Job Title:
SPS QAQC Lead
Duration: 2 years minimum, renewable
Schedule: Residential
Location: France
This opportunity supports a major deep offshore oil and gas development and will focus on quality assurance and quality control across subsea production systems, manufacturing, testing, transportation, offshore installation, commissioning and handover. The role is based in France with periodic travel to testing locations and Paramaribo, Suriname, offering exposure to a complex SPS package covering subsea equipment, connectors, umbilicals and control systems. This position offers the chance to influence quality delivery, project readiness and operational handover within a technically demanding project environment.
Required Experience:
Significant experience in a similar QA/QC leadership position within oil and gas projects
Minimum 15 years of professional experience
Minimum 10 years of experience working within project environments
Strong background supporting quality activities during manufacturing, testing, preservation, transportation, offshore installation, commissioning and handover
Experience coordinating quality surveillance at contractor, subcontractor and vendor facilities
Experience managing non-conformities, deviations, concessions, punch items and corrective actions through to closure
Experience supporting offshore installation campaigns, readiness reviews and final acceptance activities
Required Skills:
Strong knowledge of subsea production systems and the associated quality regime
Ability to implement and monitor project quality management systems and contractor quality management systems
Experience reviewing and supporting inspection and test plans, manufacturing procedures and quality dossiers
Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and its application to audits, non-conformance management, corrective and preventive actions, KPI management, calibration and testing, and technical standards management
Ability to coordinate FATs, EFATs, SITs, offshore readiness reviews and quality handover activities
Capability to manage quality reporting, KPI tracking and escalation of quality-related risks affecting schedule and delivery
Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement skills across package management, quality teams, supervisors, inspectors and third-party inspection bodies
Fluent English
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working on deep offshore development projects
Exposure to integrated testing, hook-up and commissioning activities within complex subsea packages
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.