QA-QC Manager - PMC Quality
Posted date [2026-07-04]
(ID: 47442)
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Job Description and Requirements
QA-QC Manager - PMC QualityJob Snapshot
Role: QA-QC Manager - PMC Quality
Location: Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Quality Assurance
Experience: Minimum 10 years in quality, including 5 years in management and aviation projects
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
QA-QC Manager - PMC Quality in Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced quality leader who can direct project quality assurance, quality control, audit strategy, compliance reviews, contractor quality performance, and program-wide Quality Management System implementation. This role is ideal for a senior QA-QC professional with strong ISO 9001 knowledge, aviation project experience, PMC exposure, leadership capability, and the ability to build a strong quality culture across consultants, contractors, field teams, and project leadership.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Sharjah Emirate
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Quality Assurance
Salary: 25000-38000
Estimated salary range based on
similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The QA-QC Manager - PMC Quality will lead the quality function across a major program, ensuring that contractual deliverables, statutory obligations, client requirements, Parsons quality principles, and project-specific Quality Management System requirements are properly deployed. The role has direct impact on construction quality, consultant and contractor compliance, audit performance, inspection readiness, defects management, handover planning, quality reporting, and continuous improvement across the full project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the QA-QC function across the PMC program and provide strategic direction for quality assurance and quality control activities.
* Define and monitor quality-related requirements from bids, contracts, employer obligations, PMC responsibilities, and statutory requirements.
* Establish a deliverables and requirements schedule to track quality obligations across the program.
* Promote quality as a core project value and act as a visible quality leader across the program.
* Establish and review the PMC QA organizational structure to meet project scope, resource, and delivery needs.
* Develop and maintain the RACI matrix for the QA-QC function to clarify roles, responsibilities, authority, and accountability.
* Support program leadership in defining risk profiles and capturing quality-related risks across planned and active works.
* Review legislative and statutory requirements regularly to identify applicable quality obligations and program impact.
* Oversee the preparation, approval, deployment, and continual review of QMS documentation, including quality manuals, plans, processes, guidance, and templates.
* Ensure awareness and training activities are delivered so staff understand and can access technical quality documentation.
* Support other project functions in developing protocols and plans that embed quality requirements and best practice systems.
* Drive lessons learned, project completion reviews, and continual improvement initiatives across PMC staff, consultants, contractors, and field teams.
* Support rewards and recognition activities that encourage quality-focused behavior and best practice adoption.
* Contribute to digital innovation strategies that improve quality efficiency, reporting, inspection control, and program transparency.
* Establish and implement an internal and external audit strategy covering first-party and second-party audits.
* Coordinate audit planning with the client, consultants, contractors, and relevant program stakeholders.
* Shadow selected consultant-led and contractor-led audits to confirm effectiveness and consistency.
* Manage audit records, reports, findings, corrective actions, and timely closure of audit issues.
* Undertake planned project and program quality inspections according to QMS requirements.
* Work with program leadership on start-up reviews, handover reviews, and compliance checks for time-critical processes.
* Support quality walks with project leadership to strengthen site awareness, inspection discipline, and quality visibility.
* Coordinate with Parsons EMEA Sector Quality Lead for ISO or external certification-related visits and program readiness.
* Support client feedback interviews and ensure performance feedback is captured, reviewed, and acted upon.
* Oversee effective quality control processes, inspection regimes, testing plans, and surveillance activities to verify work quality, function, and reliability.
* Confirm that materials and works inspection processes are actively used to monitor statutory requirements, design intent, and specification compliance.
* Ensure non-conformance processes are applied where work does not meet required standards.
* Monitor regular site and off-site inspections and ensure findings are recorded, issued, and closed within agreed timelines.
* Review contractor quality control documentation, including quality control plans, inspection and test plans, inspection templates, and release schedules.
* Support construction readiness reviews and work start notifications with field teams.
* Establish, support, and maintain program-wide defects management systems for field project teams.
* Oversee project-specific defect tracking using OpenSpace and ensure relevant training is provided.
