The Project Quality Manager is responsible for developing and executing the quality management plans tailored to the project’s complexity, risk profile, scope and requirements. This role involves proactive leadership in quality management activities, continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of quality across all project phases.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Quality planning and implementation:
- Establish the project quality plan for each project phase, to meet the project requirements and expectations.
- Implement and manage quality management tools and activities.
- Provide quality input to strategies and procedures.
- Manage customer focus and stakeholder engagement to understand needs, expectations and requirements.
2. Quality assurance:
- Establish a risk-based monitoring program (audits, reviews, inspections, verifications) for the project phase, including suppliers/consultants/contractors when relevant
- Oversee and synchronize quality assurance and control efforts to ensure they align with project requirements, processes and standards.
- Facilitate deviation permit processes and critical decision-making forums.
- Analyse quality incidents and performance trends to identify root causes.
3. Quality control:
- Collaborate with other project functions to ensure consistent application of recommended practices and alignment with project/quality objectives.
- Report nonconformities/defects and quality improvements.
4. Continuous improvement and knowledge sharing:
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement o Ensure effective knowledge transfer and best/recommended practice sharing.
- Facilitate lessons learned and workshops aimed at identifying risks and critical interfaces. o Implement a strong quality culture through facilitation, training, follow-up, and coordination.
- Develop and continuously improve quality assurance frameworks in Statkraft standards.
- Train project team members to work efficiently within the project context.