Quality Control (QC) Manager (GUYANA)

  • Management, QA-Quality Control
  • Full time
  • Guyana
  • 03/26/2026

Job Overview

Date Posted:
Posted 03/26/2026
Experience:
7 years
Salary:
Undisclosed
Location:
Demerara-Mahaica
Hours:
8am-5pm / day
Expiration date:
04/10/2026

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly qualified Quality Control (QC) Manager responsible for overseeing all inspection, testing, and verification activities to ensure that work executed during construction, fabrication, installation, and maintenance meets the required technical specifications, engineering standards, and contractual requirements.

 

The role focuses on the execution of quality control processes in the field, ensuring that materials, equipment, workmanship, and completed installations conform to approved drawings, specifications, and inspection criteria.

 

The QC Manager leads and coordinates the team, ensures inspections are conducted at the appropriate stages of work, and verifies that testing and documentation requirements are completed prior to work acceptance or handover.

 

This position works closely with project execution teams, engineering, fabrication, and subcontractors to ensure that work is verified, recorded, and accepted in accordance with approved inspection and testing requirements. The QC Manager is responsible for detecting defects, ensuring corrective actions are implemented, and preventing defective work from progressing through the project lifecycle.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Inspection & Testing Management

  • Oversee all inspection and testing activities to ensure that work complies with approved specifications, drawings and contractual requirements.
  • Ensure inspections are conducted at required stages of fabrication, installation and construction and that results are properly documented.
  • Verify that testing activities such as material verification, dimensional checks, equipment testing and system verification are completed prior to acceptance of work.
  • Ensure that no work proceeds beyond inspection hold points without proper verification and approval.

Field Quality Control Oversight

  • Supervise QC Inspectors and ensure that quality control activities are consistently applied across all work fronts.
  • Ensure inspections are conducted in accordance with approved procedures and that inspection records accurately reflect the condition and status of the work performed.
  • Provide technical guidance to inspectors and ensure inspection standards remain consistent across disciplines including mechanical, structural, piping, electrical and civil works.

Non‑Conformance Identification & Resolution

  • Identify non‑conforming materials, workmanship or installations during inspections and testing.
  • Ensure that defects or deviations are properly documented and that corrective actions are implemented before work progresses.
  • Work closely with construction teams and subcontractors to resolve quality issues and ensure compliance with technical requirements.
  • Prevent defective work from advancing to subsequent stages of the project.

Contractor & Vendor Quality Verification

  • Verify that subcontractor work and supplied materials meet required technical standards and approved specifications.
  • Monitor fabrication activities, installation work and site execution to ensure compliance with project requirements.
  • Review inspection reports, test certificates and vendor documentation to confirm that supplied materials and equipment meet specified requirements prior to installation or use.

Inspection Documentation & Records

  • Ensure that inspection reports, test records, punch lists and completion documentation are properly maintained and organized.
  • Verify that all required inspection records are completed before work packages are closed out or submitted for client acceptance.
  • Maintain inspection registers and track outstanding defects to ensure quality documentation is complete prior to handover.

Equipment Calibration & Testing Integrity

  • Ensure that all measuring instruments, testing equipment and inspection tools used on the project are properly calibrated and maintained.
  • Verify that calibration certificates are valid and that equipment used for inspections provides accurate and reliable results.
  • Maintain traceability and integrity of inspection and testing outcomes.

Coordination with Project Teams

  • Work closely with project managers, engineers and site supervisors to coordinate inspections with construction schedules.
  • Ensure inspections are planned in advance to avoid delays to project execution while maintaining required quality verification.
  • Provide technical input on quality issues that may affect work acceptance or rework requirements.

Authority:

  • Reject defective materials, equipment or workmanship that do not meet specifications
  • Require corrective actions prior to continuation of work
  • Prevent installation of materials that do not meet inspection requirements
  • Request re‑inspection or additional testing where quality concerns exist
  • Escalate significant quality issues to the Project Manager or Project QA & HSSE Manager

Experience & Qualifications:

  • Degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management or related technical discipline
  • Minimum 7–10 years’ experience in construction, fabrication, inspection or quality control roles
  • Experience supervising QC inspectors or field inspection teams
  • Knowledge of inspection and testing requirements for construction and infrastructure projects
  • Experience with Non‑Destructive Testing (NDT) methods such as Visual, Ultrasonic, Radiographic, Magnetic Particle or Dye Penetrant testing is an advantage
  • Familiarity with engineering drawings, specifications and inspection documentation
  • Lead Auditor or quality certification (CQI, ASQ or equivalent) is desirable

Key Measures of Performance:

  • Reduction in rework and defective installations
  • Timely completion of inspection and testing activities
  • Closure rate of punch list items
  • Accuracy and completeness of inspection documentation
  • Compliance of installed work with technical specifications
  • Effective identification and resolution of non‑conformances

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday from 08:00 am to 5:00 pm. A flexible schedule may be required depending on project needs.