* Support handover and close-out activities by reviewing documentation, planning records, quality files, and archive readiness.
* Establish a quality reporting strategy aligned with PMO and client requirements.
* Define quality KPIs, performance measures, lead indicators, and lag indicators with program leadership and client teams.
* Ensure quality data is accessible, valid, and collected through efficient systems that reduce unnecessary administration.
* Oversee the preparation, issue, and presentation of program quality reports, including KPI trends and contractor performance analysis.
* Review consultant and contractor quality reports and attend relevant coordination meetings.
* Monitor performance against program quality objectives and highlight trends, risks, breaches, and improvement areas to leadership.
* Support and approve management review presentations and supporting quality documentation.
* Ensure management review recommendations are issued, assigned, tracked, and closed by responsible parties.
* Escalate management failings, potential quality breaches, or significant compliance risks to project and program leadership.
* Maintain regular contact with project leadership, operational teams, and functional leads to review key quality issues and improvement opportunities.
* Support procurement in prequalification and onboarding of contractors, sub-consultants, and inspection agencies.
* Help define quality requirements in consultant and contractor contractual documentation.
* Confirm EDMS deployment aligns with project and program requirements.
* Support RFP clarifications, supply chain quality reporting, and improvement actions.
* Recruit and manage QA-QC staff according to approved job descriptions, organization plans, mentoring needs, and succession planning.
* Maintain the QA-QC section of the training matrix and ensure quality training content meets project competence needs.
* Deliver onboarding, induction, quality awareness, quality moments, and technical spotlights for relevant teams.
* Work with subject matter experts to identify and deliver quality-related technical training opportunities.
* Participate in quality networking and professional development opportunities when approved by project leadership.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Quality, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 10 years of related quality experience, including at least 5 years in a management capacity and aviation projects.
* Lead Auditor certification in ISO 9001 or equivalent is required.
* ASQ certification such as CMQ or CQE, or other related quality certifications, will be an advantage.
* Active membership in a recognized quality organization such as ASQ or CQI is preferred.
* Professional Engineer registration is preferred.
* Additional certifications such as Building Inspector, NQA-1, NDT, Welding Inspector, or DOT-related certifications may be considered valuable.
* Working knowledge of more than one industry area such as infrastructure, government, aviation, process, or transportation.
* Strong knowledge of quality management practices, quality processes, current quality technology, and project compliance frameworks.
* Thorough experience directing and implementing Quality Management Systems and standards aligned with ISO 9000, ASME, ANSI, ASTM, and similar organizations.
* Strong ability to communicate clearly, conduct management presentations, and interface with diverse technical and leadership teams.
* Ability to analyze situations in business terms, including ROI, cost per unit, performance trends, and operational impact.
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work tactfully and effectively with other departments.
* Excellent leadership, supervisory, written communication, verbal communication, analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills.
* Confident public presentation ability for management reviews, client meetings, quality briefings, and project updates.
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products and related reporting tools.
* Ability to work closely with project and program leadership under demanding deadlines.
* Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, time management, and ability to manage complex quality priorities.
Skills Set
* QA-QC management
* Quality Management System
* PMC quality leadership
* ISO 9001
* Lead auditing
* Quality assurance
* Quality control
* Aviation project quality
* Infrastructure quality
* Contractor audits
* Consultant audits
* Audit strategy
* Non-conformance management
* Inspection and test plans
* Quality control plans
* Site inspections
* Off-site inspections
* Defects management
* OpenSpace
* Handover documentation
* Close-out documentation
* EDMS
* Quality KPIs
* Trend analysis
* Management review
* Risk assessment
* Lessons learned
* Continuous improvement
* Training matrix
* Quality awareness
* Contractor onboarding
* Procurement quality support
* Microsoft Office
* Public presentations
* Stakeholder coordination
* Compliance reporting
Why Join Us
This role offers a senior quality leadership opportunity within Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates for a QA-QC Manager who wants to contribute to high-value Civil Engineering and aviation-related project delivery. The position provides exposure to PMC quality strategy, program-level audits, contractor performance management, digital quality systems, management reviews, handover readiness, and cross-functional leadership. It is a strong fit for a quality professional seeking long-term growth, technical influence, and the chance to help shape quality culture on a prestigious Parsons project.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and project management organization delivering complex programs across transportation, aviation, civil infrastructure, urban development, and construction sectors. In the United Arab Emirates, Parsons supports major projects through technical expertise, quality leadership, safety-focused delivery, and close coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The QA-QC Manager - PMC Quality will lead the quality function across a major program, ensuring that contractual deliverables, statutory obligations, client requirements, Parsons quality principles, and project-specific Quality Management System requirements are properly deployed. The role has direct impact on construction quality, consultant and contractor compliance, audit performance, inspection readiness, defects management, handover planning, quality reporting, and continuous improvement across the full project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the QA-QC function across the PMC program and provide strategic direction for quality assurance and quality control activities.
