Senior QA/QC Engineer – Asset Integrity

About the role

The Senior QA/QC Engineer leads quality assurance and control activities across a fertilizer complex, ensuring that all plant assets, materials, equipment and construction work meet international standards, company specifications and regulatory requirements throughout their lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage QA/QC programmes for all plants and facilities, guaranteeing compliance with specifications, standards and statutory requirements.
• Participate in vendor qualification, review Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), quality documentation and manufacturing procedures, and witness shop and site inspections.
• Oversee fabrication, construction, installation, repairs and maintenance of static equipment and piping, ensuring adherence to approved procedures, codes and contractual terms.
• Manage welding quality by verifying Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), welder qualifications and non‑destructive examination (NDE) requirements.
• Coordinate inspections with third‑party agencies, contractors and vendors, including factory acceptance tests (FAT) and lifting equipment certification.
• Control incoming material quality by reviewing certificates, maintaining traceability and reporting non‑conformities.
• Monitor repair and integrity of pressure equipment and piping in line with ASME PCC‑2 and other applicable codes.
• Develop and optimise inspection scopes for pressure relief devices using Risk‑Based Inspection (RBI) methodologies.

Required profile

• Senior‑level experience in QA/QC within large‑scale industrial or fertilizer plants.
• Proven ability to make technical decisions on specification deviations and mock‑test requirements.
• Strong knowledge of relevant codes, standards and regulatory frameworks.

Required skills

• ISO/IEC 17020 compliance and Inspection Body Management System implementation.
• Vendor qualification processes.
• Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) development and review.
• Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and Procedure Qualification Records (PQR).
• Welder qualification management.
• Non‑destructive examination (NDE) techniques.
• Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) coordination.
• Material certificate verification and traceability.
• ASME PCC‑2 code knowledge.
• Risk‑Based Inspection (RBI) methodology.
• Comprehensive quality assurance and quality control practices.