with contractors, engineers and inspectors to resolve quality issues and improve preventive controls.
• Participate in QA/QC and progress meetings, reporting trends, risks and key actions to management.
• Support quality awareness among supervision teams and assist with project close‑out documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 5 years in the GCC.
• At least 5 years with an engineering consultancy in construction supervision.
• Proven experience on residential building projects.
• Working knowledge of Abu Dhabi codes and regulations.

Required skills

• Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) development and review.
• Non‑Conformance Report (NCR) and Corrective Action Request (CAR) management.
• Quality documentation and audit procedures.
• Construction quality inspections and workmanship verification.
• Material testing coordination and certification handling.
• Familiarity with Abu Dhabi building codes and regulations.