* Define and monitor quality-related requirements from bids, contracts, employer obligations, PMC responsibilities, and statutory requirements.
* Establish a deliverables and requirements schedule to track quality obligations across the program.
* Promote quality as a core project value and act as a visible quality leader across the program.
* Establish and review the PMC QA organizational structure to meet project scope, resource, and delivery needs.
* Develop and maintain the RACI matrix for the QA-QC function to clarify roles, responsibilities, authority, and accountability.
* Support program leadership in defining risk profiles and capturing quality-related risks across planned and active works.
* Review legislative and statutory requirements regularly to identify applicable quality obligations and program impact.
* Oversee the preparation, approval, deployment, and continual review of QMS documentation, including quality manuals, plans, processes, guidance, and templates.
* Ensure awareness and training activities are delivered so staff understand and can access technical quality documentation.
* Support other project functions in developing protocols and plans that embed quality requirements and best practice systems.
* Drive lessons learned, project completion reviews, and continual improvement initiatives across PMC staff, consultants, contractors, and field teams.
* Support rewards and recognition activities that encourage quality-focused behavior and best practice adoption.
* Contribute to digital innovation strategies that improve quality efficiency, reporting, inspection control, and program transparency.
* Establish and implement an internal and external audit strategy covering first-party and second-party audits.
* Coordinate audit planning with the client, consultants, contractors, and relevant program stakeholders.
* Shadow selected consultant-led and contractor-led audits to confirm effectiveness and consistency.
* Manage audit records, reports, findings, corrective actions, and timely closure of audit issues.
* Undertake planned project and program quality inspections according to QMS requirements.
* Work with program leadership on start-up reviews, handover reviews, and compliance checks for time-critical processes.
* Support quality walks with project leadership to strengthen site awareness, inspection discipline, and quality visibility.
* Coordinate with Parsons EMEA Sector Quality Lead for ISO or external certification-related visits and program readiness.
* Support client feedback interviews and ensure performance feedback is captured, reviewed, and acted upon.
* Oversee effective quality control processes, inspection regimes, testing plans, and surveillance activities to verify work quality, function, and reliability.
* Confirm that materials and works inspection processes are actively used to monitor statutory requirements, design intent, and specification compliance.
* Ensure non-conformance processes are applied where work does not meet required standards.
* Monitor regular site and off-site inspections and ensure findings are recorded, issued, and closed within agreed timelines.
* Review contractor quality control documentation, including quality control plans, inspection and test plans, inspection templates, and release schedules.
* Support construction readiness reviews and work start notifications with field teams.
* Establish, support, and maintain program-wide defects management systems for field project teams.
* Oversee project-specific defect tracking using OpenSpace and ensure relevant training is provided.
* Support handover and close-out activities by reviewing documentation, planning records, quality files, and archive readiness.
* Establish a quality reporting strategy aligned with PMO and client requirements.
* Define quality KPIs, performance measures, lead indicators, and lag indicators with program leadership and client teams.
* Ensure quality data is accessible, valid, and collected through efficient systems that reduce unnecessary administration.
* Oversee the preparation, issue, and presentation of program quality reports, including KPI trends and contractor performance analysis.
