Req Id: 23040
Job Family: Construction
Location:
Tianjin, CN, 300450
Additional Location:Description:
Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.
About Us:
SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.
Purpose
The Project Construction Quality Manageris responsible for the overall quality management processes throughout the construction phase onsite.
You oversee that all construction activities meet the required safety, quality, and environmental standards, working closely with the project management team, contractors, engineers, and other stakeholders to maintain the highest quality standards and ensure compliance with client specifications and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
You develop, implement, and manage the Construction Quality Management Plan (CQMP) for FPSO projects, ensuring alignment with client requirements, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
You ensure quality control procedures are aligned with the overall project quality strategy, promoting continuous improvement across all construction phases.
You promote a culture of quality within the project teams, ensuring that quality awareness is maintained throughout all stages of construction.
You oversee quality control activities related to construction processes, including fabrication, assembly, installation, and commissioning of FPSO units.
You monitor and manage inspections, material certifications, welding, NDT, dimensional control, Ex, coating, and testing to ensure compliance with project specifications and regulatory standards.
You develop and implement the Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), and ensure that all non-conformance reports (NCRs) are properly documented and addressed.
You prepare and deliver regular quality performance reports to senior management and clients, highlighting key quality issues, corrective actions, and improvements.
You collaborate with other departments (e.g., engineering, procurement, safety) to ensure that quality standards are incorporated into all phases of the project.
You proactively propose and implement process improvements to enhance quality performance and reduce rework or defects during construction findings, inspection reports, and non-conformance documentation to senior managment and clients.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, or related discipline) or equivalent.
Multilingual: Proficiency in additional languages is beneficial, especially for international projects with diverse teams.
Experience
Minimum of 10+ years of experience in construction quality management, with at least 3 years in a leadership role in FPSO, oil & gas, or marine construction.
Strong knowledge of quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001), HSE standards, and industry codes related to FPSO construction (e.g., ASME, API, ASTM).
Extensive experience in construction quality control (CQC) and assurance, including the management of inspections, testing, and non-conformance management.
Knowledge of FPSO design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning processes.
Familiarity with project management software and tools.
Strong technical background with the ability to understand complex technical drawings, specifications, and construction processes. The Construction Quality Manager will be required to work on-site and travel as needed to various construction yards or offshore locations.
The position requires a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental (HSE) practices.
Functional Competencies
Quality Control Plans
Inspection, testing, commissioning and monitoring
Quality
Business Acumen
Construction, Commissioning, Quality Strategy
HSSE Quality Regulatory and Process Safety Leadership
Analysis
Planning
GENERAL INFORMATION
SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.
SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
