Lead QA / Resident Engineer job at Horyal Investments Holding Company Ltd

Job Summary; Leads the Consultant assurance function; reviews ITPs and critical method statements; coordinates specialist inputs; witnesses major hold points; reviews serious NCRs and corrective measures; verifies closure; reviews Client QA records; advises on acceptance and completion readiness.

Key Responsibilities.

• Act as the Consultant's senior independent technical assurance representative and primary professional interface with Client management.
• Review the Client's quality-management arrangements, method statements, ITPs and critical construction procedures for adequacy.
• Review monthly construction progress, quality performance, unresolved technical matters and key risks before each visit.
• Coordinate specialist attendance to coincide with actual work fronts, hold points, NCRs and decisions requiring specialist input.
• Witness selected major hold points and verify that the Client's inspection and testing records support acceptance.
• Review major NCRs, root causes, proposed corrective actions and evidence of closure.
• Assess whether Client routine supervision and laboratory systems remain adequate and recommend targeted strengthening where gaps arise.
• Review technical RFIs, design clarifications and significant site changes from a quality and constructability perspective.
• Review section completion, testing and handover readiness.
• Provide independent advice on whether work should be accepted, corrected, further tested or referred for design review.
• Ensure Consultant recommendations are recorded clearly without assuming the Client's daily construction-management responsibilities.

Minimum qualifications: Registered Civil/Water Engineer; minimum 15 years professional experience with substantial irrigation/canal supervision experience.

Key deliverables: SpecialistVisit reports; monthly QA assurance summary; hold-point decisions; major NCR recommendations; completion assurance reports; Completion/acceptance assurance input

Indicative performance indicators:

• Timely response to critical issues
• Quality of independent recommendations
• Major NCR closure effectiveness
• Coverage of high-risk work stages

Authority and escalation: The officer shall act within approved drawings, specifications, method statements, ITPs and delegated authority. Any safety-critical condition, major non-conformance, design conflict, material deviation, abnormal ground condition or issue with material cost/programme impact shall be escalated promptly through the defined project chain of command.

• Act as the Consultant's senior independent technical assurance representative and primary professional interface with Client management.
• Review the Client's quality-management arrangements, method statements, ITPs and critical construction procedures for adequacy.
• Review monthly construction progress, quality performance, unresolved technical matters and key risks before each visit.
• Coordinate specialist attendance to coincide with actual work fronts, hold points, NCRs and decisions requiring specialist input.
• Witness selected major hold points and verify that the Client's inspection and testing records support acceptance.
• Review major NCRs, root causes, proposed corrective actions and evidence of closure.
• Assess whether Client routine supervision and laboratory systems remain adequate and recommend targeted strengthening where gaps arise.
• Review technical RFIs, design clarifications and significant site changes from a quality and constructability perspective.
• Review section completion, testing and handover readiness.
• Provide independent advice on whether work should be accepted, corrected, further tested or referred for design review.
• Ensure Consultant recommendations are recorded clearly without assuming the Client's daily construction-management responsibilities.

• Registered Civil/Water Engineer
• Minimum 15 years professional experience
• Substantial irrigation/canal supervision experience