* Review consultant and contractor quality reports and attend relevant coordination meetings.
* Monitor performance against program quality objectives and highlight trends, risks, breaches, and improvement areas to leadership.
* Support and approve management review presentations and supporting quality documentation.
* Ensure management review recommendations are issued, assigned, tracked, and closed by responsible parties.
* Escalate management failings, potential quality breaches, or significant compliance risks to project and program leadership.
* Maintain regular contact with project leadership, operational teams, and functional leads to review key quality issues and improvement opportunities.
* Support procurement in prequalification and onboarding of contractors, sub-consultants, and inspection agencies.
* Help define quality requirements in consultant and contractor contractual documentation.
* Confirm EDMS deployment aligns with project and program requirements.
* Support RFP clarifications, supply chain quality reporting, and improvement actions.
* Recruit and manage QA-QC staff according to approved job descriptions, organization plans, mentoring needs, and succession planning.
* Maintain the QA-QC section of the training matrix and ensure quality training content meets project competence needs.
* Deliver onboarding, induction, quality awareness, quality moments, and technical spotlights for relevant teams.
* Work with subject matter experts to identify and deliver quality-related technical training opportunities.
* Participate in quality networking and professional development opportunities when approved by project leadership.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Quality, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 10 years of related quality experience, including at least 5 years in a management capacity and aviation projects.
* Lead Auditor certification in ISO 9001 or equivalent is required.
* ASQ certification such as CMQ or CQE, or other related quality certifications, will be an advantage.
* Active membership in a recognized quality organization such as ASQ or CQI is preferred.
* Professional Engineer registration is preferred.
* Additional certifications such as Building Inspector, NQA-1, NDT, Welding Inspector, or DOT-related certifications may be considered valuable.
* Working knowledge of more than one industry area such as infrastructure, government, aviation, process, or transportation.
* Strong knowledge of quality management practices, quality processes, current quality technology, and project compliance frameworks.
* Thorough experience directing and implementing Quality Management Systems and standards aligned with ISO 9000, ASME, ANSI, ASTM, and similar organizations.
* Strong ability to communicate clearly, conduct management presentations, and interface with diverse technical and leadership teams.
* Ability to analyze situations in business terms, including ROI, cost per unit, performance trends, and operational impact.
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work tactfully and effectively with other departments.
* Excellent leadership, supervisory, written communication, verbal communication, analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills.
* Confident public presentation ability for management reviews, client meetings, quality briefings, and project updates.
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products and related reporting tools.
* Ability to work closely with project and program leadership under demanding deadlines.
* Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, time management, and ability to manage complex quality priorities.
Skills Set
* QA-QC management
* Quality Management System
* PMC quality leadership
* ISO 9001
* Lead auditing
* Quality assurance
* Quality control
* Aviation project quality
* Infrastructure quality
* Contractor audits
* Consultant audits
* Audit strategy
* Non-conformance management
* Inspection and test plans
* Quality control plans
* Site inspections
* Off-site inspections
* Defects management
* OpenSpace
* Handover documentation
* Close-out documentation
* EDMS
* Quality KPIs
* Trend analysis
* Management review
* Risk assessment
* Lessons learned
* Continuous improvement
* Training matrix
* Quality awareness
* Contractor onboarding
* Procurement quality support
* Microsoft Office
* Public presentations
* Stakeholder coordination
* Compliance reporting
Why Join Us
This role offers a senior quality leadership opportunity within Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates for a QA-QC Manager who wants to contribute to high-value Civil Engineering and aviation-related project delivery. The position provides exposure to PMC quality strategy, program-level audits, contractor performance management, digital quality systems, management reviews, handover readiness, and cross-functional leadership. It is a strong fit for a quality professional seeking long-term growth, technical influence, and the chance to help shape quality culture on a prestigious Parsons project.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and project management organization delivering complex programs across transportation, aviation, civil infrastructure, urban development, and construction sectors. In the United Arab Emirates, Parsons supports major projects through technical expertise, quality leadership, safety-focused delivery, and close coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
