DescriptionEquinox Engineering Canada Ltd. is a Calgary-based EPCM firm with offices in Calgary, Houston, Brisbane and Pune. We are a market leader in oil and gas processing specializing in facilities design for natural gas, conventional oil, heavy oil, carbon capture and new energy projects. Our clients include many of the largest oil and gas producers in Canada, Australia, USA and worldwide.
Summary
The Quality Lead is responsible for providing direction and guidance to our technical engineering teams, ensuring the seamless execution of projects. Serving as a point of contact for Quality, this role plays a critical part in aligning project deliverables, maintaining quality standards, improving operational efficiency, training staff, identifying opportunities for improvement, driving collaboration between global stakeholders and fostering a culture of quality.
Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring systems and procedures are adhered to.
• Assisting with maintaining and expanding SharePoint-based Quality Management Systems.
• Developing project-specific Quality Plans.
• Leading the QA/QC effort on the projects as required.
• Ensuring evolving industry best practices are incorporated.
• Providing direction and monitoring results for compliance to client and project requirements and expectations.
• Interfacing with clients and project managers to determine quality requirements.
• Providing input for the requirements of quality statistics reporting (metrics) and tracking quality metrics for project reporting.
• Providing direction and support to project teams and departments.
• Interfacing with client quality representatives, as required.
• Managing the distribution of QMS documentation.
• Assisting in the coordination of QMS audits.
• Assisting in the creation of the audit program for project audits (audit plan, schedule, checklist, reports, etc.).
• Investigating and resolving non-conformances, quality concerns and quality observations.
• Performing quality training and orientation to Equinox staff.
• Conducting quality auditing process.
• Promoting Quality awareness throughout organization.
• Working with departments to ensure storage and recovery of project quality documentation.
• Managing the Lessons Learned database and assist with implementation of a Lessons Learned process of projects.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook; PowerPoint and SharePoint experience an asset.
• Knowledge of engineering deliverable workflows and checking processes (squad checks, checkprints, stick files, etc.) considered beneficial.
• Familiarity with relevant industry quality standards.
• Strong initiative, leadership, problem-solving, change management and results delivery skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Engineering company experience considered an asset.

Education and Qualifications

• A Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) designation or an accredited technical degree.
• 5+ years of oil and gas EPCM engineering or design experience