Position: QC Inspector – Civil (Infrastructure/Roads)
Location: Qatar
Industry: Oil & Gas / Infrastructure / EPC Projects
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced QC Inspector – Civil (Infrastructure/Roads) to oversee quality control activities for civil, structural, infrastructure, building, roadwork, and pipeline construction projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring all construction activities comply with approved specifications, project requirements, quality standards, and applicable international codes.
This role requires extensive experience in quality inspection and testing within large-scale Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Industrial, Infrastructure, or EPC projects, with strong expertise in civil construction, concrete works, road construction, underground utilities, pipeline-related activities, and quality assurance processes.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Inspection & Compliance
Inspect and verify civil, structural, architectural, infrastructure, and pipeline construction activities to ensure compliance with:
- Approved drawings
- Project specifications
- Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
- Method statements
- Company procedures
- Applicable international standards and codes
- Ensure construction activities meet quality requirements throughout all project phases.
- Support the implementation and maintenance of project Quality Management Systems (QMS).
Concrete & Batch Plant Quality Control
- Conduct Batch Plant Prequalification Audits.
- Verify calibration, production processes, material storage practices, and quality systems of concrete production facilities.
Witness and review Concrete Trial Mix Designs to confirm:
- Strength requirements
- Workability
- Durability
- Project specification compliance
- Inspect reinforcement, formwork, embedded items, anchor bolts, concrete placement, curing, and finishing activities.
- Monitor grouting works, including installation of non-shrink grout beneath equipment foundations and supports.
Civil & Structural Inspection
Inspect:
- Foundations
- Equipment and machine foundations
- Transformer foundations
- Structural pedestals
- Concrete structures
- Verify dimensional accuracy, tolerances, workmanship, and compliance with approved drawings.
Inspect structural steel fabrication and erection activities including:
- Alignment
- Levelling
- Bolt tightening
- Welding
- Installation tolerances
- Monitor passive fireproofing applications for structural steel and equipment supports.
Roads & Infrastructure Inspection
Perform quality inspections for road construction activities including:
- Subgrade preparation
- Sub-base and road base installation
- Prime and tack coat application
- Asphalt paving
- Compaction testing
- Thickness verification
- Survey and level checks
- Pavement testing
Inspect civil infrastructure works such as:
- Culverts
- Drainage systems
- Retaining structures
- Channels
- Utility corridors
- Associated infrastructure facilities.
Pipeline & Utility Works Inspection
Inspect pipeline construction activities including:
- Trench excavation and preparation
- Bedding installation
- Pipe lowering operations
- Initial and final backfilling
- Padding and post-padding works
- Conduct Right-of-Way (ROW) inspections to ensure compliance with project alignment and environmental requirements.
Inspect pipeline crossings including:
- Road crossings
- Utility crossings
- Railway crossings
- Wadi crossings
- Inspect bund walls, dyke walls, containment systems, and associated earthworks.
- Verify GRE (Glass Reinforced Epoxy) piping installation and leak testing activities.
- Inspect HDPE piping installation, welding, visual inspections, pressure testing, and commissioning activities.
Materials & Testing
- Verify incoming material inspections and material acceptance processes.
Review:
- Material Approval Requests (MARs)
- Mill certificates
- Test reports
- Calibration certificates
- Inspection records
- Ensure proper storage, handling, preservation, and utilization of approved materials.
Witness and monitor laboratory and field testing activities including:
- Soil compaction tests
- Field density tests
- Concrete slump tests
- Compressive strength tests
- Aggregate testing
- Asphalt testing
- Other project-required quality tests.
Quality Documentation & Reporting
Maintain and review:
- Inspection reports
- Quality records
- Surveillance reports
- Punch lists
- Turnover dossiers
- Coordinate inspection schedules, hold points, witness points, and quality surveillance activities with project stakeholders.
Raise and track:
- Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs)
- Quality observations
- Corrective Action Requests (CARs)
- Monitor corrective action implementation through successful closure.
Stakeholder Coordination
Liaise with:
- Clients
- Consultants
- Engineering teams
- Contractors
- Subcontractors
- Third-party inspection agencies
- Support project teams in maintaining quality and HSE compliance throughout construction activities.
- Monitor contractor compliance with approved Quality Plans, Procedures, Specifications, and Quality Management Systems.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in:
- Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Geological Engineering
- Or an equivalent discipline.
- Formal Quality Control training is preferred.
- Membership in a recognized professional institution or engineering body is an advantage.
- Minimum 10 years of experience for Bachelor’s degree holders or 15 years for Diploma holders in Quality Control Inspection of Civil, Structural, Architectural, and Pipeline construction activities, preferably within Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Industrial, Infrastructure, and EPC projects.
- Extensive experience in inspection, testing, and quality assurance of civil and pipeline construction works, including concrete works, road works, building construction, underground utilities, storage tanks, and related infrastructure
- Proven expertise in Batch Plant Prequalification Audits, Concrete Trial Mix Design Witnessing, material approval processes, field inspection, and quality documentation.
- Strong knowledge of international codes, standards, and specifications, including QCS, ACI, ASTM, AASHTO, API, ASME, BS, ISO, and project-specific requirements
- Demonstrated capability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and multicultural environments, coordinating with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and third-party inspection agencies.